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19 December SPCB Announces Changes to Holyrood Building Public Opening Times
17 December Scottish Commission For Public Audit
6 December Holyrood Announces Fourth "Business In The Parliament" Conference
5 December Parliament to Host Highland Craft Exhibition
5 December Free Concert to Celebrate Dewar Arts Awards
4 December Scotland Futures Forum to look at Ground-Breaking Techniques to Break Addiction
4 December Parliament To Host Environmental Event For Young People
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20 December Audit Committee Visits Stornoway to Scrutinise Western Isles Health Board Finances
13 December
Committee Rejects Graduate Endowment Abolition (Scotland) Bill
7 December Committee to Hold Stakeholder Event on Rural Housing in Aviemore |
| November |
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30 November Parliament Celebrates St Andrew’s Day
29 November Parliament calls for public views on Gaelic Language Plan
28 November Scotland’s economic future to be debated
26 November Parliament marks European Year of Equal Opportunities For All
23 November
Young Scots gather at Parliament
21 November Parliament to approve appointment of Chair of Scottish Commission for Human Rights
20 November Voluntary organisations thanked
15 November Scotland to host British-Spanish Forum for first time
9 November Future of economics in the spotlight
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29 November Finance Committee meet in Dundee
26 November Committee visits to inform flood inquiry
19 November Ron Gould Gives Evidence To Local Government And Communities Committee
7 November Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee launches inquiry into tourism revenue growth
7 November Committee endorses the Abolition of Bridge Tolls (Scotland) Bill
5 November European and External Relations Committee calls for evidence on international development inquiry
2 November European and External Relations Committee launches inquiry into the transposition of EU directives |
| October |
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26 October Scottish Parliament to host Commonwealth parliamentarians
26 October Scottish Parliament to host Fair Trade Forum
22 October Voice of Europe’s citizens must be heard
17 October Futures Forum seminar: Using the truth to tackle alcohol and drug misuse
16 October President of Croatia to visit Scottish Parliament
3 October Final quarter of MSPs' allowances 2006/07 and first quarter of 2007/08 to be published online
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25 October Call for evidence on the Graduate Endowment Abolition (Scotland) Bill
18 October Parliamentary committee launches consultation on MSPs’ pensions |
| September |
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26 September Alcohol and drug treatment in the EU: Are there lessons for Scotland?
20 September Act of Union 1707 exhibition launched
12 September Presiding Officer meets counterparts from Wales and Northern Ireland
7 September Portuguese Ambassador to discuss EU Presidency
4 September Parliament To Host Lecture On Queen Anne And The Act Of Union
4 September New MSP to be sworn in at Holyrood
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27 September Committee to probe funding of capital projects
26 September
Mobile first for Parliament
19 September Inquiry launched by committee on flooding and flood management
17 September Justice Committee calls for evidence on effective use of police resources |
| August |
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29 August New IT Contract Brings Cost Saving For Parliament
27 August Celebrating sixty years of friendship
24 August Kate Adie at the Festival of Politics
24 August Food for Thought served up at Festival
24 August Kennedy kicks off Festival of Politics
21 August Free family fun at Festival of Politics
2 August
Review of allowances at the Scottish Parliament
- public call for evidence
2 August Festival of Politics secures World Press Photo exhibition for second year running |
14 August European and External Relations Committee to consider independence white paper |
| July |
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24 July Dancing in the gardens
20 July Allowances review panel holds preparatory discussions at Holyrood
20 July Scottish Parliament advertises post of Chair of Scottish Human Rights Commission
6 July Scottish Parliament announces Festival of Politics programme
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| June |
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30 June Speech by Her Majesty The Queen
30 June Speech by the Presiding Officer
30 June People of Scotland celebrate a new chapter in Parliament history
29 June Rising star to perform for home crowd in Parliament gardens
29 June Outline programme for the day
29 June Idlewild to rock the Parliament
27 June SPCB announces panel members for review of parliamentary allowances
27 June Scottish Parliament sets out responsible purchasing strategy
27 June Perth bandleader to hit right notes with Royal fanfares
26 June
Stranraer local hero to join Parliamentary celebrations
25 June Edinburgh man adds his own sparkle to the opening of the Scottish Parliament
25 June Today’s Scotland celebrated by the Parliament
24 June Public invited to capture historic occasion in pictures
20 June SPCB announces a full scale review of parliamentary allowances
18 June Scottish Parliament publishes its Annual Report
14 June MSPs’ Expenses Data For 2006/07 Updated Online
11 June Scottish bands to rock Holyrood
8 June Schools’ magazine winners to get inside story on Holyrood
6 June Scotland’s Futures Forum explores emerging markets’ effect on Scottish tourism
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27 June
Public invited to help committee set its forward agenda
7 June Parliament establishes its new committees |
| May |
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24 May New Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body elected
22 May Public To Be Part Of Holyrood History
17 May Scotland’s Futures Forum announces project board members for alcohol and drugs study
15 May Selection of nominees for appointment as First Minister, Ministers and Junior Ministers
14 May Alasdair Morgan MSP and Trish Godman MSP elected
Deputy Presiding Officers
14 May Alex Fergusson MSP elected as Presiding Officer
14 May 2007 – 2011 Session: A Guide To The Election Of The Presiding Officer And Deputy Presiding Officers (14 May– 3pm)
8 May Presiding Officer proposes 14 May for election of his successor
8 May Kirking of the Parliament
3 May A guide to the election of the Presiding Officer and Deputy Presiding Officers
3 May A guide to the taking of the Oath of Allegiance or Solemn Affirmation
3 May Guide to selection of nominees for appointment as First Minister, Ministers and junior Ministers
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| April |
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30 April Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body publishes its annual Equalities Report
25 April Kirking of the Parliament: How to apply for public seats
20 April Presiding Officer to receive Russian Foreign Minister’s decoration 'for the contribution to international cooperation'
18 April Japanese art exhibition to open at the Scottish Parliament
16 April Presiding Officer to receive Freedom of Clackmannanshire
16 April MSPs in Schools launches new programme
13 April Food and Faith lessons served up at Holyrood
12 April Presiding Officer’s Canadian Tartan Week Programme |
As Parliament was dissolved in the lead-up to the election there were no committees of the Scottish Parliament during April. |
| March |
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30 March
Presiding Officer to lead Tartan Day Parade in New York
29 March Text, images and video of the Presiding Officer's final words at end of session
29 March Motion of Thanks to Presiding Officer to bring Parliamentary Session to a close
27 March People, parliament and The Queen come together to mark Third Session of Scottish Parliament
22 March Scottish Youth Parliament to sit in Holyrood’s debating chamber for
the first time
15 March Holyrood hosts Scots-Québec exhibition
15 March Holyrood visitor is one in a million
13 March Photo finish for Commonwealth week at Holyrood
9 March Futures Forum goes online with alcohol and drugs project latest developments
2 March Presiding Officer to talk about his four year term in office
1 March Flemish delegation to follow Holyrood’s lead |
20 March European Committee calls for greater engagement with Brussels
12 March Environment Committee urges Executive to reform marine law
9 March Executive departments failing to work together on community planning
6 March Environment Committee rejects Cairngorms Park Boundary Bill
5 March Airdrie-Bathgate railway moves a step closer
following parliamentary report
5 March Evaluation of free personal care to be scrutinised by
the Health Committee
2 March Executive’s implementation of relocation policy 'flawed and inconsistent' |
| February |
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28 February 'Glasgow girl' to speak at Women in Politics seminar
26 February MSPs in Schools comes to a close for the election
21 February Closure of Holyrood Project
19 February Final quarter of MSPs’ expenses 2005/06 to be published online
9 February Holyrood receives ISO 14001 certificate in Environment Week
2 February Festival of Politics nominated for Channel 4 Political Award |
23 February Committee recommends new system to scrutinise secondary legislation
19 February
German Ambassador in open discussion on EU Presidency
15 February Justice 1 Committee publishes report into the Scottish Criminal Record Office
and the Scottish Fingerprint Service
14 February
Mental health expenditure gives cause for concern according to Health Committee research
14 February Trevor Phillips to launch major equal opportunities event at Holyrood
13 February Conciliatory approach improves Edinburgh Airport Rail Link Bill
5 February The smoking ban, one year on, Health Committee to
take evidence on its impact
2 February Committee calls on Scottish Executive to do more to improve investment in research and development |
| January |
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31 January Young people at heart of technology debate in Holyrood
31 January Continuing innovation is the key as Government Leaders Forum draws to a close
30 January Lifelong education emerges as key theme in Microsoft Government Leaders Forum
Opening Ceremony
29 January Teens to quiz Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates during 2007 Government Leaders Forum
29 January MSPs welcome international dignitaries to Holyrood
26 January
Photography exhibition launched to coincide with Government Leaders Forum
25 January Photographer Harry Benson visits Holyrood
23 January Holyrood hosts debate ahead of Microsoft Government Leaders Forum
19 January Presiding Officer presents statue of Somme war hero to Ardvreck School, Crieff
17 January His Royal Highness, the Duke of York, to attend Microsoft Government Leaders Forum 2007
17 January Holyrood's crèche to re-open
15 January Scottish Parliament announces plans to mark 1707 Act of Union
12 January Holyrood conference launches 'Futures Forum' study into alcohol and drugs in
Scotland
9 January Futures Forum report says Scotland's ageing 'crisis' is a myth |
29 January
Committee to meet in Blair Atholl to discuss the Cairngorms National Park Boundary Bill
22 January
Health Committee hearing into the treatment and
rehabilitation of drug users
16 January Committee calls for Health and Nutrition Bill to include independent schools and
early years sector
11 January Justice 1 Committee welcomes Executive commitment to make Mesothelioma bill retrospective
10 January
Health Committee supports introduction of Health Board elections
9 January Committee demands substantial changes to prostitution bill |
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