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Public’s return to Holyrood has been ‘real highlight’ for Presiding Officer

Seeing the public return to Holyrood as Covid restrictions ease has been a “real highlight” for Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone after a busy year in the role. It has been one year since she became Holyrood’s sixth Presiding Officer and the second ...

13 May 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Presiding Officer to ‘get out and about’ for Holyrood’s 25th anniversary

Holyrood’s Presiding Officer is to “get out and about” with visits across the country as the Scottish Parliament prepares to mark its 25th anniversary. Alison Johnstone is to visit all eight of the Scottish Parliament’s regions as part of events to ...

09 Feb 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Holyrood to implement time limits for questions

The Scottish Parliament will implement time limits of 45 seconds for questions and one minute for answers starting from next week, the Presiding Officer has said. In an email to members on Tuesday, Alison Johnstone said the extension of First ...

29 Aug 2023 at 15:03

Scotland

Holyrood must not be ‘complacent’ on women’s representation, says Johnstone

Holyrood’s Presiding Officer has said the parliament must not become “complacent” in the fight to improve female representation, despite having a record number of female MSPs elected. Last year’s Scottish Parliament elections produced the ...

13 May 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Holyrood bosses urged to investigate minister’s £11,000 iPad roaming charges

The Conservatives have called on Holyrood bosses to investigate after a Scottish Government minister racked up nearly £11,000 in data roaming charges while using a parliamentary iPad on holiday. Michael Matheson, who is currently the ...

09 Nov 2023 at 19:22

Scotland

Presiding Officer considers reforms to Holyrood questions

Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone is hoping to change the timetable of business at Holyrood so that MSPs can raise “the most significant issues of the day” with ministers on the day they happen. Ms Johnstone said she had been ...

09 Feb 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Yousaf ordered to apologise at Holyrood after accusing Ross of ‘lies’

Humza Yousaf has been forced to apologise after he clashed with Douglas Ross on the Scottish Government’s record on policing and crime, in exchanges which saw the Conservative leader brand the First Minister a “criminal’s ...

05 Oct 2023 at 18:05

Scotland

Presiding Officer apologises on behalf of Scottish Parliament after scarf row

Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone has apologised on behalf of the Scottish Parliament after a woman was asked to remove a scarf in suffragette colours while in a public gallery. In an episode branded “scarfgate” on ...

15 Nov 2022 at 16:07

Scotland

Presiding Officer accused of ‘bias’ as Tory MSP ejected from Holyrood chamber

Holyrood’s Presiding Officer has been accused of “blatant bias” by the Scottish Conservatives after she ordered the party’s former leader out of the chamber during a heated session of First Minister’s Questions. ...

29 May 2025 at 14:08

Scotland

Presiding Officer says she acted in neutral manner as MSP questions impartiality

The Scottish Parliament’s Presiding Officer has told one of its members she acted in a “neutral manner”, after her impartiality was questioned in a tense exchange. Former Conservative leader Douglas Ross said ...

03 Jun 2025 at 16:49

Scotland

Holyrood debates must remain respectful even when heated, MSPs warned

Holyrood’s Presiding Officer has warned MSPs they must be courteous to each other, as the Scottish Parliament prepares to debate contentious legislation. With Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish Government having ...

13 May 2022 at 01:25

Sturgeon meets Queen a day after announcing indyref2 plans

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has met with the Queen – less than 24 hours after unveiling plans for a second Scottish independence referendum. The monarch, 96, held an audience with the Scottish First ...

29 Jun 2022 at 20:05

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