Welcome to the Scottish Parliament

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    Parliament dissolved ahead of elections

    As of March 24, the Scottish Parliament is in dissolution ahead of the parliamentary elections on May 5.

    Dissolution is the official term for the end of a parliamentary session.  During this time there are no MSPs, committees or cross-party groups, and no parliamentary business takes place.

    Find out more

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    Parliament dissolved ahead of elections

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    Election 2016 >>
    videos and FAQs

    Our election pages contain:

    • animations explaining how and why to vote in the Scottish Parliamentary election
    • election FAQs
    • information on previous MSPs and committees
    • much more!

    Election 2016

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    Election 2016 >>
    videos and FAQs

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    Visit exhibition inspired by WWI nurses

    An exhibition of works by renowned Scottish artist John Bellany, inspired by wounded First World War soldiers and the nurses that cared for them, is currently on show at the Scottish Parliament.

    Accompanied by a free programme of events, film screenings and lectures, the 'John Bellany & the Scottish Women’s Hospitals' exhibition will run until Saturday 16 April 2016.

    How to visit and book event tickets

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    Visit exhibition inspired by WWI nurses

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    Parliament.scot coming soon

    Our online identity is changing - following the election in May the Scottish Parliament's website address will become:

    www.parliament.scot

    Scottish Parliament email addresses will also adopt the new suffix @parliament.scot at the same time.

    There will be a period of dual running so that both the new domain and our existing addresses will continue to work.

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    Parliament.scot coming soon

 

What's on in Parliament

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Polling station

Previous Bills

The Budget (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 12) and Scottish Elections (Dates) Act 2016 (asp 13) received Royal Assent on 30 March 2016. 

 

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Visiting the Parliament

Planning a visit to Holyrood?  Our Visiting the Parliament section includes opening times, details on guided tours and how to find us, and other useful information.

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Education

Our education section has games, help with coursework and lots more.

Education Programmes

Our education programmes are run for schools, colleges and other educational groups.

Educational Resources

Download resources for individual or classroom use.

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Parliament on Twitter

Follow us on Twitter for the latest updates on business and events at the Scottish Parliament.