The Scottish Parliament does not have a second chamber like the House of Lords. Instead, it has a powerful committee system which can propose as well as scrutinise bills. Committees are made up of ...

The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled Wednesday that transgender women do not fit the legal definition of a ...

"All members of the Scottish Parliament should be able to take the salary which they are entitled to," he said. He added: "I've reflected on my own position - so that people don't think I've taken ...

The Scottish Liberal Democrat leader wants to introduce support staff for young carers in every school. The former frontbencher quit the Scottish Conservatives and claimed the party had become ...

Fiona Hyslop, Shona Robison, Christine Grahame and Richard Lochhead, who have all been in the Scottish Parliament since its inception in 1999, have done their time. Others have seen personal ...

Andrew Baxter has been selected as the party’s candidate for its key target of Skye, Lochaber & Badenoch at next year’s Scottish Parliament election ... to the people and communities that make up Skye ...