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About the Scottish Parliament

Parliamentary Bureau

The Bureau is responsible for proposing the Parliament’s business programme each week.

Typically, it meets every Tuesday when Parliament is sitting. It discusses and agrees what the weekly business programme should be for the chamber.

The Bureau is also responsible for proposing the establishment of committees, and their respective remits and memberships.

Membership of the Bureau includes:

  • the Presiding Officer (chair)
  • a member of parties or groupings with 5 or more MSPs

Learn more about the Parliamentary Bureau (SPICe blog)

Next meeting

The Bureau normally meets weekly on a Tuesday morning.

Get in touch

If you want to get in touch, you can contact the Clerk to the Parliamentary Bureau.

Address: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP

X (previously known as Twitter): @scotparl

Members

Members of the Parliamentary Bureau

Current Members

Kenneth Gibson

Convener

Party: No Party Affiliation

MSP for: Cunninghame North (Constituency)

Max Bannerman

Member

Party: Reform UK

MSP for: Highlands and Islands (Region)

Neil Bibby

Member

Party: Scottish Labour

MSP for: West Scotland (Region)

Tim Eagle

Member

Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for: Highlands and Islands (Region)

Jamie Hepburn

Member

Party: Scottish National Party

MSP for: Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Constituency)

Willie Rennie

Member

Party: Scottish Liberal Democrats

MSP for: Fife North East (Constituency)

Lorna Slater

Member

Party: Scottish Green Party

MSP for: Edinburgh Central (Constituency)

Agendas, papers and minutes

Session 7 agendas papers and minutes 2026

These documents may not be fully accessible. We are working towards providing a suitable HTML alternative and/or make the documents accessible.

Parliamentary Bureau Meeting 9 June 2026

Parliamentary Bureau Minutes 9 June 2026 (133KB, pdf) posted 18 June 2026

Parliamentary Bureau Paper 15 – Future Business programme

Parliamentary Bureau Paper 16 – Establishment of Committees

Parliamentary Bureau Meeting 3 June 2026

Parliamentary Bureau Minutes 3 June 2026 (129KB, pdf) posted 16 June 2026

Parliamentary Bureau Paper 14 – Establishment of Committees  - unavailable document

Parliamentary Bureau Meeting 2 June 2026

Parliamentary Bureau Minutes 2 June 2026 (132KB, pdf) posted 16 June 2026

Parliamentary Bureau Paper 12 – Future Business programme (101KB, pdf) posted 16 June 2026

Parliamentary Bureau Paper 13 – Establishment of Committees  - unavailable document

Parliamentary Bureau Meeting 26 May 2026

Parliamentary Bureau Minutes 26 May 2026 (158KB, pdf) posted 16 June 2026

Parliamentary Bureau Paper 5 – Meetings of the Parliament Programme of Business (92KB, pdf) posted 16 June 2026

Parliamentary Bureau Paper 6 – Business in the Chamber (166KB, pdf) posted 16 June 2026

Parliamentary Bureau Paper 7 – Establishment of Committees - unavailable document

Parliamentary Bureau Paper 8 – Parliamentary Calendar Recess Dates (123KB, pdf) posted 16 June 2026

Parliamentary Bureau Paper 9 – Parliamentary Calendar Office of the Clerk 2026-2027 (123KB, pdf) posted 16 June 2026

Parliamentary Bureau Paper 10 – Time for Reflection (130KB, pdf) posted 16 June 2026

Parliamentary Bureau Paper 11 – Potential temporary amendments to standing orders (138KB, pdf) posted 16 June 2026

Parliamentary Bureau Meeting 19 May 2026

Parliamentary Bureau Minutes 19 May 2026 (134KB, pdf) posted 16 June 2026

Parliamentary Bureau Paper 1 – Meetings of the Parliament Programme of Business (106KB, pdf) posted 16 June 2026

Parliamentary Bureau Paper 2 – Scottish Parliament Corporate Body: Number of Members of the Corporation Parliamentary (101KB, pdf) posted 16 June 2026

Bureau Paper 3 – Establishment of Committees  - unavailable document

 

Agendas, papers and minutes - previous sessions