I welcome the debate. It is important for the Scottish Parliament to debate the future of Scotland’s economy regularly. We are at a pivotal moment in economic history. The decisions that we take in the next few years will affect future generations and the future success of our economy. The Scottish Government is taking action to ensure that Scotland’s economy reaches its full potential,...
I apologise; I have only four minutes. The First Minister quoted Professor Diane Coyle of the University of Cambridge, who recently wrote: “Investment in productive assets has been lower in the UK than in any of the other G7 countries since at least 1990.” The First Minister went on to say that “the UK displays a remarkable and persistent level of geographic inequality, with an...
I apologise, but I have about one and a half minutes left. I always take interventions, but not when I have only four minutes. I apologise. Against that backdrop, Scotland is still the top-performing region outside London and the south-east, with the third-highest wages and GVA per person in 2021. Since we came to office in 2007, Scotland’s GDP per capita has grown faster than the UK’s,...
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Entered the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 1999 — Election
Also represented North East Scotland
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