💨 A new wind farm off the Aberdeenshire coast will provide a “massive boost” to the region, triggering up to £3billion in investment & hundreds of jobs.

🌳 Our path to a sustainable future is clear - only the SNP are serious about delivering it.

👉 pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberde…

📢 Scotland needs autonomy to fully realise its green potential.

🌍 In embracing a just transition, it's not just advocating for a greener future but is actively forging a path to a resilient, diversified economy ready to lead global climate action:

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A smashing spring day to meet with constituents. Starting in Carmyllie, then onto Letham before finishing the day in sunny Glen Doll.

This morning in Parliament I participated in General Questions as Minister for Higher & Further Education.

Here I respond to a question on the Skills Development Scotland budget and funding for apprenticeships.

📆 A reminder of the constituency surgeries I'm holding tomorrow, Friday 19th April, in Carmyllie, Letham and Glen Doll.

See details below 👇

Visited the University of Edinburgh BioQuarter this morning. Great to see more of the cutting edge research being done by Scotland’s University sector.

📈 Companies at Scottish Government business delegation at COP28 expect to generate £66.74m in net zero exports over next 3 yrs.

💚 Comes as First Minister launched new tech to decarbonise shipping, & agreement was signed with Hyundai to unlock offshore wind expertise

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We’re joining Universities Scotland in celebrating the stories and achievements of students from underrepresented backgrounds.

Carol Hunter has overcome challenges to achieve not just one but two OU degrees, and is now inspiring others with FASD 👉 ow.ly/SbXz50Rg5bR
#40Faces

📬 Postal votes are being issued for the Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim by-election today.

🗳️ Vote Kathleen Wolf #1 so she can bring her wealth of experience and knowledge to the task of serving our area.

📨 Please vote and return your postal vote as soon as possible.

Like many of these people I went to uni when I was older, having cared for my mum for several years after high school.

It's is so brilliant to see a campaign that shows a whole range of people with really varied life experiences and their paths to uni.

Well done Universities Scotland!

Scotland’s universities should be accessible to all.

@ScotGov is working with universities to ensure that 20% of entrants come from the most-deprived backgrounds by 2030.

Progress made so far has been supported by @Uni_Scot’s ’40 Faces’ campaign.

More ➡️bit.ly/4aMyQ7O

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Cracking team out in Friockheim this afternoon. #ActiveSNP #VoteSNP

🗣️Four strong messages emerged from our '40 Faces' campaign on what needs to be done to widen access: start young on self belief, no wrong path, money matters and join things up.

🔎Over this week, we'll take a look at each one in depth.

Read more ➡️ 40faces.universities-scotland.ac.uk

☢️ Keir Starmer has set out the Labour Party's 'unshakeable' commitment to nuclear weapons.

❌ Labour won't invest in public services like the NHS, but are happy to write a blank cheque for weapons of mass destruction.

📆 I am holding constituency surgeries next Friday 19th April in Carmyllie, Letham and Glen Doll.

See details below 👇

The proportion of schools in “good” or “satisfactory” condition in Scotland has increased from 61% in 2007 to 90.7% in 2023.

@Scotgov is working with local authorities through the £2 billion Learning Estate Investment Programme to deliver further improvements to schools.

🚨 New analysis by The SNP shows that the UK Government has squandered £55.6 billion on fraud, dodgy PPE and the now-cancelled HS2.

🔍 This could fund nearly two million nurses for the NHS.

👉 More here: dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/…

🚨 This by-election is a straight contest between Kathleen Wolf and the Tories.

🔍 Don't forget - the Tories voted to hike your Council Tax by 8% while people across Scotland were having theirs frozen by the SNP Government.

🗳️ Vote Kathleen Wolf #1 on Thursday 25th April.

Eligible undergraduate students can now choose to receive their financial support payments over 12 months from the 2024-25 academic year.

This will ensure they can continue to access funds through the summer months.

More ➡️ow.ly/BEBi50QETZ0

👩‍⚖️ The new Carers Leave Act is an important development in employment rights and recognition for unpaid carers, bringing vitally needed carers leave for nearly a quarter of a million carers across Scotland.

👉 Read more: carerpositive.org/carers-and-emp…