THE First Minister has clashed with Tories over progress on building new schools and hospitals.
Alex Salmond was challenged by Tory finance spokesman Gavin Brown about progress on so-called shovel-ready projects being pursued under the non-profit distributing (NPD) model, which replaces private finance schemes.
The First Minister was subjected to jeers from the Opposition as he recited a lengthy list of education and health projects which had been signed off.
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