Tag: Holyrood

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced new appointments to The Scottish Government and her cabinet today, which means The Scottish Government is now fully gender balanced.Following her delivery of the Scottish Budget, Kate Forbes MSP...

Helping Scotland transition to net-zero carbon emissions is at the heart of the new Scottish National Investment Bank, Public Finance Minister Kate Forbes said.As part of the Scottish Budget, Ms Forbes announced £220 million...

Sarah Boyack was first elected at the very beginning of The Scottish Parliament, then she lost her seat but has now come back ready to deal with housing and planning matters which is where...

The Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee has approved the general principles of a bill which will strengthen the rights of consumers in Scotland through the creation of a new public body.The Consumer Scotland...

Jeremy Balfour MSP has wished his constituents a happy new year and stated that his hope for the year ahead is for his proposed Pet Shop (Licensing)(Scotland) Bill to be passed through the Scottish...

The Scottish Government has opened a consultation for members of the public, businesses and the tourism sector to give their views on the design of a levy which would enable local authorities charge visitors...

Miles Briggs is Conservative MSP for Lothian. He is also the Tory spokesman on health matters as a member of the Health and Sport Committee.He has just issued his latest newsletter and it...

The Scottish Government responded earlier in the week to a Home Office announcement which details new arrangements for EU citizens arriving after Brexit in a no deal scenario.Migration Minister Ben Macpherson said:“This announcement by...

The Scottish Conservatives have announced changes to the shadow cabinet, and the appointment of two vice chairs.The update follows the resignation as leader of Ruth Davidson last week.The new shadow cabinet is as follows:Interim...

Following the resignation of Ruth Davidson earlier the management board of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party has issued a statement about thre interim leader.“The Management Board of the Scottish Conservative and...

Ruth Davidson MSP announced that she was stepping down as leader of the Scottish Conservative Party at a press conference this morning, saying that she would remain in parliament as MSP for Edinburgh Central...

STV News and other news outlets are reporting that Central Edinburgh MSP Ruth Davidson is stepping down as leader of the Scottish Conservatives.There has been no formal announcement from either Ms Davidson herself...

Public Health Minister Joe FitzPatrick has called on the Home Office to work with the Scottish Government to help stop the rising number of drug deaths.In a letter, the Minister asks Sajid Javid...

The Scottish Government has announced a programme of measures which has been put in place to ensure patient safety at the new Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (RHCYP). Health Secretary Jeane Freeman...

Fire safety is to be strengthened in new high rise buildings and facilities for people with disabilities improved in larger new buildings.Changes to Scottish building standards published today include more stringent fire safety provisions...

Lothian MSP Gordon Lindhurst has hit out at the SNP Government for continuing to cut local authority budgets, including The City of Edinburgh Council.The Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP’s call comes after the Scottish...

The sun came out for the visit of Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Rothesay to Holyrood this morning to attend the ceremony to celebrate twenty years of the parliament.Her Majesty...

Government must get on its bike to hit cycling targetScottish Greens Parliamentary Co-Leader Alison Johnstone MSP has slammed the Scottish Government for its failure to meet its own cycling target.Scottish Ministers set themselves a...

'Final chance to back 20 and save lives.'Scottish Green MSP Mark Ruskell has issued a final call for the Scottish Parliament to back his Safer Streets Bill which will increase active travel, tackle pollution...

by Ben Macpherson MSPShort-term letting, through platforms such as Airbnb, is increasingly causing concern in Leith, with the consequences becoming more and more evident.I know from speaking to many local people that...

PERFORMERS FORCED TO CANCEL TRIPS DUE TO VISA CONTROLSThe UK Government’s hostile immigration policy is having a ‘truly devastating’ impact on the ability to attract international guests to Edinburgh’s festivals, according to an SNP...

Lothian MSP Gordon Lindhurst has criticised the u-turn by the SNP Government on promised cuts to air departure tax for passengers using Edinburgh Airport.The Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP, who is the party’s spokesman...

Earlier today Jeremy Balfour, the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party MSP for Lothian, and his eight-month-old Cavalier King Charles/Miniature Poodle cross, Sadie, competed with other politicians and their pooches in a light-hearted attempt to...

Former Scottish Labour leader and Lothians MSP Kezia Dugdale is to stand down from the Scottish Parliament this summer. Ms Dugdale is to take up a post as director of the John Smith Centre for...

This Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness Week MS Society Scotland were at Holyrood to raise awareness of the important role research plays in the lives of people affected by MS.MS affects more than 11,000...

UNIVERSAL CREDIT ‘KEY DRIVER’ OF INCREASING NEED FOR FOOD PARCELSThe number of emergency parcels handed out by food banks in Scotland rose by nearly a quarter over the last year, according to the UK’s...

Climate campaigners staged a demonstration outside the Scottish Parliament today as MSPs inside debated new law to tackle climate change.The campaigners called for greater urgency in Scottish plans to cut climate emissions, including...

96% OF NEW PARENTS BENEFITTING FROM BABY BOXES New figures reveal that 14,193 of families in Edinburgh have benefitted from a Baby Box, as the Scottish Government announced a new designjust before Mother’s Day. Across the...

THE ONLY British rocket to successfully reach orbit was displayed outside Parliament as MSPs heralded Scotland’s emergence as a leading player in the new global space race.Black Arrow’s visit to Holyrood coincided with a...

In a report produced for The Scottish Government by the Expert Advisory Group on Migration and Population, the major finding is that the number of working age people could decrease by up to five...