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Michael Moore has respond to comments by NATO confirming that if Scotland were to become independent it would need to apply for membership.

• Updated: 10 April 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

We should pay our respects to Britain's first female Prime Minister the Secretary of State for Scotland has said.

• Updated: 8 April 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Providing young people with opportunities will boost Scotland’s rural economy, Michael Moore has said on a visit to Perthshire.

• Updated: 8 April 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Secretary of State for Scotland visits Premier Hytemp in Edinburgh

• Updated: 3 April 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Scotch Whisky amounting to £4.3 billion was exported in 2012 according to figures released today.

• Updated: 2 April 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

An oil and gas strategy to secure billions of pounds of future investment and thousands of jobs will be unveiled by the UK government today

• Updated: 28 March 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

UK Government’s decision will see Scottish Government gain extra €228m

• Updated: 26 March 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The Secretary of State for Scotland, Michael Moore has welcomed a package of new funding for Citizens Advice Scotland.

• Updated: 22 March 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Michael Moore welcomes the Budget announcement that Peterhead is named as one of two preferred bidders in the £1bn CCS Programme‬

• Updated: 21 March 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The 2013 Budget contains a number of measures to help Scottish companies and households, Scottish Secretary Michael Moore said today.

• Updated: 20 March 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

In November 2012 to January 2013, unemployment in Scotland fell by 4,000, to 200,000 according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data.

• Updated: 20 March 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

As HMS Duncan leaves the Clyde, Michael Moore pays tribute to the work provided by the shipyards in Scotstoun and Govan

• Updated: 19 March 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Michael Moore has urged Scotland’s coastal communities to apply for a multi-million pound fund designed to support economic development.

• Updated: 13 March 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

At UKTI’s Energy Showcase event in Rio today, Michael Moore promoted the excellence Scotland has to offer Brazil in the oil and gas sector.

• Updated: 12 March 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Scottish Secretary Michael Moore has called for “clear and accurate” use of numbers in the debate over Scotland’s fiscal future.

• Updated: 10 March 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The Secretary of State for Scotland begins a four day to visit to Porto Alegre, Rio de Janiero and Sao Paulo.

• Updated: 9 March 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Michael Moore praises the workforce in North Lanarkshire on a visit to one of their major employers.

• Updated: 7 March 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The latest Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) publication was released today.

• Updated: 6 March 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The Ministry of Defence announced details of the investment in new bases and accommodation today as part of the Regular army basing plan.

• Updated: 5 March 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The Scottish Government’s plans for regulators would ‘double the red tape burden, Scottish Secretary Michael Moore has said.

• Updated: 28 February 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government