Shona Robison

Schools will close in 24 council areas in Scotland next week, including in Fife. Picture: PA

School strikes to go ahead in 24 council areas after weekend talks break down

Pupils leave the bus on their way to primary school

School strikes set to go ahead as union rejects 'best and final' pay deal

Deputy First Minister Shona Robison will face first minister's questions today.

FMQs: Recap what happened today

Campaigners gather outside Holyrood to protest short-term let licensing plans (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Readers' Letters: Government is right to push forward short-term lets licensing

Analysis Taxing times: Stick or twist for Humza Yousaf?

Moray Council is awaiting a funding decision for investment at Forres Academy

Scottish Government considering how much funding it can 'afford' for new schools

Elena Whitham

SNP minister apologises for leaked WhatsApp messages criticising colleagues

First Minister Humza Yousaf and Deputy First Minister Shona Robison. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA

Alister Jack's job is to 'scupper' the Scottish Government, says Shona Robison

MSPs on the Finance and Public Administration Committee have published a report into effective decision-making

Holyrood committee urges greater transparency in civil service decision-making

First Minister Humza Yousaf and Deputy First Minister Shona Robison (right) arrive for First Minister's Questions (FMQs) in the main chamber of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.

SNP ditch plans to return public sector workforce to pre-pandemic levels

The Scottish Retail Consortium has raised concerns about a projected rise in business rates

Retail chiefs raise concerns about projected rise in business rates

Shona Robison, unlike previous Finance Secretaries, does not appear to have much grasp on her brief (Picture: Andrew Cowan/pool/Getty Images)

Shona Robison appears out of her depth as £1 billion budget black hole looms

Deadly cladding was identified in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Picture: PA

Minister must outline details of cladding deal with housebuilders in Holyrood

First Minister Humza Yousaf has said he is committed to meeting the survivors of Fornethy House

Survivors of alleged abuse at Fornethy House say they are not being listened to

CalMac is being punished for Scottish Government's own failings (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

Ferries scandal gets worse with fines for CalMac and millions for consultants

Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Shona Robison speaks to the media in the Garden Lobby ahead of First Minster's Questions, at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Picture date: Thursday January 19, 2023.

Robison: Growing economy can help us achieve targets amid financial squeeze

Deputy First Minister Shona Robison samples coffee during a visit to sustainable coffee roaster Dear Green, in Glasgow, to highlight the Scottish Government's new financial and economic policy commitments

Cuts likely as ministers left with 'limited' options to narrow budget black hole

First Minister Humza Yousaf and Deputy First Minister Shona Robison (right) arrive for First Minister's Questions (FMQs) in the main chamber of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh

Tax reform 'kicked down the road' as finance secretary warns of 'reset'

Andrew Miller (covered) being led from Selkirk Sheriff Court following an earlier hearing.

The embodiment of the problem many feminist campaigners have highlighted

Shona Robison. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA

National Care Service plans face ‘inevitable’ changes, says Shona Robison

NFU Scotland president Martin Kennedy said clarity on the return of the funding for the sector, which is at a "critical and decisive" time with changes to agricultural and land policy, would be welcome reassurance. Picture: NFU Scotland

Farmers demand sight of 'deferred' £33m funding for agriculture sector

SNP: Support for the party going from strength to strength says Humza Yousaf

Humza Yousaf says support for the SNP is 'going from strength to strength'

First Minister Humza Yousaf during First Minister's Questions (FMQs) in the main chamber of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.

New payments for Ferguson Marine management brings secret bonus bill to £134k

Former chief executive of the SNP, Peter Murrell, leaves his home in Uddingston, Glasgow. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell seen for first time since police arrest

The SNP must “absolutely get our house in order” and ensure transparency and openness in the party’s governance, Scotland’s Deputy First Minister Shona Robison has said.

SNP must ‘get our house in order’ says Shona Robison

Tha an Riaghaltas seo gu mòr air an tarraing bho thimcheall Dhùn Èideann. (Dealbh: Russell Cheyne/Getty Images)

Eil duine idir ann an Riaghaltas ùr na h-Alba a dh’èisteas ri cùis na Gàidhlig?

Humza Yousaf hugs Kate Forbes in the main chamber during the vote for the new First Minister at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.

Forbes offered rural affairs as finance tied to DFM job, Yousaf ally claims

Reader suggests Shona Robison is having a laugh with her comments on Kate Forbes's decision not to join the Cabinet of new Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Scotsman Letters: Robison talking nonsense over Forbes snub

Humza Yousaf and Kate Forbes looked cordial enough on Tuesday but the former finance secretary turned down the new First Minister's offer to become rural affairs secretary (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Kate Forbes should have accepted rural brief

Humza Yousaf's new Cabinet has an inexperienced feel to it (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Humza Yousaf's 'B-list' Cabinet has a lot to prove – Scotsman comment

First Minister Humza Yousaf poses with his new Cabinet. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Humza Yousaf unveils full Cabinet with majority of women for first time ever

Humza Yousaf with Shona Robison after being voted in as the new First Minister (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

New Health Secretary has an unenviable task – and a real opportunity

New First Minister Humza Yousaf with his deputy Shona Robison. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Humza Yousaf announces Shona Robison as deputy and confirms role for Kate Forbes

SNP's Kate Forbes in the main chamber during the vote for the new First Minister

Divisions deepen as Kate Forbes turns down role in Humza Yousaf's Government

Poverty in Scotland has hit a 20 year high

Number of Scots in poverty rises to highest level for two decades at 1.1m

The number of Scots living in poverty has reached its highest for almost 20 years, with “disturbing” figures showing more than 1.1 million adults, children and pensioners are affected.

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Number of Scots in poverty rises to highest level for two decades at 1.1m

Home secretary Suella Braverman has been accused of the Scottish Government of making "factually inaccurate" statements in the Commons. Picture: Andy Bailey/UK Parliament/AFP

Home secretary accused by Scottish Government of 'factually inaccurate' comments

Migrants are escorted ashore from the UK Border Force vessel 'BF Ranger' in Dover, southeast England.

Private companies see profits soar as UK Government increases asylum hotels

Migrants are escorted ashore from the UK Border Force vessel 'BF Ranger' in Dover, southeast England, on Monday, after having been picked up at sea while attempting to cross the English Channel. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

Scottish Government has 'serious concerns' about asylum seeker bill

Angus Robertson. Picture: Lesley Martin

Angus Robertson becomes fourth SNP Cabinet minister to back Humza Yousaf

Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison launches new Parent Club campaign

Parents in Aberdeenshire urged to seek help with employment

Nicola Sturgeon's talents were obvious long before she became First Minister (Picture: David Cheskin/PA)

Sturgeon isn't just a talented politician, she's also kind and very funny

As Housing Secretary, Shona Robison should have done more to tackle the numbers of children in temporary accommodation (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

New delay to transfer of social security powers in Scotland

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Almost 450 households with children spending years in temporary accommodation

As Housing Secretary, Shona Robison should have done more to tackle the numbers of children in temporary accommodation (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

SNP should be ashamed of soaring numbers of children in temporary accommodation

Picture: Phil Wilkinson

SNP accused of presiding over 'national housing crisis'

Homelessness is a scourge Scotland's politicians must work hard to eradicate (Picture: Dean Purcell/Getty Images)

Scotland desperately needs more affordable homes – Scotsman comment

Not all placards held by supporters of the Gender Recognition Reform Bill are like these (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Gender Recognition Reform Bill row makes case for Holyrood reform – Murdo Fraser

Shona Robison. Picture: Ian Rutherford

UK Government urged to 'immediately revoke' order blocking gender bill

Shona Robison MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government, during the Urgent Question at the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, after Scottish Secretary Alister Jack announced the UK Government's decision to use Section 35 of the Scotland Act to prevent the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill from gaining royal assent - the first time such powers have been used since Holyrood was established in 1999.

Old enemies unite in fury against UK Government blocking gender reform bill

Merchiston Castle School, Scotland's only all-boys independent boarding school

Single-sex schools 'not making hard and fast rules' over new gender law

Scottish Labour warned bed-blocking 'is getting worse'.

Cost of delayed discharge rises to more than £1.2 billion over last decade

Former Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont addresses protesters against the Gender Recognition Reform Bill outside the Scottish Parliament (Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Gender bill may have passed, but women are rallying to oppose it – Susan Dalgety

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves Downing Street. Picture: PA

Sunak says it is 'completely reasonable' for UK Government to block gender Bill

Supporters of the Gender Recognition Reform Bill (Scotland) take part in a protest outside the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, ahead of a debate on the bill

Law to make it easier to legally change gender in Scotland passes overwhelmingly

Sixteen-year-olds to be allowed to change legally recognised gender in Scotland

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

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