Welcome to the Scottish Parliament

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  Thursday's business in the Chamber

  Thursday’s business in the Chamber starts at 9.15am and will include a Stage 3 debate on the Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill.

  Also on the agenda is First Minister’s Question Time.

  Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill

  Find out more in the Business Bulletin

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  Thursday's business in the Chamber

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  Inquiry into cardiology services

  MSPs from the Scottish Parliament’s Public Audit Committee are to visit Glasgow next month as part of a parliamentary inquiry into cardiology services in Scotland. The Holyrood politicians will, in particular, investigate the barriers which prevent people from Scotland’s more deprived communities and from certain ethnic minority communities from being diagnosed early and treated quickly by the NHS.

  Read the news release

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  Inquiry into cardiology services

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  Horizon 2020 event to take place at Holyrood

  Scotland’s business and academic research communities will gather at Holyrood on Friday 25 May to discuss how Scotland can best engage with the EU’s proposals, as part of the European and External Relations Committee inquiry into the Horizon 2020 investment programme.

  Read the news release

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  Horizon 2020 event to take place at Holyrood

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  Presiding Officer meets Lord High Commissioner

  On Tuesday 22 May, the Presiding Officer hosted a visit by the Lord High Commissioner, the Right Honourable Lord Selkirk of Douglas, accompanied by his wife, Lady Selkirk of Douglas.

  The Lord High Commissioner is Her Majesty The Queen’s representative at the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which meets this week.

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  Presiding Officer meets Lord High Commissioner