Podcasts By The Scottish Parliament

Pàdraig MacAoidh (Peter Mackay) is Scotland's Makar, or national poet. He's part of the programme for the Opening Ceremony taking place on 27 June 2026, to officially mark the seventh session of the Scottish Parliament.

He chats to us about the role, his inspiration behind the poem, and what else he's working on at the moment.

The First Minister fields questions of national importance from Party Leaders in this weekly question time.

Read the full transcript from the Official Report https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report

The First Minister answers questions from backbench Members in this weekly question time.

A full transcript of this week's First Minister's Questions will be available on the Scottish Parliament website: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report

The First Minister fields questions of national importance from Party Leaders in this weekly question time.

Read the full transcript from the Official Report https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report

The First Minister answers questions from backbench Members in this weekly question time.

A full transcript of this week's First Minister's Questions will be available on the Scottish Parliament website: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report