Welcome to the Scottish Parliament

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    Scottish Parliament Recess

    The Scottish Parliament is in recess until the Scottish election on Thursday 6 May.

    Election information

    Read more about committee work this session       

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    Scottish Parliament Recess

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    New website

    We’re pleased to announce that the new Scottish Parliament website will go live on Monday 29 March.

    From that date, the 'beta' website will replace this site.

    Visit beta.parliament.scot

    More information about the new website can be found on our blog

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    New website

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    Go on a virtual tour of Parliament

    As part of the Scottish Parliament’s 20th Year Celebrations, we have created Virtual 360 Tours of some of the iconic locations here at the Parliament building, so that no matter where you are in the world, you too can experience the award-winning Scottish Parliament building.

    Take a virtual tour of the Scottish Parliament

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    Go on a virtual tour of Parliament

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    Covid-19 Committee Legacy Report

    How has the Scottish Government used emergency powers in the pandemic, what has been done to scrutinise the use of these powers and what challenges might need to be considered in the next parliamentary session?

     

    Read the report

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    Covid-19 Committee Legacy Report

 

What's on in Parliament

All non-essential visits to the Parliament have been suspended until further notice. Find out more

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Find Your MSPs

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Everyone in Scotland is represented by eight MSPs.

Use the MSP Finder on our beta website to find out who your representatives are and how to contact them.

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MSP pages

Every MSP's page contains details of their recent speeches, motions, questions and voting records.

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Business Bulletin

The Business Bulletin is published each morning when the Parliament is in session. It includes details of current, future and past business of the Parliament.

Submit a petition

Submit a petition

Thinking about petitioning? Please get in touch. We’re happy to explain what’s involved and what you need to do to get started.

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