John Swinney

Scottish National Party MSP for Perthshire North

@JohnSwinney Scottish Parliament Profile

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Scottish National Party MSP for Perthshire North, Former Scottish National Party MP for North Tayside

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 14 May 2001 — General election

Entered the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 1999 — Election

Also represented North Tayside

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  • Scottish Parliament: First Minister’s Question Time: Economic Performance 12 Jun 2025

    The important point to consider is that the extra revenue that is raised as a consequence of the tax decisions that we have taken in Scotland enables us to invest in public services and other interventions that support the Government’s policy agenda. Those changes and differences are well acknowledged and well understood in Scotland. For example, we have a much more significant provision of...
  • Scottish Parliament: First Minister’s Question Time: Economic Performance 12 Jun 2025

    What is clear from the data is that the improvements in gross domestic product per capita in Scotland under the Scottish Government since we came to office have been superior to those in the rest of the United Kingdom. The data tells us that the Scottish economy in terms of GDP per capita has grown at a faster rate in Scotland than in the rest of the United Kingdom. As a...
  • Scottish Parliament: First Minister’s Question Time: Economic Performance 12 Jun 2025

    I will be clear with Mr Findlay: under the SNP Government, since 2007, GDP per person in Scotland has grown by 10.3 per cent, compared with 6.1 per cent in the United Kingdom. That demonstrates that our economic performance has been superior to that of the rest of the United Kingdom. Russell Findlay highlights the fact that there are choices to be made about public expenditure....

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