Dundee City East MSP Shona Robison today responded to the claims that the city had been listed by the Rural Policy Centre at the Scottish Agricultural College as an economically vulnerable area.
“These are difficult times, but Scotland is leading the economic recovery with employment up 24,000 in the last three months and unemployment rates remaining lower than the UK.
 “The Scottish Government is supporting 25,000 modern apprenticeships a year, the highest ever number, and we are tackling areas with the highest levels of unemployment, by using government funding to boost capital investment and help our construction industry.
“Dundee City Council and the Scottish Government are bringing forward projects such as a  £4m advance payment to allow the V&A construction to start a year early, and building the new Olympia centre which is presently ongoing.
 “The Scottish Government is also working with partner agencies to fund new schools, supporting companies to expand and protect existing jobs elsewhere and investing in creating jobs in new sectors such as renewable energy.
“The Scottish Government is working hard to increase economic activity in Scotland so that we can stimulate new sectors to offset job losses where these occur.”