Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blog is one of a series that illustrate how climate change relates to policy areas covered by each subject committee. With a remit covering rural land
Category: Parliament & Government
The King’s Speech 2024: What it means for Scotland
Reading Time: 11 minutesThe State Opening of the new UK Parliament took place on Wednesday 17 July 2024. The State Opening marks the start of a Parliamentary session
UK general election 2024 – Keir we go!
Reading Time: 10 minutesThis blog summarises the result and provides analysis of the outcome of the UK general election which took place on Thursday 4 July 2024.
UK General Election 2024 – Constituencies and Candidates
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog, the third in our UK General Election series, covers the recent changes to the UK Parliament constituency boundaries and sets out how Members of Parliament (MPs) are returned from those constituencies to seats in the UK Parliament House of Commons.
General Election 2024 – Dissolution
Reading Time: 5 minutesOn 22 May 2024, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that the UK Parliament will be dissolved on 30 May 2024 and a general election will
The First Minister’s Statement: “Priorities for Scotland”
Reading Time: 10 minutesThis blog provides a summary of the Scottish Government’s priorities as set out in the First Minister’s statement on 22 May 2024.
UK General Election 2024 – voting
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog, the first in the ‘General Election 2024’ series sets out key information on how people in Scotland can vote.
A new First Minister and a new Scottish Government
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog details what happened in the Parliament when it selected a nominee for First Minister on 7 May 2024 and looks at the new Scottish Government led by First Minister, John Swinney MSP.
The path to a new First Minister
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog provides a visual timeline of the events in Scotland since the announcement that the formal cooperation agreement between the Scottish Government and the Scottish Green Party was to end with immediate effect.
Evolving Goals: Insights into the National Performance Framework Review
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe National Outcomes that form part of the National Performance Framework (NPF) are currently being reviewed and proposed changes have been laid in Parliament. This