The first ever Diwali, the Hindu festival of Lights, was hosted at the Scottish Parliament on auspicious day of Vijaya Dashmi. The Scotland Chapter of Hindu Forum of Britain (HFB) took the lead in organising Diwali coinciding with 20th Anniversary of Scottish Parliament (writes RAMESH PATTNI (below)). Continue reading First Diwali at Scottish Parliament
Campaigners have welcomed the Scottish Parliament’s decision to implement a nationwide footway parking ban. Continue reading Scotland becomes first UK nation to ban pavement parking
World Mental Health Day will be marked at the opening of the Scottish Parliament’s Festival of Politics in a special session with TV’s Dr Rangan Chatterjee. Continue reading Holyrood’s Festival of Politics opens on World Mental Health Day
Scottish Conservatives have put forward a list of exemptions to the SNP/ Green legislation to introduce a tax for workers to park at their place of work. Continue reading Workplace Parking Levy: Ministers must rethink ‘deeply flawed legislation’, say Tories
TODAY: leaves HOLYROOD PARK at 1pm
Lothian MSP Miles Briggs has given his support to the campaign for people with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) to receive automatic access to the Blue Badge scheme. Continue reading Support for automatic access to Blue Badge Scheme for people with MND
The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee is to put new proposals on managing disputes over children when families break down under the microscope.
The Committee has launched a call for views to inform its scrutiny of the plans which are contained in the Scottish Government’s new Children Bill. Continue reading Justice Committee seeks views on family breakdown plans
Should politicians get an extra year in office – or is four years already too long? Proposals to change the way national and local elections are run in Scotland are to be examined by the Scottish Parliament’s Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. Continue reading Five year terms for MSPs and councillors? Have your say
In a statement to the Scottish Parliament yesterday, Deputy First Minister John Swinney announced that the mandatory named person scheme for every child – enshrined in the Children And Young People Act 2014 – will be repealed.
Mr Swinney also confirmed that the proposed new law on information sharing on named persons will not proceed. Continue reading Controversial Named Person scheme is ditched
Extent of the impact social care crisis is having on delayed discharge in Lothian revealed
Latest figures for delayed discharge, from the Delayed Discharge NHS Scotland (Annual Release) show the extent of the challenge facing Integration Joint Boards in Lothian. Continue reading Briggs: blame Scottish Government for delayed discharge crisis
