Born on April 13, 1964, he has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Perthshire North since 2011. Swinney has held various significant positions, including Deputy First Minister ...

Members of the public watched the ceremonial parade on the Royal Mile ahead of the opening of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood. Kathy Richmond, from Historic Environment Scotland, prepared the ...

the Scottish Parliament's Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee considers any issues raised by members of the public brought to the Scottish Parliament in the form of a petition ...

MSPs have greater individual power than MPs in Westminster. In the first session of the Scottish Parliament, eight private members bills were passed, including one that made it an offence for dog ...

In a groundbreaking move, Scottish Parliamentarians convened for the first time to tackle the pressing issue of Hinduphobia, fuelled by a surge in hate crimes against Hindus in Scotland and beyond.

Unite announced that more than half of the members of Scottish parliament have backed its North Sea oil and gas No Ban Without a Plan campaign. In a statement sent to Rigzone by UK union Unite on ...

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The SNP said other questions lodged included how many Scottish parliament flags had gone missing over the past decade, the number of flagpoles owned and their height. The MSP for North East ...

A spokesperson for the Scottish Parliament said the group had "repeatedly ... not just those who had booked on to tours but other members of the public who wish to visit and engage with their ...

The committee began the day by speaking with a delegation of Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYPs), who gave wide-ranging evidence on the state of education in Scotland and young people ...

A former Edinburgh GP and Lothians MSP has lodged a petition with The Scottish Government. Dr Ian McKee who was a member of The Scottish Parliament between 2007 and 2011, would like the government to ...