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Macdonald leads members debate to mark 20 years of The Big...
Gordon Macdonald MSP led a members debate in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday celebrating 20 years of the BIG Project, a local organisation based...
Prime Minister makes calls to First Ministers of Scotland and Wales
On his first day as Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak appointed the main members of his Cabinet and found time to call the Presidents of...
Briggs backs bill to tackle dog thefts
Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP for Lothian, Miles Briggs, is backing plans by his colleague Maurice Golden MSP to introduce a specific law to...
Angus Robertson arrives in Iceland to “strengthen collaboration”
The External Affairs Secretary Angus Robertson says that decarbonisation, Arctic research and renewable energy are key areas for collaboration - and that Scotland has...
Assisted Dying Bill to be introduced in Scottish Parliament
McArthur wins right to introduce Assisted Dying bill in Scottish Parliament.
Liam McArthur MSP is to introduce a Members’ Bill to legalise assisted dying for...
Fireworks – sale to under 18s banned from today
New powers have come into effect today to make it a criminal offence for anyone to supply fireworks or other pyrotechnic articles to anyone...
Balfour backs Conservatives’ Rent to Own scheme
Lothian MSP Jeremy Balfour is backing his party’s plans to introduce a “Rent to Own” scheme.
The plan was unveiled by Scottish Conservative Leader Douglas...
Government opens Scottish Veterans Fund for applications
The Scottish Government has opened the Scottish Veterans Fund to applicants. Former service personnel may apply for financial support to improve their lives and...
Lothians MSP glad that cancer patient’s story retold
Scottish Labour Leader Anas Sarwar raised the case of the late Anne Sinclair at First Minister’s Questions on Thursday.
Mrs Sinclair died in the summer...
Allotments – Government must do more to provide space for growing
A Holyrood Committee has called for The Scottish Government to do more to encourage delivery of the Community Empowerment Act (“The Act”), as a...
Scottish budget – date is set in December
The 2023-24 Scottish Budget will be published on 15 December 2022, the Deputy First Minister John Swinney confirmed on Thursday. This follows agreement between...
Scottish Government are “failing to deliver for Edinburgh festivals”
Sarah Boyack MSP has submitted various parliamentary questions to find out what assessment has been carried out on the impact of the ongoing effects...
Chair of Scottish Covid-19 Public Inquiry steps down
Lady Poole stepping down as Chair of the inquiry.
The Hon Lady Poole is resigning as chair of the independent Scottish Covid-19 Public Inquiry.
Deputy First...
Scottish Ministers write to UK Government challenging the threats to wildlife
Scotland’s Environment Minister Mairi McAllan and Biodiversity Minister Lorna Slater have written a joint letter to the UK Government urging them to drop the...
Scottish Government appoint panel of experts ahead of Emergency Budget Review
A panel of experts, including economists who will study the impact on Scotland of the UK Chancellor’s fiscal approach will assist The Scottish Government...
MPs take oath to new King at House of Commons
The Speaker and selected MPs took the oath and swore allegiance to the Crown, His Majesty King Charles III, in the House of Commons...
Scottish Parliament debates ending institutional racism in sport
Kaukab Stewart MSP secured a debate at Holyrood on Wednesday inviting discussion on the report into institutional racism in Cricket Scotland.
The debate, with an...
First Minister writes to new Prime Minister
First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, wrote to the new Prime Minister Liz Truss on Tuesday, offering congratulations on her appointment, but also asking for fast...
Scottish Government publishes Programme for Government
The First Minister spoke to The Scottish Parliament for around half an hour introducing the Programme for Government without any interventions from the opposition...
LibDems looking for answers to their list of priorities
When The Scottish Parliament returns for its new session the Liberal Democrats have said that there are three priorities to address. These are the...
Government to set out its Cost Crisis Programme for Government on...
When The Scottish Parliament convenes later today the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon will set out her programme for government against the backdrop of a...
New no smoking rules at hospitals come into effect today
The Scottish Government has put a nationwide ban in place meaning that anyone who smokes within 15 metres of a hospital building could be...
Conservatives say Scottish Government must deliver on the right priorities
As The Scottish Government gets ready to announce its programme for government later today the Conservatives call upon them not to be distracted by...
Scottish Government to report on emergency budget review within fortnight of...
The Scottish Government has confirmed that it will report on its Emergency Budget Review within two weeks from any UK Government Emergency Budget.
The...
Opposition MSPs call for The Scottish Government to resolve strikes by...
Lothians representatives from the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Scottish Labour and Scottish Conservatives have today written to the First Minister to warn that ongoing refuse...
Scottish Labour call for Barnett style funding for councils
Scottish Labour revealed plans on Wednesday for a Barnett-style funding formula to set budgets for all 32 local authorities in Scotland.
In a bid to...
Concerns raised over delay to deposit return scheme
The Scottish Government has announced that Scotland's deposit return scheme will launch one year from today but Friends of the Earth warn that this...
Scottish politicians sanctioned by Russian government
Scottish politicians are included on the list of people sanctioned by the Russian Government led by President Vladimir Putin which was published today.
The...
First Ukrainians board the MS Victoria
The first Ukrainians to stay on the MS Victoria I passenger ship, docked in Leith in Edinburgh, have begun to arrive on board.
The ship...
The Scottish Government activates resilience operation as extreme heat expected
The Scottish Government Resilience Room (SGoRR) remains in operation as the Met Office Amber warning of extreme heat extends to more parts of Scotland...
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