Latest from the Scottish Parliament
Wednesday in Parliament
Chamber business starts at 2pm and includes:
- Portfolio Questions (Justice and Veterans, Finance and the Economy)
- Scottish Labour Party debates on:
- Safety at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
- Action on active ventilation in schools
- Reappointment of Scottish Land Commissioners
- Members' Business from Jamie Greene MSP: World AIDS Day 2021
BSL interpretation this week
There will be live BSL interpreting for the following Chamber business this week:
Thursday
- First Minister's Questions
- COVID-19: preparing for winter and priorities for recovery
- Decision Time
Watch BSL interpretation live on Parliament TV
SPICe Spotlight blog
Read the blog from our information centre for impartial and up to date analysis of current issues
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Presiding Officers
Alison Johnstone MSP is the elected Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament.
Annabelle Ewing and Liam McArthur are Deputy Presiding Officers (DPOs).
Public petitions
Petitions are a way to ask the Parliament to do something.
Any person or organisation can submit a petition: you do not have to be a certain age or live in Scotland.
MSPs cannot submit a petition but they can support them.
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- 1:30pm to 4:30pm.
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Telephone 0131 348 5000 or 0800 092 7500 (freephone). If you would like to speak to someone in Gaelic, call 0131 348 5395 (message service only)