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Parliament at Christmas
The Scottish Parliament will be in recess until 5 January. We wish all of you a happy Christmas and all the best for 2025.
Meanwhile you can still catch up on what's been happening recently at Holyrood:
Visit
The Scottish Parliament is the home of Scottish democracy. We are open throughout the year. Find out how to visit us
Quick links
Find MSPs by postcode
SPICe Spotlight blog
Read the blog from our information centre for impartial and up to date analysis of current issues
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.
Get in touch
Contact us
Telephone 0131 348 5000 or 0800 092 7500
If you would like to speak to someone in Gaelic, call 0131 348 5395 (message service only)
Email: [email protected]
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