Coronavirus – changes tointernational travel restrictions
Following agreement at a cross-UK meeting earlier today, testing requirements for most people are being removed.
Fully vaccinated people arriving in Scotland are no...
Coronavirus – Thursday’s figures
Public Health Scotland publishes the latest data on Covid-19 in Scotland each day. The figures are reproduced in our table below.
The number of cases...
Live broadcast from Holyrood to mark the parliament’s 20th anniversary
This evening there is a special live broadcast of a debate in the chamber at Holyrood to mark the 20th anniversary of The Scottish...
Coronavirus – today’s figures
The latest figures for today detailing the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours have just been announced today by...
Coronavirus – restrictions lifted in Dumfries and Galloway
Local restrictions in Dumfries and Galloway have been lifted following a cluster of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases last week in the Annan and Gretna areas.
The...
Government moves cleft lip and palate surgery to Glasgow
The Scottish Government has today announced the closure of the East of Scotland cleft lip and palate surgery unit.
Campaigners have been very vocal in...
Independence paper to set out how Scotland will take up its...
The Scottish Government will outline its "vision of an independent Scotland as an internationalist country promoting peace, prosperity and climate action" later on Monday.
External...
Government ramps up oversight of care homes in Scotland
New arrangements to significantly increase oversight of Scotland’s care homes have been published today by The Scottish Government.
From tomorrow, clinical and care professionals at...
City Centre MSP latest to call on Network Rail to rethink
BIAGI CALLS FOR NETWORK RAIL TO RECONSIDER WAVERLEY TAXI ACCESS
Edinburgh Central MSP Marco Biagi has today called on Network Rail to rethink their position...
Brown calls for MOD to think again on defence cuts
The UK Government’s decision last year to reduce Scotland’s defence estate by 20 per cent was ill thought through and should be reconsidered, Veterans...
Supreme Court judgment sends Scottish laws back to Holyrood
The Supreme Court ruled earlier today on a referral by the UK law officers - the Attorney General and the Advocate General - to...
Conservative leader calls for resignation of Health Secretary over care home...
Jackson Carlaw, leader of the Scottish Conservatives, has written to the First Minister and said that the Health Secretary, Jeane Freeman no longer has...
New Airbnb powers welcomed
Now Edinburgh residents urged to have their say.
Edinburgh Pentlands MSP, Gordon Macdonald, has given his backing to an announcement from the First Minister that...
Scottish Government Baby Box scheme to be fully evaluated before rollout
The announcement earlier this week that baby boxes were being introduced in a pilot scheme in Clackmannanshire and Orkney from 1 January resulted in a storm of...
Coronavirus – Wednesday’s figures
The latest figures detailing the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the 24 hours to 19 April in Scotland are shown below.
There...
Coronavirus – Sunday’s figures
The latest figures detailing the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the 24 hours to 16 May 2021 in Scotland are shown below....
Scottish Government bans smoking in cars carrying children
MSPs have voted in favour of legislation to protect more children from the effects of second-hand smoke by prohibiting smoking in cars with children...
What is involved in working at The Scottish Parliament
“I was Frida in Abba… now I take visitors round the Parliament”
Caroline Vevers secured a permanent post as a Visitor Services Officer in April...
Coronavirus – Wednesday’s figures
Public Health Scotland has just published today's figures and we have added them to the table below.
Drop in clinics have now opened...
Coronavirus – some dental procedures reintroduced in August
NHS dental practices are to re-introduce a range of procedures, such as the use of drills, on a limited basis.
Practices have been able to...
Coronavirus – Tuesday’s figures
The number of cases of Covid-19 in Scotland were announced by Public Health Scotland today and are reported below.
The First Minister,...
Gordon urges you to “Kiss goodbye to MS”
Gordon Macdonald MSP joined MS Society Scotland in their campaign to “Kiss Goodbye to MS”. The campaign is encouraging people to give up their...
Local MSP backs Scotland Supporting Refugees
There are probably few of us who are not appalled by the photographs on the front of the national newspapers showing quite graphically the plight...
Call for extension to free TV licences
The Scottish Government has renewed a call for TV licences to remain free for over-75s.
They explain that it is important that older people...
Tories question Government plans ahead of Draft Budget on Thursday
Finance Secretary Derek MacKay will address Holyrood with his draft budget on Thursday afternoon at 2.30pm. This follows from the Autumn Statement issued by the...
Government invests £14.3 m in Wave Energy Scotland
Scotland’s first wave energy technology development body Wave Energy Scotland will receive a total of £14.3 million over the next thirteen months, Energy Minister...
Scottish politicians back charity helping young people in Uganda
Deputy First Minister John Swinney, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie, Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard, co-leader of the Scottish Greens parliamentary group Alison...
Coronavirus – Wednesday’s figures
The number of cases of Covid-19 in Scotland have been announced by Public Health Scotland.
The UK Government has decided to allow all EU and...
Coronavirus – no change to restrictions for now
The First Minister announced the Cabinet's decision on current lockdown restrictions on Tuesday in parliament. She said that there will be no change to...
Milestone reached 200,000 Baby Boxes delivered
More than 200,000 Baby Boxes have been delivered to expectant mums and dads since The Scottish Government's Baby Box scheme was first introduced.
Every...
