Scotland’s enterprise and skills agencies designed to create jobs and get people into work is to get a shake up the new Economy Secretary has announced.

Keith Brown laid out his priorities for government with a focus on innovation and investment.

He said there would be a review of enterprise and skills with an end-to-end review of the roles, responsibilities and relationships of our enterprise, development and skills agencies.

Mr Brown said: “The review will consider how best to deliver and enhance the services and functions those bodies currently provide or need to provide in the future, to meet the needs of those engaging with the bodies, as well as to deliver on Ministerial ambitions particularly in relation to productivity.”

Meanwhile the SNP Government is being urged by Labour to work with unions and industry to develop a new strategy for the economy and the Conservatives have criticised ministers for what it called an increased burden on businesses.

Labour said the country needs a new strategy focussed on the needs of industry.

Jackie Baillie Economy spokeswoman said: “We should be anticipating the jobs of tomorrow for the industries of the future. Industries we haven’t even begun to imagine.”

Ms Baillie said in an amendment said there was no future in a Scotland as a “low wage, low skill economy”.

She called for greater democracy in the workplace, including trade union recognition, and called for a comprehensive manufacturing strategy devised with industry and trade unions.

Labour unveiled a six point plan it wants adopted to boost the economy, including a review of business rates and a recognition of the importance of small and medium businesses.

She called for a renewed focus on cities as the engine room of the economy and an end to education cuts.

The Conservatives said taxes must be competitive for the economy to grow.

Murdo Fraser, economy spokesman, said the Scottish economy was underperforming compared to the UK and said an unfair financial burden was placed on businesses.

He said business had seen increases of more than 40% in the last nine years of SNP government and added the government should: “Support economic growth by investing in infrastructure and broadband.”

He called for a “Competitive tax regime for Scotland within the UK.”