Tom Arthur: “It’s precisely why we are investing £600 million to roll out gigabit-capable broadband in some of the country’s…”

Communities hit hardest by climate change are often the ones least equipped to deal with its effects.

This makes immigration ever more critical in ensuring we have working-age people to fill skills gaps, sustain public services, support communities and grow the economy.

Mirroring a trend seen in many countries around the world, Scotland has an ageing population and areas where the population is declining.

While telecoms responsibility is reserved to the UK Government, the Scottish Government is acutely aware of the need to ensure people and businesses in rural areas can access good quality, reliable connectivity.