The Latest Breaking News from MSPs

Number of Scots stranded in Gaza 'not clear', External Affairs Secretary tells MSPs

IT IS “not clear” how many Scottish residents are currently in Gaza amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, the External Affairs Secretary has…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 2, 2023

UN legal expert to address MSPs on nuclear disarmament and climate crisis

A UNITED Nations legal expert and head of Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons is to address MSPs and the…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 30, 2023

Free bus travel for asylum seekers in Scotland gains support from MSPs

ASYLUM seekers in Scotland may soon be granted free bus travel after MSPs backed proposals to improve the lives of those within the asylum system.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 24, 2023

Tory bid to delay short-term lets scheme fails despite Labour and LibDem support

A TORY bid to delay the short-term lets licensing scheme deadline by a year has failed despite both Labour and the LibDems backing the move.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 13, 2023

Housing minister urges MSPs to tell hosts to ‘strongly’ consider joining scheme

HOUSING minister Paul McLennan has doubled down on the details of the short term lets licensing scheme and urged MSPs to encourage hosts to apply…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 13, 2023

A9 dualling will not be finished before 2026 Holyrood election, says Yousaf

WORK to dual the A9 will not be completed before the next Holyrood election in May 2026, the First Minister has said.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 6, 2023

Tory MSPs pictured with 'offensive' poster at short-term lets scheme Holyrood protest

SCOTTISH Tory MSPs were photographed beside an “offensive” placard that appeared to liken the Short-Term Lets licensing scheme to ethnic…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 5, 2023

Third of MSPs calling for short term lets delay have been lobbied by AirBnb

THIRD of the cross-party group of MSPs who signed a letter calling for a delay to the Scottish Government’s short-term lets scheme have been…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 3, 2023

Third of MSPs calling for delay to short-term let licences have links to sector

MORE than a third of MSPs who signed a letter calling for a pause to the short-term lets licensing scheme have interests in the housing and rental…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 1, 2023

'Open to abuse': Alarm raised over 'bonkers' loophole in MSP lobbying rules

ALARMS are being sounded about a loophole in the rules around the lobbying of MSPs by private interests that leaves the system “open to abuse”…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 1, 2023