Scottish Government

News Releases:

Wednesday 01/04/2009

Reducing packaging waste [Environment]

New campaign encouraging householders to reduce, reuse and recycle product packaging.

Reforms to drug and alcohol treatment [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Services to focus on results - Minister.

Support for those out of work [Economy]

Time unemployed need to wait to access training being cut from six to three months.

Tackling human trafficking [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Report published into the nature and extend of human trafficking in Scotland.

Tax cut for small businesses [Business and Industry]

Tens of thousands of small firms wil pay no business rates at all from today.