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Winter fuel payments for Scottish pensioners will not be less than those being paid by the UK government south of the border, John Swinney has said.

During his speech, Swinney spoke about changes needed to make "fundamental change" in how public services are delivered.

But in a speech in Glasgow, Swinney confirmed no Scottish pensioner "will receive less than they would under the new UK scheme", without giving further details.

Swinney said that there had to be "fundamental change" in how services are delivered, and called for more focus on prevention and early intervention.

It is not so long ago that John Swinney challenged the UK government to give the go ahead for the Acorn carbon capture and storage project and to reactivate the promise of investment in an Edinburgh supercomputer.