Commenting on the publication of the Scottish Government’s Efficiency Delivery Plans, Liberal Democrat Shadow Sustainable Growth Secretary Tavish Scott MSP said:

"The SNP plans show that more than £2 billion of efficiency savings are unplanned. Health boards, local councils and universities and colleges have just been given a target with no evidence or detail on how they will meet it.

"The Scottish Prison Service has been unable to identify savings beyond the first year and appear to be too busy to fill in the form.

"The Government has made big boasts about savings, but has failed to back these up with hard details. This is not an efficiency plan. It’s an ‘over to you and nothing to do with me’ plan."