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From The Rt Hon Alister Jack
  • Scottish Secretary comments on August Labour Market Statistics

    As the August 2021 employment figures are published Secretary of State for Scotland Alister Jack says the UK Government remains wholly focused on recovery.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Scottish Secretary comments on July 2021 Labour Market Statistics

    As the latest ONS employment figures are published, Alister Jack, Secretary of State for Scotland, says the UK Government remains wholly focused on recovery.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Community Ownership Fund opens for bids from communities in Scotland

    As part of the UK Government's build back better strategy, people across Scotland are being given the chance to save local community institutions.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • £230m boost for RAF submarine-hunter fleet

    A contract worth over £230 million for the RAF’s Poseidon Maritime Aircraft fleet has been signed with Boeing Defence UK (BDUK) creating more than 150 UK jobs.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • First steel cut for HMS Belfast

    The first steel has been cut for HMS Belfast, the third ship in the Royal Navy’s fleet of next generation Type 26 anti-submarine frigates.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Scottish GDP Figures April 2021

    Scottish Secretary Alister Jack responds to the latest Scottish GDP figures

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Scottish Secretary responds to June Labour Market Statistics

    Covid recovery remains priority says Alister Jack after latest ONS employment figures published

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Sports Minister: Euro 2020 to be an 'event to remember'

    Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston has said that UEFA EURO 2020 will be “an event to remember” in the UK’s continued recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, ahead of Wales, England, and Scotland beginning their campaigns from …

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Scots recognized in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List

    Singer Lulu and Edinburgh Council leader Andrew Kerr are among 33 Scots to receive awards for their outstanding achievements.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Scottish Secretary cheers on Scotland as EURO 2020 kicks off

    The football tournament will see Scotland, England and Wales playing against Europe's best national teams at stadiums including Hampden Park and Wembley.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK Government Covid Testing Centre opens in South Lanarkshire

    New walk-through coronavirus testing centre in Blantyre is one of more than 50 similar facilities throughout Scotland

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Military personnel to assist NHS Vaccinators in Scotland

    Over sixty personnel from across the Armed Forces will deploy to the central belt of Scotland, assisting NHS Lothian and NHS Lanarkshire health boards in administering doses of the COVID-19 vaccines.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Prime Minister Covid recovery meeting with the First Ministers and Deputy First Minister

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with the First Ministers of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and the Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland to discuss the United Kingdom’s Covid recovery.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • A.I. used at sea for first time off coast of Scotland

    The Royal Navy are using Artificial Intelligence as part of an exercise taking place in waters off the Hebrides.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Artificial Intelligence used at sea for first time

    For the first time, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) is being used by the Royal Navy at sea as part of Exercise Formidable Shield, which is currently taking place off the coast of Scotland.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Scottish GDP Figures March 2021

    Scottish Secretary Alister Jack responds to the latest Scottish GDP figures

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Carrier Strike Group sets sail for first operational deployment

    HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales meet at sea for the first time following Exercise Strike Warrior 21

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Scottish Secretary comments on latest Labour Market Statistics

    The latest ONS employment figures are published today [18 May 2021].

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Scottish Secretary Alister Jack comments on the Queen's Speech

    Alister Jack, Secretary of State for Scotland, comments on how the Queen's Speech will deliver for Scotland as we Build Back Better from the pandemic.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Scottish Secretary pays tribute to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

    Scottish Secretary Alister Jack's statement on the death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government