Scottish Parliament websites
The Scottish Parliament official website is divided into five main sections:
- Parliamentary Business - latest information on business in Parliament and its Committees which includes:
- Latest publications section - daily updates of new publications posted on the website
- Journals and Minutes -
- Minutes of Chamber Proceedings formally record all items of business taken and the results of any decisions, divisions and elections held
- Journal of the Scottish Parliament contains the minutes of proceedings, notices of bills, instruments and draft instruments and reports of committees, and other matters which the Parliament considers should be included
- Current Committees - links to individual Committee pages and reports etc
- Mandatory Committees (remit is set out in Parliament's Standing Orders)
- Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints
- Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee
- Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
- Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee
- Education and Skills Committee
- Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
- Equalities and Human Rights Committee
- Finance and Constitution Committee
- Health and Sport Committee
- Justice Committee
- Local Government and Communities Committee
- Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee
- Public Petitions Committee
- Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
- Social Security Committee
- Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
- Previous Committees for information on Committees of previous Sessions
- Mandatory Committees (remit is set out in Parliament's Standing Orders)
- Bills - includes:
- Current Bills Tracker
- Current Bills / Previous Session 4 Bills / Session 3 Bills / Session 2 Bills / Session 1 Bills
- Current Proposals for Members' Bills
- Bills passed by the Parliament - provides summaries of all bills passed by the Scottish Parliament
- see also: Acts of the Scottish Parliament
- Business Bulletin - Business Bulletin of the Scottish Parliament is produced each day. It details the current, future and past business of the Parliament
- Official Report - the full and authoritative written report of proceedings in the Scottish Parliament and its committees, includes debates on motions and bills, ministerial statements, question time, First Minister's question time, committee inquiries and evidence sessions
- Research briefings - publications, arranged by subject or date, provided by the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe)
- Motions, Questions and Answers
- Parliament Rules and Guidance - includes Standing Orders and Guidance issued by the Parliament
- Written Answer Reports (up to 2021) and a Questions and Answers Database (all sessions)
- MSPs
- Current MSPs
- Code of Conduct for MSPs
- Cross Party Groups - Members of all parties and members of the public and outside organisations meet and discuss a shared interest in a particular cause or subject
- Election Results - includes results from all previous elections to the Scottish Parliament
- Constituency Maps
- MSP Salaries and Pensions
- Information on the Members' Expenses Scheme
- Previous MSPs - information on MSPs who served during previous sessions of the Parliament
- Visit & Learn - education service of the Parliament
- News & Parliament TV
- Scottish Parliament News Releases
- Images - latest photographs from and about the Parliament
- Parliament TV - live broadcasts from the Chamber, Committees - includes Archive
- About the Parliament - In this section of the website you can find out more about how the Scottish Parliament is structured and how it works. Includes:
- Annual Reports and Accounts - which includes Parliament & Corporate Body Annual Reports and Scottish Parliament Statistics
- Parliament organisations, groups and people
- Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) - includes Minutes and Papers
Acts of the Scottish Parliament
- Bills passed by the Parliament from 1999 to present and subsequently given Royal Assent
- Scottish Statutory Instruments 1999-
- UK Parliament Acts and UK Statutory Instruments which apply to Scotland
Contact Us
- Please contact the Maps, Official Publications and Statistics Unit if you have any questions