Stephen Flynn

This investment will help local authorities deliver the bus priority measures, passenger facilities and wider improvements they believe are needed to make their local bus services more reliable.

The public rightly want and expect their buses to run on time, which is why the Scottish Government is investing £55m in the infrastructure to help make that happen.

Ministers had taken steps to protect its position under the GRA and to prevent any further unauthorised transactions involving the Lochaber businesses.

Consent for the transactions was not sought and that the government had advised GFG Alliance that consent has not been granted.

Some of the transactions undertaken by GFG Alliance entities should have been signed off by ministers under the terms of the Guarantee and Reimbursement Agreement (GRA).

A politician is only as good as the people who support them and I think it would be a bit silly for the First Minister to be awake and fully engage with what’s happening and his chief of staff and civil servant not to be…look it's really…

It took an obscene amount of time for the Glen Sannox and Glen Rosa ferries to be built.

No. No. No. I said it's a bit of both. So it is clickbait because people will click on it and engage with it...

It's a bit of both isn't it? It's just clickbait. ‘Look how much John Swinney's trip cost’. People are going to click on it.

So the notion that we would suggest they don’t go and be rested to act on our behalf, I think, is childish...

I really struggle with the notion that we as a nation would want our leader not to be travelling in business class knowing that when they land in Boston and then down into Kentucky...

We have a job to do in terms of making that compelling case.

I would disagree with that…I think the road to independence is one we are very much still on.

A third of the fleet is going to be brand new, which means you are not going to have so many ships breaking down, which will completely change the landscape.

We will be delivering that in a very short period of time.

I wanted to go there and hear from them directly because I am not afraid of difficult discussions.

If we want our politicians to go and sit in row 46 beside the toilets and then land in Boston and then go and engage with US government officials having done so we'll get exactly what we deserve as politicians.

This investment marks a milestone in the creation of Scotland’s first AI growth zone in North Lanarkshire.

The action that the leadership team at Ferguson Marine is taking today is necessary to help secure a viable future for the yard, and that of commercial shipbuilding on the Clyde.

It was fascinating to visit Ellisland which contributes enormously to the story of Robert Burns.

This will provide immediate relief for impacted businesses but we will continue to work closely with the Highland Council, HIE and Cairngorms National Park Authority on what further support may be required for the area in the longer term.

We understand the difficult position that many now face which is why I am pleased to be able to confirm up to £3 million for the Highland Council to support affected businesses directly.

I want to thank business owners, employees and local residents for their patience and understanding of the necessary precautions put in place by emergency services to tackle the fire and maintain public safety.

The wildfire in the Cairngorms National Park has had a significant impact on many businesses, particularly those premises within the cordon that have been unable to trade.

If there's examples in other places in the world, we should look at that as an opportunity.