Reading Time: 2 minutesThis blog provides a quick and accessible guide to the Scottish Cabinet and its responsibilities as overseen by the Cabinet Secretaries.
Category: Parliament & Government
Intergovernmental activity update Q1 and Q2 2026Â
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSPICe has published a new quarterly intergovernmental activity update, which covers quarters 1 and 2 (January to June) of 2026. You can find previous updates on our intergovernmental activity hub. ‘Intergovernmental activity’
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.
Scottish Parliament Committees
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis short blog provides information on the names and remits of Session 7 committees as well as the size of each and the political party of the convener and deputy convener. There are 16 committees (seven mandatory and nine subject committees).
Election 2026 – results in full
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis blog allows users to explore the results from the Scottish Parliament General Election in 2026. We also provide historic data on the number of
The parliamentary week
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis short blog explains the Presiding Officer’s proposals for the parliamentary week.
The new Scottish Government
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog outlines the new Scottish Government and also provides information on junior Ministers.
Explainer: what is the role of a committee convener and how are conveners and deputy conveners chosen?
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis short blog looks at the role of committee conveners and the rules for how conveners and deputy conveners are chosen.
Explainer: how are committees established?Â
Reading Time: 7 minutesOnce the Parliament has met and selected a Presiding Officer and deputies, as well as a candidate for nomination as First Minister, it must begin to consider