Find out about the Scottish Parliament's inward and outward international visits. Follow the international relations office on X (formerly known as Twitter): @SP_IntRelations
Scottish Parliament international activity in Session 5 (2016-2021)
Details of inward visits can be found in the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) papers linked below. IRO provide the SPCB with updates on their international activity twice a year.
April 2023 - January 2024 (212KB, pdf) posted 22 February 2024
January 2022 - March 2023 (164KB, pdf) posted 22 May 2023
May 2021 - December 2021 (123KB, pdf) posted 25 February 2022
Parliamentary Visit to the Parliament of the Faroe Islands (Løgting) in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. Attended by Deputy Presiding Officer Liam McArthur MSP, Audrey Nicoll MSP, and Rhoda Grant MSP.
Read the report of the visit to the Løgting (1MB, pdf) posted 02 July 2025
67th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Sydney, Australia. Attended by Jeremy Balfour MSP, Sarah Boyack MSP, and Stuart McMillan MSP.
Read the report of the 67th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (843KB, pdf) posted 11 April 2025
76th Nordic Council Session in Reykjavik, Iceland. Attended by Claire Baker MSP, Ariane Burgess MSP, and Kenneth Gibson MSP.
Read the report of the visit to the 76th session of the Nordic Council (2MB, pdf) posted 27 January 2025
Arctic Circle Assembly and Althing Visit in Reykjavik, Iceland. Attended by the Presiding Officer, Monica Lennon MSP, and Ben Macpherson MSP.
Read the report of the visit to the Arctic Circle Assembly and Althing (931KB, pdf) posted 30 January 2025
53rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) British Islands and Mediterranean Regional (BIMR) Conference in St Helena. Attended by Jeremy Balfour MSP, Sarah Boyack MSP and Stuart McMillan MSP.
Read the report of the 53rd British Islands and Mediterranean Regional Conference (4MB, pdf) posted 27 June 2024
66th Plenary Session of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly in County Wicklow, Ireland. Attended by Deputy Presiding Officer Annabelle Ewing MSP, Ross Greer MSP, Emma Harper MSP, Pauline McNeill MSP and Tess White MSP.
Presiding Officer visit to USA and Canada for Tartan Week. Attended by the Presiding Officer, Evelyn Tweed MSP, Maurice Golden MSP and Michael Marra MSP.
Read the report of the Presiding Officer's Visit to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and New York City (1MB, pdf) posted 27 January 2025
Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) sponsored Post-Legislative Scrutiny visit in Nepal. Attended by Martin Whitfield MSP.
Read the report of the Post-Legislative Scrutiny visit in Nepal (2MB, pdf) posted 20 June 2024
10th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association British Isles and Mediterranean Region Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Conference in Malta. Attended by Sarah Boyack MSP and Michelle Thomson MSP.
Read the report of the 10th British Islands and Mediterranean Region Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Conference (1MB, pdf) posted 07 June 2024
BIPA Steering Committee in Cheshire. Attended by Deputy Presiding Officer Annabelle Ewing MSP.
75th Session of the Nordic Council in Oslo, Norway. Attended by Deputy Presiding Officer Annabelle Ewing MSP, Ben Macpherson MSP, and Beatrice Wishart MSP.
Read the report of the visit to the 75th session of the Nordic Council (2MB, pdf) posted 21 December 2023
65th Plenary Session of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly in County Kildare, Ireland. Attended by Deputy Presiding Officer Annabelle Ewing MSP, Jackie Dunbar MSP, Ross Greer MSP, Emma Harper MSP, and Pauline McNeill MSP.
Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland. Attended by Monica Lennon MSP and Mark Ruskell MSP.
Read the report of the visit to the Arctic Circle Assembly (633KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2024
66th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Accra, Ghana. Attended by Stuart McMillan MSP and Kaukab Stewart MSP.
Read the report of the 66th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (13MB, pdf) posted 20 June 2024
BIPA Steering Committee in Cardiff, Wales. Attended by Deputy Presiding Officer Annabelle Ewing MSP.
International Relations Office officials in London. Meeting with Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) UK Branch; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO); European Parliament; and Interparliamentary Relations Office, House of Commons.
International Relations Office officials in London. Meeting with Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) UK Branch and HQ; Members’ Services Team, House of Commons; Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe (CLRAE); and Scottish Government officials.
International Relations Office officials in Copenhagen, Denmark; and Oslo, Norway. Meeting with Scottish Government’s Nordic Office, Copenhagen; Danish Parliament (Folketinget); Nordic Council; and Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget).
64th British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly Plenary in Jersey. Attended by Deputy Presiding Officer Annabelle Ewing MSP, Emma Harper MSP and Tess White MSP.
52nd Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) British Islands and Mediterranean Regional (BIMR) Conference in London. Attended by Jeremy Balfour MSP, Sarah Boyack MSP, Gillian Mackay MSP, Stuart McMillan MSP and Michelle Thomson MSP.
Read the report of the 52nd Commonwealth Parliamentary Association British Islands and Mediterranean Regional Conference (1MB, pdf) posted 07 June 2024
British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly Steering Committee Meeting in Dublin, Ireland. Attended by Deputy Presiding Officer Annabelle Ewing MSP.
Presiding Officer Visit to USA and Canada for Scotland Week. Attended by the Presiding Officer, Collette Stevenson MSP and Finlay Carson MSP.
Read the report of the Presiding Officer's visit to USA & Canada (3MB, pdf) posted 14 November 2024
63rd British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly Plenary in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Attended by Deputy Presiding Officer Annabelle Ewing MSP, Tess White MSP, Pauline McNeill MSP and Ross Greer MSP.
74th Session of the Nordic Council in Helsinki, Finland. Attended by the Presiding Officer, Sue Webber MSP, and Clare Adamson MSP.
Read the report of the visit to the 74th session of the Nordic Council (1MB, pdf) posted 09 February 2023
62nd British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly Plenary in Cavan, Ireland. Attended by Deputy Presiding Officer Annabelle Ewing MSP, Ross Greer MSP, Emma Harper MSP, Pauline McNeill MSP, and Tess White MSP.
Arctic Circle Assembly and visit to the Icelandic Parliament. Attended by Deputy Presiding Officer Liam McArthur MSP, Fiona Hyslop MSP, and Mark Ruskell MSP.
Read the report of the visit to the Arctic Circle Assembly and Icelandic Parliament (894KB, pdf) posted 27 July 2023
9th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) British Isles and Mediterranean Region (BIMR) Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) Conference in Gibraltar. Attended by Sarah Boyack MSP.
Read the report of the 9th British Islands and Mediterranean Region Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Conference (6MB, pdf) posted 07 June 2024
65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, Halifax, Canada. Attended by Claire Baker MSP and Stuart McMillan MSP.
Report of the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (8MB, pdf) posted 17 November 2022
Presiding Officer visit to the Lower Saxon State Parliament, Hannover.
Read the report of the Presiding Officer's visit to the State Parliament of Lower Saxony (426KB, pdf) posted 27 July 2023
Presiding Officer visit to the Houses of the Oireachtas, Dublin.
Report of the visit by the Presiding Officer to the Houses of the Oireachtas (168KB, pdf) posted 23 November 2022
51st Commonwealth Parliamentary Association British Islands and Mediterranean Region Conference, Isle of Man. Attended by Jeremy Balfour MSP, Sarah Boyack MSP, Stuart McMillan MSP.
Read the report of the 51st Commonwealth Parliamentary Association British Islands and Mediterranean Regional Conference (1MB, pdf) posted 07 June 2024
61st British Irish Parliamentary Assembly (BIPA) Plenary Conference, London: Attended by Deputy Presiding Officer Annabelle Ewing MSP, Tess White MSP, Pauline McNeill MSP and Ross Greer MSP.
CPA CWP Scotland Branch Group Session ahead of International Women’s Day. Facilitated by Sarah Boyack MSP and Michelle Thomson MSP.
Read the report of the CWP Scotland Branch Group Session (128KB, pdf) posted 29 February 2024
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