The Scottish Parliament evolved during the middle ages from the kingscouncil of bishops and earls. It is perhaps first identifiable as aparliament in 1235, described as a colloquium and already with apolitical and judicial role. By the early fourteenth century theattendance of knights and freeholder...
That message was delivered today by Fergus Ewing MSP, Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity, when he addressed the Scottish Rural Parliament meeting at the Community Campus in Brechin, Angus. The Cabinet Secretary said that many people in rural locations felt disco...
parents, local authority councillors, Members of the Scottish Parliament and Members of the UK Parliament, and the general public – to write to the University Court to ask that they break the silence and for management to come clean about its priorities. “ ...
Scottish Swimming have a petition in the Scottish Parliament at the moment to keep swimming pools open as they are so vital not just for swimmers but for other sports such as our own who use them for techniques, training and safety. This petition is being considered in Parliament on Wednesday...
A ban of 10 days or more would be enough to trigger a recall petition in Westminster, however the Scottish parliament has no such mechanism. Labour MSP Martin Whitfield, the committee convener, said the sanctions reflected the seriousness of the breach. ...
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The current administration would not be the first to find the constraints involved in contracting rules frustrating, or to want as much freedom as possible in how they report figures to the Parliament. For all sorts of reasons, the baby box policy continues to be a fascinating case study in ...
Speaking at the annual general meeting of the Scottish Department of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society on 6 June,Scottish Nationalist MSP Roseanna Cunningham advised pharmacists to be proactive in their dealings with the Scottish Parliament.The Pharmaceutical Journal Group...
Socialist Leckie makes history as the first MSP to be ejected from Scottish Parliamentrobbie dinwoodieChief scottish political