Shirley-Anne Somerville

The website has resources for young people (Gareth Fuller/PA)

New resource launched to help young people facing gender-based violence

March 22, 2021

The Equalities Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville will introduce the Bill if the SNP win May’s election (Jane Barlow/PA)

Government aims to make Scotland ‘world leader’ on human rights with new laws

March 12, 2021

The benefit is administered by the Scottish Government’s new social security body (Jane Barlow/PA)

More than 50,000 applications for new child benefit payment approved

March 3, 2021

Scotland’s minister for older people, Christina McKelvie, will be on medical leave from Monday (Fraser Bremner/Scottish Daily Mail/PA)

SNP MSP Christina McKelvie to take medical leave from ministerial role

February 25, 2021

Shirley Anne Somerville

Further £10m made available to fund free school meals over Christmas, February and Easter holidays

October 20, 2020

Social Security Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville

Coronavirus: Scottish disability benefit rollout delayed as UK ministers agree to maintain delivery

April 1, 2020

Shirley-Anne Somerville

Mandy Rhodes: There has been enough talk about these gender reforms. It is now time for ministers to listen

March 8, 2020

Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People, at First Minister's Questions

Cash-strapped Scots to receive support to pay for loved ones’ funerals

February 2, 2020

Shirley-Anne Somerville

UK Government should pay for clean-up of oil spill on Fife beach, says MSP

October 27, 2019