The Scottish Government asked the UK Government for help in one particular issue, which was about aerial firefighting capacity – that is, to drop water from helicopters onto the fire.
Discussing the need for aerial firefighting resources.
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The bill is simple, straightforward and direct, and the UK Government now needs to respect the voice of the Scottish people and Parliament and transfer the necessary powers.
It will complement our trusted network of GP practices across the country, which we are bolstering with historic additional investment to recruit more GPs with £531 million to 2029.
I had a discussion on Tuesday with a variety of anti-racism organisations in Scotland who share my deep concern about the conduct of Reform who are quite clearly inciting division within our society.
They are also doing it in a fashion to deliberately stoke up racial tension.
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