Scottish Parliament – An Overview ... In contrast to the House of Commons, MSPs refer to each other by name, rather than by their constituency. Although they practise the same convention of referring ...

HOLYROOD presiding officer Alison Johnstone will stand down as an MSP next year. The former Scottish Greens politician has announced that she won’t run in next May’s election. Ms ...

Presiding Officer, First Minister, Members of the Scottish Parliament, Ladies and Gentlemen. The Queen and I are so very pleased to be able to join you today in marking the 25th anniversary of the ...

London: A member of the Scottish Parliament has tabled a motion in the House commending the work of a Glasgow-based Gandhian society that has drafted a report that highlights the "rising levels of ...

Amnesty has said the review -- which is being undertaken in-house by Scottish Enterprise -- lacks credibility and called on the Deputy First Minister to urgently update Parliament on its progress. In ...

Scottish Parliament – guide. History ‘There shall be a Scottish Parliament’ Scotland Act 1998, section 1(1) ... Anyone who can stand for election to the House of Commons may stand for election to the ...