John Swinney: “I have been very open about the fact that I think public sector employment will fall over the course of this…”

We are moving beyond the idea of communities as passive hosts of energy infrastructure. Our approach supports them to become active partners by helping them to invest in, own and benefit from the clean energy future.

The Tory government was absolutely hopeless in developing the renewable energy sector.

I would encourage organisations who have not already applied to check what support they may be eligible for.

So Scotland’s a welcoming country. We want to make sure that when people come to Scotland, we can support them and that we can support them well.