20 years of Holyrood: The beginnings of the Scottish Parliament

Name: 20 years of Holyrood: The beginnings of the Scottish Parliament
Uploaded: 2019-07-01T12:29:59.000Z
Duration: 1 min 34 s
Description: On 1 July 1999 the modern Scottish Parliament was officially opened by the Queen.

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On 1 July, 1999 the modern Scottish Parliament was officially opened by the Queen in its temporary home - the General Assembly Hall on The Mound in Edinburgh.

Legislative powers were transferred to the Scottish Parliament from Westminster.

The new Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood opened on 9 October, 2004.

Scotland

1 July 2019