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Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy, Kate Forbes, revealed the Scottish Government's 10 year economic plan called National Strategy for Economic Transformation (NSET) on 1 March 2022. [1] This is the first strategic economic work the Scottish National Party administration had done since the publication of The Sustainable Growth ...
The Scottish Government produces a National Performance Framework (NPF) which sets out the government's priorities, objectives and overall vision for the country following election. First introduced in 2007, this framework acts a means to measure the performance of the government in eleven national outcome areas which include health, poverty ...
The role was first titled Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work, with the initial holder being Keith Brown, who was appointed in May 2016.At its inception, the Cabinet Secretary had responsibilities for the Scottish economy, infrastructure, trade and investment, business, industry, employment, trade unions and energy.
The choice of Scotland for Project Heather was determined by the founding team and reflects the Scottish Government's adoption of a National Performance Framework which incorporates the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals and its commitment to a Well-being and a net zero carbon economy. Edinburgh is Europe's 4th largest financial centre.
NatureScot programmes and priorities have a strong focus on helping to deliver the Scottish Government's National Outcomes and Targets which comprise the National Performance Framework. [19] NatureScot is also a member of SEARS (Scotland's Environmental and Rural Services).
Current finance secretary Shona Robison, since March 2023. The Scottish Government budget is an annual Act of the Scottish Parliament, giving statutory authority to the Scottish Government for its revenue and expenditure plans.
The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023 No. 125) [126] The North East Scotland Trunk Roads (Temporary Prohibitions of Traffic and Overtaking and Temporary Speed Restrictions) (No. 4) Order 2023 (S.S.I. 2023 No. 126) [ 127 ]
As the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic, incumbent deputy first minister is also responsible for languages, including Gaelic, Scots and British Sign Language (BSL). Other areas of responsibility for Forbes as deputy first minister include the Scottish Government's National Performance Framework, redress and the Sheku Bayoh public inquiry.