
HOLYROOD’S presiding officer has said hybrid working is likely to be made a permanent feature of Scottish Parliament life as a means of increasing flexibility and diversity in the chamber.
Alison Johnstone told BBC Radio Scotland there are discussions ongoing about keeping the hybrid model used during the Covid-19 pandemic in place “well into the future” to help MSPs in far-flung constituencies, those with caring responsibilities and those who struggle with movement or disabilities to access Parliament.