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    Scottish Parliament committees (Scottish Gaelic: Comataidhean Pàrlamaid na h-Alba) are small groups of Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) who meet...
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    "The Scottish Parliament Committees". Scottish Parliament. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016. "Finance Committee to...
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    The Scottish Parliament Building (Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scots Pairlament Biggin) is the home of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood...
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    The Scottish Government (Scottish Gaelic: Riaghaltas na h-Alba, pronounced [ˈrˠiə.əl̪ˠt̪əs nə ˈhal̪ˠapə]) is the executive arm of the devolved government...
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    The Parliament of Scotland (Scots: Pairlament o Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba) was the legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland from the...
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    The parliamentary committees of the United Kingdom are committees of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Each consists of a small number of Members...
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    The Scottish Affairs Select Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee...
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    Scottish independence (Scottish Gaelic: Neo-eisimeileachd na h-Alba; Scots: Scots unthirldom) is the idea of Scotland regaining its independence and once...
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    Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP; Scottish Gaelic: Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba, BPA; Scots: Memmer o the Scots Pairliament, MSP) is the title given...
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  • National Commercial Bank of Scotland Banknotes of Scotland Banknotes of the pound sterling Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland Scottish bankers...
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    An act of the Scottish Parliament (Scottish Gaelic: Achd Pàrlamaid na h-Alba) is primary legislation made by the Scottish Parliament. The power to create...
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    May 1956) is a Scottish politician who served as convener of the Public Petitions Committee from 2011 to 2016. A member of the Scottish Labour Party and...
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    The 2003 Scottish Parliament election was the second election of members to the Scottish Parliament. It was held on 1 May 2003 and it brought no change...
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    other types of committees, including Select Committees, may be used, but rarely. A committee considers the bill clause by clause, and reports the bill as...
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    This is a list of members (MSPs) returned to the second Scottish Parliament at the 2003 Scottish Parliament election. Of the 129 members, 73 were elected...
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    Scottish Parliament. The office of presiding officer was established by the Scotland Act 1998, and the elected presiding officer is a member of the Scottish...
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    to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) and the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). In the European Parliament the area...
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    This is a list of members (MSPs) returned to the first Scottish Parliament at the 1999 Scottish Parliament election. Of the 129 members, 73 were elected...
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    of the United Kingdom, and there was no tax on malt in Scotland – this gave Scottish brewers a financial advantage. During the 18th century some of the...
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    from the House of Commons, from the House of Lords, or as a joint committee of Parliament drawn from both. Committees may be as "sessional" committees –...
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    formed the Scottish Executive, with Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) Donald Dewar becoming First Minister. The Scottish Parliament was created...
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    . . . who keep the world in touch, Global Friends of Scotland (a Scottish Executive website) Scottish Inventors and their Inventions, Kenmay Academy...
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    Scottish cuisine (Scots: Scots cookery/cuisine; Scottish Gaelic: Biadh na h-Alba) encompasses the cooking styles, traditions and recipes associated with...
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  • Assembly of South Africa Public Accounts Committee of the Scottish Parliament, see Committees of the Scottish Parliament Public Accounts Committee (Singapore)...
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    The Scottish Grand Committee is a committee of the House of Commons. It is not a select committee (see Scottish Affairs Select Committee), but rather a...
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    The Bank of Scotland plc (Scottish Gaelic: Banca na h-Alba) is a commercial and clearing bank based in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is part of the Lloyds Banking...
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  • Mike Pringle (politician) (category Members of the Scottish Parliament 2003–2007)
    Pringle (born 25 December 1945) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Edinburgh South from 2003...
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    government for Scotland in 1999. The first Scottish Government was formed between a coalition agreement between the Scottish Labour Party and Scottish Liberal...
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    The Scottish Parliament (Holyrood), created by the Scotland Act 1998, has used a system of constituencies and electoral regions since the first general...
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    more than the UK average. Since the Devolution Referendum of 1997, in which the Scottish electorate voted for devolution, a Scottish Parliament was reconvened...
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