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Rent freeze Bill passes first stage at Holyrood

MSPs voted to back the general principles of the Bill by 88 votes to 29 on Tuesday.

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REVEALED: Anti-abortion lobbyists met MSPs more than 100 times

ANTI-ABORTION Christian lobbyists have met with MSPs from all the major political parties at Holyrood more than 100 times since the start of 2021,…

The National (Scotland)

Search is on for more places to house Ukrainian refugees as MSPs visit crisis cruise ship

THE Scottish Government is expanding its search for places to house Ukrainian refugees, with another cruise liner chartered to take people fleeing…

The National (Scotland)

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LGBT activists set to march on Scottish Parliament calling for trans equality

LGBT campaigners are calling for MSPs to be "bolder" in the pursuit of trans equality

The National (Scotland)

Random Scots to advise MSPs on boosting engagement with minority communities

A RANDOMLY-selected group of 24 Scots will be chosen to help advise MSPs on how the Scottish Parliament can engage under-represented communities.

The National (Scotland)

Scots teachers left 'repairing the damage' caused by covid lockdowns on pupils

MSPs have been warned the attainment gap between the richest and poorest pupils in Scotland has widened as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Daily Record

Hybrid working at Holyrood should continue, say MSPs

HYBRID working set up during the Covid-19 pandemic in Scotland’s Parliament should continue, a Holyrood committee has said.

The National (Scotland)

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Nadine Dorries invited to Scottish Parliament to explain Channel 4 sell-off

UK CULTURE secretary Nadine Dorries is being urged to appear before MSPs to explain how plans to privatise Channel 4 will impact on Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

MSPs divided over acceptance of UK’s Northern Ireland Protocol Bill

Potential legislation had its second reading in the House of Commons earlier in the week

Insider UK

Confusion as Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney split over independence talks mandate

Opposition parties claimed the SNP could "go backwards and still claim victory" at the next general election.

Daily Record

Scottish independence referendum will take place on October 19, 2023

The First Minister told MSPs she intended to hold a consultative referendum next year - but it would not make Scotland independent overnight if a majority voted to end the Union.

Daily Record

MSPs urged to consider extending Covid test access if cases continue to rise

THE Scottish Government may have to consider reintroducing more coronavirus testing if infection levels continue to rise, an expert has said.

The National (Scotland)

Human rights body finds no 'concrete' concerns over GRA reform impact

Witnesses to a Holyrood committee told MSPs that the proposed reforms will not impact the rights of women and girls in areas such as single sex…

The National (Scotland)

MSPs should do the right thing and back free school meals for all

Record View: It is time to 'end the stigma' and make free meals available for all school pupils

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GRA reform will not impact quality of sex data collection in Scotland, MSPs told

GENDER recognition reform will not have “any impact” on the quality of data collection of sex in Scotland, MSPs have been told.

The National (Scotland)

Self-ID will not cause 'huge widening up' of those seeking to change gender, MSPs told

THERE is no evidence that self-ID for transgender people will cause a “huge widening up” of the number of applications for a Gender Recognition…

The National (Scotland)

Inflation has limited Scottish Government's funding increases, Kate Forbes tells MSPs

In a ministerial statement to Holyrood, Forbes set out the government's resource spending review

The National (Scotland)

Proposed restrictions to the sale of fireworks require 'substantial changes', say MSPs

“SUBSTANTIAL changes” are needed to legislation which aims to restrict the sale of fireworks, a parliamentary committee has said.

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Callum, age 7, brings his reusable water bottle campaign to Holyrood

The youngster from Livingston impressed MSPs when he spoke to the Public Petitions Committee.

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