The dates of recesses are decided by the Parliament on a motion from the Parliamentary 22 Shaping Scotland's Parliament 23 dates-of-recess-dissolution-and-parliamentary-years-updated-19-november-2021.pdf 31 Scottish Gender Sensitive Parliament Audit Report Bureau that has regard to Scottish school holidays: “In considering dates of any Parliamentary recess, the Parliamentary Bureau shall have regard to the dates when schools in any part of Scotland are to be on holiday” (rule 2.3).