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Parliament in recessĀ
The Scottish Parliament is in recess until 2 September. But there are lots of ways to catch up on what's been happening recently at Holyrood:
Festival of Politics returns
Our 20th Festival of Politics will take place between Monday 19 August to Friday 23 August. There will be a five-day programme of over 30 events, in the home of Scottish politics at Holyrood.
Eric Liddell: Legacy of an Olympic Legend exhibition
The Scottish Parliament is hosting a free exhibition commemorating the athlete Eric Liddell from 25th July to 12 September. This marks the centenary of Liddell’s iconic Olympic gold medal victory in Paris in 1924.
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The Scottish Parliament is the home of Scottish democracy. We are open throughout the year. Find out how to visit us
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SPICe Spotlight blog
Read the blog from our information centre for impartial and up to date analysis of current issues
Presiding Officers
Alison Johnstone MSP is the elected Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament.
Annabelle Ewing and Liam McArthur are Deputy Presiding Officers (DPOs).
Public petitions
Petitions are a way to ask the Parliament to do something.
Any person or organisation can submit a petition: you do not have to be a certain age or live in Scotland.
MSPs cannot submit a petition but they can support them.
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Telephone 0131 348 5000 or 0800 092 7500.
If you would like to speak to someone in Gaelic, call 0131 348 5395 (message service only)
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