27.05.2010
The Scottish Parliament has confirmed today that musician and campaigner Annie Lennox will return to Holyrood in two supporting roles, as a special envoy and a key speaker in this year's Festival of Politics.
27.05.2010
The Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee agrees that the scale of the country’s alcohol problem is such that it must be addressed, according to a report published today.
24.05.2010
Scottish ministers were today praised by a Holyrood committee over the way they handled the departure of a former president of the Mental Health Tribunal Scotland.
24.05.2010
A 23-year-old photography graduate from Glasgow has been selected to take a portrait of Her Majesty The Queen on behalf of the Scottish Parliament.
20.05.2010
The decision by the Scottish Government to double a payment to the departing chief executive of Transport Scotland was criticised today by a Holyrood committee.
19.05.2010
A Scottish Government target to halt the increasing rate of antidepressant prescribing is too simplistic and needs to be reviewed, according to a Scottish Parliament committee.
13.05.2010
Three new organisations are set to team up with the Scottish Parliament as part of its innovative community project.
12.05.2010
The building of a new bridge across the Firth of Forth moved a step closer today when the Scottish Parliament’s Forth Crossing Bill committee recommended the general principles of the legislation behind the project should be agreed to.
07.05.2010
More than 120 Scottish primary school children will gather in the Scottish Parliament’s debating chamber on Monday 10 May to test their knowledge of European affairs by competing in a nationwide competition.
06.05.2010
An effective regulatory framework will help ensure the future of crofting in Scotland and address issues such as absenteeism and the neglect of croft land, according to a report published today by the Rural Affairs and Environment Committee.
04.05.2010
Two MSPs will sail to the Small Isles of Muck, Eigg, Rum and Canna in a whirlwind one-day visit to bring the Scottish Parliament to island school children as part of an educational outreach programme.