Reading Time: 4 minutesThis short blog explains what the Parliamentary Bureau is and who sits on the Bureau.Â
Tag: Parliament and Government
The King’s Speech 2026
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog provides an overview of the King’s Speech and focuses on its potential implications for Scotland. It also explains how the Scottish Parliament considers legislative consent memorandums for relevant UK Bills.
Explainer: how can parties work together to form a government?Â
Reading Time: 7 minutesSince 1999, Scotland has seen majority government, minority government, coalition government and government under a formal cooperation agreement. Â
This blog explains why and how different political parties can work together under different models to form a government and highlights previous examples.
Explainer: how is the Scottish Government formed after a general election?Â
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog explains how a Scottish Government is formed following a general election to the Scottish Parliament.
Explainer: how does the Parliament nominate a First Minister?Â
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog explains how the Parliament nominates a candidate for First Minister.Â
SPICe Hub: the Session 7 ParliamentÂ
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. Â
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.
The results are in – general election 2026
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog sets out the election results for the 2026 Scottish Parliament and what they mean for the make-up of the Session 7 Parliament.
Explainer: what happens to public petitions at the end of a session?Â
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Scottish Parliament’s public petitions system allows individuals and organisations to submit formal requests for the Parliament to act. The Parliament will go into campaign recess on 26 March, ahead
The UK Internal Market Act 2020 and the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis short blog considers how the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill and the UK Internal Market Act 2020 interact.
A little less confrontation, a little more co-operation please: new polling and research on attitudes towards UK intergovernmental relations
Reading Time: 6 minutesDewi Knight, Director of PolicyWISE, explores new polling and what it shows about the attitudes held by those living in Scotland in relation to how the UK and Scottish Governments work together.