Podcasts By The Scottish Parliament

First Minister’s Questions - 09 December 2021

Listen to First Minister's Questions from Thursday 09 December 2021. In this session, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP took questions from opposition leaders and other MSPs in the chamber.

You can find out more about the Parliament at http://www.parliament.scot/, and transcripts of FMQs are available on our website: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/what-was-said-and-official-reports/what-was-said-in-parliament/ 

COP26: Implications for Scotland

Scotland’s policies on climate change came under global scrutiny at COP26 in Glasgow. In this podcast Dean Lockhart MSP – Convener of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee - spoke with Professor Dave Reay, Executive Director of the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute, and Jess Pepper, Founding Director of the Climate Café, about what COP26 means for Scotland.

Working together with the Scottish Youth Parliament

One of the ways the Scottish Parliament is trying to get young people more involved in the democratic process is to partner with the Scottish Youth Parliament. In this episode we'll hear from both organisations about the agreement that's just been signed and what it means for the future.

Find out more about the agreement: https://archive2021.parliament.scot/newsandmediacentre/117566.aspx

First Minister’s Questions - 02 December 2021

Listen to First Minister's Questions from Thursday 02 December 2021. In this session, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP took questions from opposition leaders and other MSPs in the chamber.

You can find out more about the Parliament at http://www.parliament.scot/, and transcripts of FMQs are available on our website: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/what-was-said-and-official-reports/what-was-said-in-parliament/ 

First Minister’s Questions - 25 November 2021

Listen to First Minister's Questions from Thursday 25 November 2021. In this session, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP took questions from opposition leaders and other MSPs in the chamber.

You can find out more about the Parliament at http://www.parliament.scot/, and transcripts of FMQs are available on our website: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/what-was-said-and-official-reports/what-was-said-in-parliament/ 

First Minister’s Questions - 18 November 2021

Listen to First Minister's Questions from Thursday 18 November 2021. In this session, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP took questions from opposition leaders and other MSPs in the chamber.

You can find out more about the Parliament at http://www.parliament.scot/, and transcripts of FMQs are available on our website: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/what-was-said-and-official-reports/what-was-said-in-parliament/ 

First Minister’s Questions - 11 November 2021

Listen to First Minister's Questions from Thursday 11 November 2021. In this session, Deputy First Minister John Swinney MSP took questions from opposition leaders and other MSPs in the chamber.

You can find out more about the Parliament at http://www.parliament.scot/, and transcripts of FMQs are available on our website: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/what-was-said-and-official-reports/what-was-said-in-parliament/ 

First Minister’s Questions - 04 November 2021

Listen to First Minister's Questions from Thursday 4 November 2021.

You can find out more about the Parliament at http://www.parliament.scot/, and transcripts of FMQs are available on our website: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/what-was-said-and-official-reports/what-was-said-in-parliament/ 

First Minister’s Questions - 28 October 2021

Listen to First Minister's Questions from Thursday 28 October 2021.

You can find out more about the Parliament at http://www.parliament.scot/, and transcripts of FMQs are available on our website: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/what-was-said-and-official-reports/what-was-said-in-parliament/ 

Parliament‘s powers: what is the public‘s understanding?

In this podcast introduced by Kenneth Gibson MSP, Convener of the Finance and Public Administration Committee, we learn about the public's understanding of powers held by the Scottish Parliament.

Professor Graeme Roy from the University of Glasgow presents key findings of a research project undertaken in collaboration with SPICe - the Parliament's independent research body.

The project also investigated whether better understanding of devolved powers has led to improved parliamentary scrutiny.