Scottish Parliament

Catch up on recent business 

There are lots of ways to catch up on what's been happening recently at Holyrood:

Watch archive video on Parliament TV, including FMQs

Read blogs and briefings from SPICe (the information centre)

Read recent votes and motions

Read what's been said in Parliament in the Official Report

Scottish Parliament celebrates its 25th Anniversary

The Scottish Parliament was reconvened in May 1999. The Scottish Parliament building was officially opened in 2004. Throughout 2024, we have been reflecting on these milestones.

You can live-stream our 25th anniversary event on Scottish Parliament TV on Saturday 28 September.

Find out about the Parliament's 25th anniversary

Presiding Officers

Alison Johnstone MSP is the elected Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament.

Annabelle Ewing and Liam McArthur are Deputy Presiding Officers (DPOs).

Find out more about the Presiding Officer and 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.

Find out more about submitting a petition to the Parliament