Tag: The Scottish Parliament

The SNP candidates for all the Edinburgh seats have now been confirmed after contested nominations in almost all of the parliamentary constituencies.The results were announced after the constituency party members lodged their votes....

The Scottish Government has announced the daily update on Scottish cases of coronavirus as at today, 22 September 2020:383 new cases of COVID-19 reported; this is 7.6% of newly tested individuals. 1 new reported death(s) of people who have tested...

The first witness was heard today at the meeting of the Committee on The Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints made up of MSPs from all parties.Leslie Evans is the Permanent Secretary, The...

John Swinney has announced to The Scottish Parliament today that pupils whose results were downgraded by the SQA are to receive new grades based solely on teacher estimates. He said he has listened to...

Jackson Carlaw, has this afternoon resigned as leader of the Scottish Conservatives.He said: "Over the summer I have had the chance to think hard about my role as leader of the Scottish Conservatives."Nothing...

The Education Secretary John Swinney addressed Holyrood today and confirmed what was already widely expected, that all Scottish children will be allowed to go back to school in August.There is guidance now published on...

Edinburgh Central is about to become the focus of national politics, with the former leader of the SNP at Westminster, Angus Robertson, officially launching his campaign today to become the SNP candidate for the...

The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, will address parliament at 12.20pm and update MSPs on the government's response to Covid-19.This will be a hybrid session with some MSPs in the chamber and others working from...

Daniel Johnson MSP for Edinburgh Southern and Ian Murray MP for Edinburgh South have collaborated on tackling what they see as an education crisis.Mr Johnson explained: "Last week,Ian Murray and I took part...

Scottish Labour Business Manager, Elaine Smith MSP, has today written to Ken Mackintosh, the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament.The purpose of her letter is to request that he recalls the Scottish Parliament in light...

Angus Robertson is seeking the SNP nomination so that he can become the SNP candidate in Edinburgh Central for the Scottish Parliament elections in May 2021.The formal process for choosing the party's candidate is...

It was very busy at Holyrood today, and part of the reason was that the government's budget was back in front of MSPs for further discussion at Stage 3.Finance Secretary Kate Forbes presented...

Iain Gray, Scottish Labour MSP for East Lothian has lodged a motion in The Scottish Parliament to give his backing to the Dogs Trust, Firework Dog Code just before this year’s firework season and...

The Scotland’s Women Stand event is on at the Scottish Parliament today, Saturday 7 September 2019.The event aims to bring together women of all ages, backgrounds, political affiliations and none, to a day full...

Former Cabinet Secretary Sarah Boyack is to return to the Scottish Parliament, taking the list seat set to be vacated by Kezia Dugdale.Sarah Boyack previously served as an MSP from 1999 to 2016. During...

On Sunday evening there will be a projection of the names of all the 134,712 people whose names are listed in the Scottish National War Memorial Roll of Honour. These include servicemen and women, nurses,...

The World Press Photo Exhibition showcases more than 100 of the most compelling and powerful examples of photojournalism taken over the course of 2017. The free exhibition is on display until Saturday 25 August 2018. The images depict stories from...

The Scottish Parliament is offering a unique opportunity to attend a FREE interactive session with world-renowned negotiator William Ury and his daughter Gabi. Over the past 35 years, William Ury has served as a mediator...

A delegation from the Scottish Parliament are travelling to the US this weekend. They will visit Winnipeg, Ottawa and New York, meeting with parliamentarians, Scottish organisations working in North America, and helping to mark...

Vikings joined campaigners at the Scottish Parliament to call for 1,000-year-old treasures to be returned to Galloway where they were found and not kept in Edinburgh by the National Museums.The Galloway Viking Hoard (GVH)...

Miles Briggs Conservative MSP for Lothian has developed a love of bingo. But fear not, this game has a real benefit other than winning cash prizes!Miles is backing a new Age Scotland initiative to encourage older people...

The Scottish Government has announced a new £25,000 scholarship in memory of Gordon Aikman who died at the beginning of the month.The scholarship will support improvements in motor neurone disease (MND) care. Gordon was...

 A series of new initiatives designed to protect Scotland’s environment and tackle climate change have been published today by the Scottish Conservatives in a major new policy paper.Timed to mark Scottish Environment Week, the...

Scottish Conservative mental health spokesman Miles Briggs MSP has managed to get the support of Twitter to organise a conference on mental health this Monday.The conference will discuss the way social media can help young people access...

As Christmas approaches, Tesco is asking shoppers to support people in need by donating food to the Neighbourhood Food Collection as part of their regular shop.In its fifth year, the supermarket’s collection aims to...

The Finance Secretary Derek Mackay MSP has told Holyrood that the Draft Budget 2017-18 will be introduced on 15 December 2016.This is still subject to parliamentary approval, and it will follow the UK Chancellor's Autumn...

The Scottish Greens said earlier today that in areas such as benefit sanctions, standardised testing in schools and local and national tax policy  they expect to push Scottish Ministers to be bolder. The summer recess...

Ash Denham MSP for Edinburgh Eastern is encouraging local schools to visit the Scottish Parliament.Today the SNP MSP has written to local head teachers with details of the Scottish Parliament’s school visit programme. Local...

I can report that Scotland is staying “calm and collected” in the midst of the political and emotional turmoil swirling round the rest of the so-called United Kingdom.  We, at least, are complying with...

by Melanie WeigangWhat a day, undoubtedly Saturday was one of the best days in my life. Being nominated as Local Hero by our MSP Ben Macpherson for Edinburgh Northern and Leith on behalf of the Lorne Community...