^Scottish Budget 2023-24: Your Scotland, Your Finances - guide. 蘇格蘭政府. 2023-03-22 [2023-08-29]. (原始内容存档于2023-08-29). The Scottish Budget for 2023 to 2024 has been set at £59.7 billion and a detailed breakdown of spending plans is available on the Scottish Government web site.
^Nick Britten. Fury at bid to rename Scottish Executive. 每日電訊報. 2001-01-10 [2023-08-29]. (原始内容存档于2015-05-18). Henry McLeish(英语:Henry McLeish), the First Minister, threatened to set himself on a collision course with Tony Blair by wanting to rename the Executive the Scottish Government. The proposal caused an immediate split in Labour ranks and left Mr McLeish facing allegations of arrogance and over-ambition. Brian Wilson(英语:Brian Wilson (Labour politician)), the Scotland Officeminister, said the First Minister should think carefully about using the term "government". He said: "Maybe they should take time to look at how other countries with two tiers of government handle this. Nobody in Germany has any difficulty distinguishing between the government and the devolved administrations."
^History of the office of the First Minister. 蘇格蘭政府. [2023-08-29]. (原始内容存档于2023-08-29). The Scotland Act 1998 requires the First Minister to be a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) – appointed by the Monarch following a vote by fellow MSPs to nominate the individual.