Scottish Parliament

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devolved legislature national parliament unicameral legislature

The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national legislature of Scotland, responsible for making laws and scrutinizing the Scottish Government on a range of domestic issues.

Aliases (6)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	devolved legislature → national parliament → unicameral legislature →
abbreviation	Holyrood →
buildingLocation	Holyrood, Edinburgh →
canElect	First Minister of Scotland →
canHoldVotesOfNoConfidenceIn	Scottish Government →
country	Scotland →
createdBy	Scotland Act 1998 →
firstElectionDate	1999-05-06 →
firstMetOn	1999-05-12 →
foundedBy	United Kingdom Parliament →
hasChamber	unicameral chamber →
hasCommitteeSystem	yes →
hasMotto	Wisdom, Justice, Compassion, Integrity →
hasNumberOfMembers	129 →
hasPresidingOfficer	Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament →
hasTermLength	normally 5 years →
inception	1999 →
jurisdiction	Scotland →
legislatesOn	agriculture → education → environment → health → housing → justice → local government → some aspects of taxation → transport →
legislativeBodyFor	Scotland →
locatedIn	Edinburgh → Holyrood →
locatedInCountry	United Kingdom →
meetsIn	Scottish Parliament Building →
nativeName	Parlamaid na h-Alba → Pàrlamaid na h-Alba →
nativeNameLanguage	Scottish Gaelic →
officialLanguage	English → Scots → Scottish Gaelic →
openedBy	Elizabeth II →
oversees	First Minister of Scotland →
partOf	devolution settlement of the United Kingdom →
predecessor	Parliament of Scotland →
predecessorAbolishedIn	1707 →
scrutinizes	Scottish Government →
votingSystem	additional member system → mixed-member proportional representation →
website	https://www.parliament.scot/ →

Referenced by (57)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cabinet Secretaries (Scottish Government) → Cabinet Secretary for Transport or Infrastructure → First Minister of Scotland → Lord Advocate → Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament → Scottish Government →	reportsTo
Cabinet Secretary for Education → Cabinet of the Scottish Government → Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service → Scottish Government →	accountableTo
Acts of the Scottish Parliament → Angus South → David Steel → Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament →	legislativeBody
Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 → Glenrothes (Scottish Parliament constituency) → Mid Scotland and Fife → Scotland →	legislature
Cabinet Secretary for Health → Scottish royal court ("Holyrood") →	associatedWith
David Steel → Nicola Sturgeon →	memberOf
Conservative Party (UK) → Scottish National Party →	representedIn
Cabinet Secretary for Education ("Scottish Parliament (in terms of accountability)") → Cabinet of the Scottish Government ("Scottish Parliament (through democratic accountability)") →	subordinateTo
Scotland Act 1998 →	allocatesPowerTo
Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament →	appliesToJurisdiction
Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament →	appointedBy
Scots Confession →	approvedBy
First Minister of Scotland →	associatedWithLegislature
Scots Confession →	commissionedBy
Scotland Act 1998 →	createdBody
United Kingdom →	devolutionTo
Glenrothes (Scottish Parliament constituency) →	electsToBody
First Minister of Scotland ("Members of the Scottish Parliament") →	eligibleVotersForSelection
Parlamaid na h-Alba →	EnglishName
Acts of the Scottish Parliament ("First Scottish Parliament (1999–2003)") →	firstSession
MSP →	governingBody
Scotland Act 2012 →	grantsPower
King of Scots →	hasPowerOver
Scottish Parliament Building →	houses
Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution or External Affairs →	isAccountableTo
David Steel →	legislativeBodyRepresented
Scottish Parliament Building →	namedAfter
Scottish Parliament ("Pàrlamaid na h-Alba") →	nativeName
First Minister of Scotland →	nominatedBy
Lord Advocate →	officeHolderMaySitIn
Angus South →	parliamentaryChamber
Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament →	partOf
Dukes of Queensberry →	politicalInfluence
Scottish monarch →	powerLimitedBy
Saltire →	recognizedBy
Edinburgh →	seatOfParliament
MSP →	usedIn
David Steel →	workLocation
Cabinet Secretary for Finance →	worksWith