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First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon launched the Scottish National Party’s election platform to supporters at event in Perth, Scotland. She announced a vote on Scottish independence w…

First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon addressed members of Parliament on Scotland’s place in Europe following the United Kingdom’s June 23, 2016, referendum. The decision to leave the E…

Members of the Scottish Parliament debated the implications for Scotland if the U.K. were to break from the European Union (EU). The U.K. was set to have a referendum by the end of 2017 on w…

First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon spoke about the results of the United Kingdom’s general election. The Scottish National Party (SNP) gained 50 seats in the election, giving it 56 o…

First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond gave his last speech as minister before the Scottish Parliament. He said he was privileged to serve as first minister, that Scotland had changed for t…

First Minister of Scotland and Scottish National Party Leader Alex Salmond addressed the Scottish Parliament. He led the campaign for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom. The previ…

First Minister Alex Salmond responded to questions from members of Parliament. Members asked First Minister Salmond about warnings that Scotland’s North Sea oil reserves would decline in abo…

First Minister Alex Salmond responded to questions from members of Parliament, including on a referendum on whether the country should break away from the United Kingdom to form an independe…

C-SPAN broadcast debate from the Scottish Parliament on the release of the bomber of Pan Am flight 103.

At the Scottish Parliament, Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill defended the government’s decision to release Abdelbaset Ali Al Megrahi, who is terminally ill with prostate cancer, to his home…

Alastair Wilson talked about the formation and the short history of the Scottish Parliament, which was created with the Scotland Act of 1998. In addition to calling for the creation of a Sco…

Prime Minister Blair praised the Scottish Parliament for their efforts. Among the issues he raised were improvement of Scottish schools and hospitals, and about efforts to curb drug abuse in…