David Stewart, Scottish Labour MSP for the Highlands and Islands, commenting on the Supreme Court ruling in favour of small firms receiving payments from business interruption insurance, said:"I've been fighting to support small businesses who were initially denied their business interruption insurance pay-outs since the early days of the pandemic last year. "This decision was long overdue, but it will be of huge relief to all those businesses across the Highlands and Islands which took out business interruption insurance who have yet to receive a penny.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a statement at the coronavirus press conference. Good afternoon.
2,160 new cases of COVID-19 reported. 34,932 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results - 7.5% of these were positive.
1,707 new cases of COVID-19 reported. 25,381 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results - 8.3% of these were positive.
Statement given by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at a media briefing in St Andrew's House, Edinburgh. Published: 14 Jan 2021 Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement - Thursday 14 January 2021 Thank you for joining us.
Today the Office for National Statistics have released an Overview of the UK population. This includes information on how the population has changed, why it has changed and how it is projected to change into the future.
Statement to the Scottish Parliament by Health Secretary Jeane Freeman on Wednesday 13 January 2021. Presiding Officer, The most recent 7 day rate of COVID-19 cases is 262 per 100,000 with a test positivity rate of 10.1%.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards is publishing guidance to help businesses comply with changed regulations. Following agreement of a trade deal with the EU, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is helping ensure business understand what is expected of them, including on issues such as the use of the UKCA marking.
Support for all of those involved in the housing market and construction industry has led to an increase in the number of completed homes. Stats released today show the number of new homes developers have started building have more than doubled compared to the previous quarter.
Review recommendations will enhance cooperation and collaborations between Scotland and Ireland. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, and Cabinet Secretary for External Affairs Michael Russell have today published the Ireland-Scotland Joint Bilateral Review Report.
NHS Test and Trace identified almost 390,000 positive cases between 31 December and 6 January ‒ the highest weekly figure to date. A record one million people were reached by NHS Test and Trace contact tracers during the reporting week.
A new package of £45 million will help local authorities to provide support to schools and families as they deal with the challenges of remote learning during lockdown, Education Secretary John Swinney confirmed today. Councils may use the funding - sufficient to fund 2,000 additional teachers - for purposes including recruitment of additional staff, additional digital devices or to provide additional family support.
Parliamentary statement given by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday 13 January 2021. Published: 13 Jan 2021 Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's statement 13 January 2021 Presiding Officer, I want to update the chamber on the current position in relation to Covid.
The minimum price of a single use carrier bag is set to increase from 5p to 10p. The Scottish Parliament will be asked to approve the increase from the 1st April 2021.
Further measures to help stop the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and limit non-essential contact will be introduced this weekend. Nobody who lives in a Level 4 area should leave or remain outside their home except for essential purposes.
In light of the recent announcements for Scotland's schools and the uncertainty of the months ahead, The Highland Council and Tree of Knowledge have agreed a partnership to provide mental health and wellbeing support to all pupils and staff across all 200 schools in Highlands, through remote learning and beyond. From next week, all primary and secondary schools in Highland will have access to Treehouse; a groundbreaking online learning platform, for use at home or in classrooms, which addresses the challenges of the pandemic and develops positive mental health.
From 0400 on Friday 15 January 2021, passengers travelling to Scotland from outside the Common Travel Area must have a valid negative COVID-19 test result, taken no more than three days before the scheduled time of departure. This will be checked by operators, and passengers with a positive test result or an invalid certificate will be refused boarding.
As at 10 January, 7,074 deaths have been registered in Scotland where the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was mentioned on the death certificate, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) today. In the week 4-10 January, 384 deaths were registered that mentioned COVID-19 on the death certificate, this is an increase of 197 deaths from the previous week.
Report revealing the full economic value of self-driving vehicles in the UK released. report predicts connected and automated vehicles (CAV) to be worth £41.7 billion by 2035.
Tracy Black, CBI Scotland Director, said:"Following the First Minister's announcement, businesses have a clear responsibility to help all employees who can work from home to do so. "Firms have worked relentlessly to keep their shops, offices and factories Covid secure.
