John Swinney: “My party believes it is for the people of Scotland to decide when there is an independence referendum.”

Make no mistake – if we had lost the election this year, if we were out of power – then the independence cause would have been set back decades.

Conference, because we won the election – and because we won the trust of people in Scotland - we can now do two things: improve people’s lives here and now, and build the best possible future by delivering Scottish independence.

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.

The Prime Minister is very welcome in Scotland and I’ll be interested to hear what he’s got to say.