Commission on Parliamentary Reform
During this session the Scottish Parliament will turn 21, and in its lifetime we will have seen coalition, majority and minority government, further
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Macintosh appointed to Privy Council
HM The Queen approves Presiding Officer Ken Macintosh MSP’s appointment to Privy Council. The Queen has approved the Prime Minister’s nomination of the Scottish
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Visit to Brussels to meet with EU counterparts
Today I travelled to Brussels to meet with my counterpart in the Flemish Parliament, Jan Peumans MP and with the President of the Belgian House of
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#RightApproach
I was pleased to show my support for the #RightApproach campaign which aims to encourage and promote human rights-based approaches within the third
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Twende Pamoja project
Earlier today I met a group of around 250 pupils from 16 Edinburgh Schools as part of the Twende Pamoja project. Kindly, I was presented
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Thomas Muir portrait
I was pleased to welcome Gabrielle Joy Henderson, winner of the East Dunbartonshire Schools Art Competition, to the Scottish Parliament to unveil her
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#WearItPink
I was delighted to lend my support to this year’s #WearItPink day and show my support for the Breast Cancer Now campaign. Around 4,600
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Speech from the opening ceremony of the 2016 Edinburgh International Culture Summit
Read my speech from the opening ceremony of the 2016 Edinburgh International Culture Summit Good afternoon, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. My name
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