It was great to welcome HE Antonio Patriota @BrazilEmbassyUK to Parliament this week! Did you know that the first football league in Brazil, Campeonato Paulista, was founded by Charles Miller, the son of a Scottish railway engineer? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇧🇷

Last night, Deputy Presiding Officer @Liam4Orkney attended Scotland’s first Faroese Flag Day Celebration. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇫🇴 It was great to meet Deputy Prime Minister Høgni Hoydal and guests from the Faroe Islands and speak about our many commonalities. We are looking forward to next year!

Did you know that one of the designers of the New South Wales flag, James Barnet, was a Scot? He was born in Arbroath, Angus, in 1827, and worked with retired Royal Navy officer Francis Hixson on the flag, which was officially adopted in 1876.

Today we welcomed the Hon. Greg Piper MP, Speaker of @NSWParlLA, to @ScotParl. Discussions included the work of the Financial Scrutiny Unit and Participation and Communities Team, as well as the Code of Conduct for Members.

DPO @aewing4Cbeath will take on co-chairing duties at the 66th plenary of @BritishIrishPA in Wicklow later this afternoon. With a focus on tourism, Assembly members will hear from a variety of speakers including new Taoiseach @SimonHarrisTD . #BIPA

A warm (albeit rainy) welcome to Ermonela Valikaj, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Albania 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇦🇱 to @ScotParl, who this morning met with DPO @aewing4Cbeath. Topics discussed included parliamentary procedure, gender representation in our parliaments and public participation.

Did you know all MSPs are members of the @CPA_Secretariat? @Scotparl are part of @CPA_BIMR and currently have representatives on the CPA International Executive Committee, Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities network and BIMR @CWP_Int.

Happy Commonwealth Day 2024! Today, the Commonwealth flag is flying outside @Scotparl. Take a look below at the work we’ve been doing since last year, including our 2022-2023 Commonwealth Parliamentary Assembly (CPA) Scotland Branch Report. parliament.scot/get-involved…

Last week @SarahBoyack and @MichelleThomson represented @ScotParl at the 10th @CPA_BIMR @CWP_Int Conference in Malta; speaking on topics including gender representation, challenges of being a woman MSP, mentorships, gender pay gap and period poverty.(Photos: Parliament of Malta)

Yesterday, the @JohnSmithTrust Fellows visited @Scotparl for a busy day of meetings with Deputy Presiding Officer @Liam4Orkney, Members and officials to learn about the Parliament and it’s functions.