Scottish Water strike questions in parliament

Date posted: 5 June 2025

Questions were asked in parliament about the Scottish Water dispute by Richard Leonard MSP. He call on the Scottish government to step in to help bring the strike to a resolution, saying that Scottish Water CEO attended pay meetings for ‘less than 2 minutes’.

Parliamentary question and reply from First Minister John Swinney


STUC letter to the First Minister of Scotland


thumbnail of Letter to John Swinney MSP, First Minister – Scottish WaterSTUC general secretary Roz Foyer wrote to the First Minister this week calling for his ‘urgent intervention’ because the STUC is ‘concerned that the management of Scottish Water are not acting in good faith’.

First Minister John Swinney refers to the letter in his reply.