The official account of the Presiding Officer of @ScotParl.
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This week I welcomed @BolboceanR, Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova, to @scotparl where we discussed areas of common interest including academia, technology and tourism.
ALT The Presiding Officer meets the Moldovan Ambassador
I recently met Indian Consul General Siddharth Malik. We discussed economic, academic and direct air links and how our nations and Scotland’s Indian diaspora can work even more closely together.
ALT The Presiding Officer of The Scottish Parliament shaking hands with the Indian Consul General.
This week I met with Kristina Herbst, President of the State Parliament of Schleswig-Holstein where we discussed science, technology, cultural connections and island communities.
ALT An image of The Presiding Officer shaking hands with The President of the State Parliament of Schleswig-Holstein.
A pleasure to meet with the Italian Consul General Luca Fratini this week, and to grow the longstanding ties between Italy and Scotland. Our discussions included the remarkable contribution to Scotland of Italian Scots.
ALT An image of The Presiding Officer shaking hands with the Italian Consul General.
This week I welcomed Zhang Biao, Chinese Consul General to @ScotParl and we had a very constructive discussion.
ALT An image of The Presiding Officer shaking hands with the Chinese Consul General.
This week I welcomed Sanja Štiglic, the Ambassador of Slovenia, to @scotparl where we spoke of how we can grow the relationship between our countries.
A pleasure to meet with @PresidentIRL Catherine Connolly at @RoyalSocEd.
Our countries are linked by history, culture, strong economic links, and enduring friendship. I welcome the chance to further strengthen the bond between our nations.
ALT The Presiding Officer meets with the President of Ireland
I had a great chat with @OfficialSYP when I visited their exhibition here at @ScotParl. The work of the Scottish Youth Parliament is so important in helping young people to engage meaningfully with not only politics and the political process, but within their own communities around the country.
Holyrood’s new fiscal literacy programme is all about ensuring MSPs have confidence in understanding Scotland’s public finances.
It will better equip MSPs to scrutinise budgets, challenge evidence, explain trade-offs and focus attention on outcomes for the people of Scotland.
On Monday, almost 70 MSPs – both new and re-elected members - attended the first session in the programme, organised jointly by @SPICe_Research and @OECD
We also had expert input from @AuditScotland @scotfisccomm and @Strath_FAI
The next session will be in November.
Find out more👇
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Last week I met with Clemens Hoch, Minister for Science, Further Education and Health for Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
We discussed technology, culture and university cooperation, and I look forward to continuing to grow the relationship between our legislatures.
Recently, I had the pleasure of welcoming His Excellency Jay Weatherill, High Commissioner of Australia, to @ScotParl.
I welcome the opportunity to continue to strengthen the bonds between our countries.
It was a tremendous privilege to be granted an audience with HRH The King at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. I thanked him on behalf of all @scotparl for officially opening this 7th session of Parliament.
📷Press Association
ALT Presiding Officer Kenneth Gibson shaking hands with HRH The King
The Presiding Officer has selected an Urgent Question for this afternoon.
@PaulJSweeney will ask @ScotGov what urgent action it will take in response to the reported violent racist demonstrations that took place last night in Glasgow.
The Presiding Officer has selected an Urgent Question for this afternoon.
@Rachael2Win will ask @ScotGov what assessment it has made of the impact on public confidence in political institutions in Scotland following the guilty plea by former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell.
The Presiding Officer has informed Parliament of changes to business.
Kenneth Gibson MSP has made key changes including:
🟣 FMQs now twice a week
🟣 Questions for FMQs will NOT be published in advance
🟣 More General Questions
The Presiding Officer has selected an Urgent Question for this afternoon.
Adam Harley MSP will ask @scotgov what discussions it has had with @PoliceScotland, local authorities and football stakeholders following the disorder seen in Glasgow city centre last weekend.
It's an honour and a privilege to be elected Presiding Officer @scotparl.
Congratulations to my two new Deputy Presiding Officers @ClareAdamsonSNP and @KatySClark.
We will work together on behalf of all Members at Holyrood.
Congratulations to my successor Kenneth Gibson on becoming @scotparl's seventh Presiding Officer.
I wish him every success for the new session at Holyrood.
It has been the privilege of my life to serve the Parliament and to hold this office.
I am delighted to welcome Scotland’s new MSPs to @scotparl. There is no greater privilege than serving the people of Scotland and I wish them well on their journey.
ALT The Presiding Officer welcomes new MSPs to the Scottish Parliament.
It was a real privilege to be given a tour of Lady Haig’s Poppy Factory and to hear the powerful stories behind this historic place and their work with veterans today. A poignant reminder of lives lost, those who died in war, and the lasting impact conflict had on families & communities long after fighting ended.
