Scottish Government

News Releases:

Wednesday 01/08/2007

National Galleries of Scotland [Arts and Culture]

Appointment and Re-appointment to Board.

Tuesday 31/07/2007

FM meets with Muslim leaders [People and Society]

First Minister meets with Scotland's mosque leaders as part of One Scotland campaign.

North Sea fish stocks [Marine and Fisheries]

Proposal for voluntary 'real time closures' scheme under discussion.

Soils key to farming future - Minister [Agriculture]

Rural Affairs Secretary visits newly refurbished National Soil Archive of Scotland.

Women's British Open championship [Sport]

Minister for Sport to attend this weekend's first ever Women's Open at St Andrews.

Monday 30/07/2007

Burn of Mosset flood prevention scheme [Environment]

New £16m defences in Forres will protect hundreds of homes and businesses.

Consultation on local government pensions [Government]

Views being sought on proposed new 'affordable and sustainable' pension scheme.

New renal unit for Galloway [Health and Community Care]

Health Secretary's visit is prelude to health board's annual review.

Tackling animal disease [Agriculture]

Scottish government to contribute £1m to new research into animal diseases such as bovine TB.

Friday 27/07/2007

Mountain weather information [Sport]

Government funding for information service approved.

Scottish Legal Complaints Commission [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Edinburgh chosen as base for new body.

Strategic planning around cities [Planning]

Four new strategic planning authorities proposed as part of modernisation of planning system.

Titan tells story of the Clyde [Housing]

Century old shipbuilding crane takes on new lease of life as visitor attraction in regeneration project.

Thursday 26/07/2007

British Transplant Games [Health and Community Care]

Health Secretary adds her name to organ donation register before opening games.

Wednesday 25/07/2007

Agricultural shows [Agriculture]

Relaxation of requirement for licence under animal gatherings order.

Ayr and Monklands A&E services [Health and Community Care]

Health economist Dr Andrew Walker to Chair independent panel to consider revised A&E proposals.

Councils ready to collaborate [Government]

Announcement of preferred supplier for Customer Relationship Management solution.

Fife Energy Park [Business and Industry]

Wave power firm awarded investment grant to develop production facility at Methil.

Figures show 0.2 per cent rise in GDP [Economy]

Minister says Scotland's past growth performance 'not good enough'.

GDP for first quarter of 2007 [Economy]

A National Statistics publication.