A petition calling for a new Digital Connectivity Plan for the Highlands and Islands is set to be considered by the Scottish Parliament’s Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee on ...

Committee members estimated it could cost between £24.3m and £40.6m in first year alone if proposals were passed.

Liam McArthur gave evidence to Holyrood’s Health Committee as MSPs scrutinise his plans to legalise assisted dying for ...

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 ...

Cost estimates for legislation on assisted dying are “not sufficiently comprehensive”, a Holyrood committee has said. The ...

Assistant Chief Constable Steven Johnson raised concerns while giving evidence to MSPs on Holyrood’s Health Committee.

Giving terminally ill 16-year-olds the right to end their own lives has been one of the biggest barriers for Scotland's assisted dying proposals. The legislative plan takes a significant leap forward ...

A law passed by the Scottish Parliament in 2017, has focused minds on work to reduce child poverty, but more collaboration is ...

Dundee MSP Joe FitzPatrick will not stand for re-election in next year's Scottish Parliament elections after representing the ...

Staff at Dundee University have voted overwhelmingly for strike action in a dispute over plans to axe jobs to plug a £30 million deficit. A ballot of University and College Union (UCU) Scotland ...

Speaking ahead of his appearance on Tuesday morning in front of the Scottish Parliament’s health committee in support of his ...

The Scottish Parliament has a powerful committee system. Committees are made up of MSPs from all political parties and are responsiblefor proposing and amending legislation, scrutinising bills ...