John Swinney: “It’s a deeply distressing situation. So it’s important in all of those cases that individuals are well supported.”

And I would welcome Scotland being able to determine our approach to immigration and to asylum.

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

As we approach conference, the wind is in the sails of the SNP and the Yes movement – we have been emphatically re-elected, we have the biggest, pro-independence majority in the history of the parliament, independence is in the lead, the…

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.