It has emerged that the £218 million from the Aberdeen city region deal that was to be used to slash train journey times to the central b

I thank the cabinet secretary for that answer, which—phrased a little more bluntly—confirms that more than three quarters of housebreakin

8. To ask the Scottish Government what the clear-up rate for housebreakings is. (S5O-02696)

In its programme for government, the SNP promised to drive forward police transformation, including vital IT upgrades.

The cabinet secretary says that any notice of revocation must be made in accordance with the constitutional requirements of a member stat

When I lodged my question, I intended to ask about the hundreds of teaching posts in the north-east that had to be readvertised because o

9. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported problems with teacher recruitment. (S5O-02647)

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I welcome the First Minister’s partial commitments on parole reform, although whether the consultation translates into real action for vi

G overnors have spoken about their frustrations about prisoners making real progress that stops once they leave.