Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs the Session 7 Parliament gets underway, SPICe will publish a series of blogs to help to explain how devolution works. This mini blogpost provides a central hub for this work to assist Members and others.
SPICe Hub: the Session 7 Parliament
Reading Time: 2 minutesFollowing the general election to the Scottish Parliament on 7 May 2026, the Parliament is due to meet for the first time on Thursday 14th May as detailed in the Business Bulletin on Tuesday 24 March 2026.
As the Session 7 Parliament gets underway, SPICe will publish a series of blogs to explain what will happen in the first few meetings of the Parliament. This mini blogpost provides a central hub for this work to assist Members and others.
New child poverty dashboard published
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFind constituency-level child poverty statistics here: Poverty and deprivation statistics for Scottish Parliament constituencies and other local areas in Scotland
Useful sources of health and social care information
Reading Time: 7 minutesA list of useful sources of information on health and social care topics, updated regularly.
Student support and fees part 4: Benefits and student loan repayment
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis four-part blog series is intended to help MSPs and their staff with queries they receive on student support eligibility and entitlements. It covers support for
Student support and fees part 3: Support for Higher Education students
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis four-part blog series is intended to help MSPs and their staff with queries they receive on student support eligibility and entitlements. It covers support for
Student support and fees part 2: Support for Further Education students
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis four-part blog series is intended to help MSPs and their staff with queries they receive on student support eligibility and entitlements. It covers support for
Student support and fees part 1: Eligibility and applying for funding
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis four-part blog series is intended to help MSPs and their staff with queries they receive on student support eligibility and entitlements. It covers support for
Labour market update: June 2026
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMonthly update on the labour market in Scotland.
Membership of committees
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis short blog sets out the membership of the committees of the Session 7 Parliament.
Explainer: assimilated law
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis blog briefly explains the background to a body of domestic law called ‘assimilated law’ and looks at how it can be amended.