Good morning – here are the top 10 stories in Scotland this morning:
Concerns about proposed public health levy raised (STV News)
Universities at sea over fee changes (Scotsman)
Call to double the number of young Gaelic learners (Herald)
Trams: council admits it was wrong and pays £66m to contractor (Scotsman)
Belt tightening? Scots civil servants pick up £50m in golden goodbyes (Scotsman)
Bishop warns Catholics may lose faith in SNP (Scotsman)
Prisons inspector: Disruptive pupils ‘shouldn’t be excluded from school’ (Scotsman)
New strategy for victims of crime urged (Herald)
Scottish watchdog slams complaints systems (BBC Scotland)
£40million cocaine-smuggling gang are sent to jail (Daily Record)
Scottis Parliament highlights:
- 10.00: John McClelland, author of a landmark report into the use of ICT in the public sector, will give evidence to the Finance Committee on his findings
- 10.00: the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee will take evidence from Infrastructure Minister Alex Neil MSP, following the announcement yesterday that the non-profit distribution model which failed to attract bidders to the Borders Railway project would be applied across the infrastructure project portfolio
- 17.00: Labour shadow health secretary Jackie Baillie MSP will attempt to attach an amendment to a government motion on welfare calling on the SNP to oppose legislative consent for the coalition reforms
For a full breakdown of parliamentary business, check out today’s official Business Bulletin
Paris Gourtsoyannis
Paris joined Holyrood in September 2011, and became education correspondent in May 2012. Born in Canada into a Greek family, and raised in Belgium, he came to Scotland in 2005 to study at the University of Edinburgh, where he was involved with award-winning student publication The Journal. Before working at Holyrood, Paris contributed to the Edinburgh Evening News, the Guardian and Guardian Local, and interned at think-tank Demos. His beat takes in all areas of Scotland's education and skills sector, including early years, adult learning, and employability...