Scottish Assembly
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The Scottish Assembly was a proposed legislature for Scotland that would have devolved a set list of powers from the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Labour Government led the Scotland Act 1978 t
Old Royal High School, the proposed site of the Scottish Assembly
Debating chamber prepared for the proposed assembly
Scottish Parliament
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The Scottish Parliament is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland. It is located in the Holyrood area of Edinburgh, and is frequently referred to by the metonym Holyrood. It is a democratica
Scottish Assembly
…government in a later vote of no confidence. Scottish devolution would not become a reality until 1999 following the Scotland Act 1998 establishing the Scottish Parliament. A devolved Scottish Assembly that would have some form of legislative powers in jurisdiction over Scotland was a long-held political priority for many…
Scottish Parliament Debating Chamber 3
The Scottish Parliament building, opened in October 2004
Queen Elizabeth II at the opening of the Scottish Parliament on 1 July 1999 alongside then First Minister of Scotland Donald Dewar and then Presiding Officer Lord Steel of Aikwood