Collection
First Minister's speeches
Speeches delivered by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 16 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 15 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 14 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 13 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 10 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 8 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 7 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 6 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 3 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 2 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 1 July 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 30 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 29 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 26 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 25 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 24 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 23 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 22 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 19 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 16 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 15 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 14 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 12 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 11 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 9 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 8 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 5 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 4 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 2 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 1 June 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 29 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 28 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 26 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 25 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 22 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 21 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 19 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 18 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 15 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 14 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 12 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): First Minister address to the nation 11 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 11 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s speech 10 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech, 8 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech, 7 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 5 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 4 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s speech 1 May 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s speech, 30 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s speech 29 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s speech 28 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s speech 27 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 24 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 23 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 22 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s speech 21 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 20 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: Health Secretary's statement 19 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 17 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 16 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister’s speech 15 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 14 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 13 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: Health Secretary's statement 12 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 10 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 9 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 8 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 7 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 6 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 5 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 3 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 2 April 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 31 March 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 30 March 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 29 March 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): ministerial statement on access rights
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 27 March 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 26 March 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 25 March 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 24 March 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 23 March 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 22 March 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 20 March 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): First Minister's speech 17 March 2020
- European Policy Centre: First Minister's Speech
- Report of Independent Care Review: First Ministers speech
- Wellbeing Economy Alliance conference: First Minister's speech
- Plan for Scottish visa: First Minister's speech
2019
- Lord Mayor's Burns' supper: First Minister's speech
- National Advisory Council on Women and Girls report: First Minister's speech
- First Minister's speech at Georgetown University, USA
- First Minister's speech at French National Assembly
- SCVO gathering 2019: First Minister's speech
- Scotland's International Marine Conference 2019: First Minister's speech
- Women in business: First Minister's speech
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: First Minister's speech
- Scottish Trades Union Congress: First Minister's speech
- Brexit and Scotland's future: First Minister statement
- Wellbeing Economy Governments (WEGo) policy labs: First Minister's speech
- 22nd National Economic Forum: First Minister's speech
- Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR): First Minister's speech
- First Minister speech to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
- Made in Scotland festival: First Minister's speech
- Brexit and beyond: where next for Scottish-EU relations - First Minister's speech
- 20 years of devolution: First Minister's speech
- Royal Highland Show: First Minister's speech
- 20 years of devolution and Scotland's parliament: First Minister's speech
- World Forum on Climate Justice: First Minister's speech
- FM: Northern Lights publishing event
- Programme for Government 2019-2020: First Minister's speech
- Solheim Cup: First Minister's speech
- COSLA conference 2019: First Minister's speech
- Press conference with the First Minister of Wales: FM speech
2018
- Hampton-Alexander review business briefing: speech
- Scotland's place in Europe: speech
- Scotland's Disabled People's Annual Summit: speech
- Scotland after Brexit: speech
- Celebrating 100 years of women's right to vote debate: speech
- Care day: speech
- SCVO The Gathering: speech
- Association of British Insurers annual conference
- Scottish Renewables Annual Conference: speech
- First Minister's speech with UNICEF on child poverty
- First Minister speech at Economist event on inclusive growth
- First Minister's speech at All Energy conference
- First Minister's speech at News UK: 'Scotland in Business'
- Cardinal Winning Lecture
- Launch of National Performance Framework 2018
- FutureFest conference: First Minister's speech
- Programme for Government 2018-2019: First Minister's speech
- CBI Scotland annual dinner 2018: First Minister's speech
- Scotland's International Development Alliance annual conference: First Minister's speech
- First Minister's speech at Scottish Tourism Alliance
- COSLA conference 2018: First Minister's speech
- First Minister's speech at the Royal Society of Arts, London
- Circular Economy Hotspot 2018: First Minister's speech
- National Economic Forum - November 2018: First Minister's speech
2017
- National Farmers Union in Scotland AGM 2017: First Minister's address
- Second independence referendum: First Minister speech
- Scotland's choice: day two of second independence referendum debate
- Scotland's place in the world: First Minister's Stanford University speech
- Women's role in conflict resolution: First Minister's UN speech
- Importance of truth in political debate
- Scotland's energy future: First Minister addresses All Energy Conference
- National Economic Forum 2017: First Minister's speech
- Security in Scotland: statement to Scottish Parliament following Manchester attack
- London Bridge terror attack: First Minister's statement
- Oil and Gas UK Conference 2017: First Minister's speech
- Royal Highland Show 2017: First Minister's speech
- EU negotiations and Scotland's future: First Minister's speech
- Diversity in the media: First Minister's speech
- Scotland's economy: First Minister's speech to Spirit AeroSystems
- Programme for Government 2017-2018: First Minister's speech
- First Minister's speech at Dublin Chamber of Commerce
- Arctic Circle Assembly 2017: First Minister's speech
- Inclusive growth: First Minister's speech
- Institute for New Economic Thinking annual conference: First Minister's speech
- Unlocking Ambition Challenge: speech
- The role of income tax: speech
- Cross-border rail improvements: minister's speech
- Historical Sexual Offences (Pardons and Disregards) (Scotland) Bill: minister's statement
- Global Climate Action high-level closing: speech
- Arctic Circle Forum Scotland: speech
- World forum on natural capital: speech
- Parliamentary statement on policing: speech
- St Andrew's Day message: speech
- Scottish Chambers of Commerce annual dinner: speech
- National Economic Forum: minister's speech
2016
- Priorities for Government
- Scottish Leaders' Forum
- First Minister: EU referendum result
- Official opening of the Scottish Parliament
- Scotland in the European Union
- Ask the FM and Cabinet: EU nationals event
- European Union referendum: First Minister's press conference
- Programme for Government 2016-2017: First Minister's statement
- Update on the European Union
- Institute of Directors annual convention 2016: First Minister's speech
- COSLA conference 2016: First Minister's speech
- COSLA conference 2016: First Minister's speech
- Arctic Circle Assembly 2016: First Minister's speech
- Rehabilitation International World Congress 2016: First Minister's speech
- National Economic Forum 2016: First Minister's speech
- Sheffield Political Economy Research institute: First Minister's speech, November 2016
- First Minister's press conference: November 2016
- Aberdeen Asset Management Annual Investment Conference 2016: First Minister's speech
- First Minister's speech to Trinity College, Dublin: November 2016
- Scottish-Irish relations
- Scotland's Place in Europe: First Minister's statement