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Open data catalogue

The Scottish Parliament publishes its data openly. Here's the catalogue, and which feeds power this site.

129
Current MSPs
415
MSPs ever elected
13
Parties on record
144
Open datasets in the catalogue
Where this comes from

Open data catalogue from data.parliament.scot

Dataset (asc) Updated Use
Allowances: Group Transaction
This dataset contains a list of Allowance transactions from member groups
2023-04-17 15:17:13 Candidate JSON
Allowances: Member Transaction
This dataset contains a list of Allowance transactions from individual members.
2026-05-10 00:00:52 Candidate JSON
Bill Timetables
This dataset contains Motions lodged by the Parliamentary Bureau proposing the timescales for the passage of a bill through Parliament including St...
2026-05-13 23:32:07 Candidate JSON
Bills: Bill Stage
This dataset contains a list of stages that a bill has been in.
2026-05-13 23:10:42 Candidate JSON
Bills: Bill Stage Type
This dataset contains a list of Bill Stage Types.
2026-05-13 23:10:52 Candidate JSON
Bills: Bill Title
This dataset contains a list of Bill Titles
2026-05-13 23:10:26 Candidate JSON
Bills: Bill Type
This dataset contains a list of applicable types that a bill can be e.g. private, executive etc. The vast majority of bills are Public Bills –which...
2026-05-13 23:10:32 Candidate JSON
Committees: Current and previous
This datatset contains a list of current and previous committees of the Scottish Parliament.
2026-05-08 23:11:33 Core JSON
Committees: Roles
This dataset contains a list of roles a committee can have.
2026-05-08 23:11:27 Candidate JSON
Committees: Roles held by MSPs
This dataset contains a list of which members held which roles on which committees and when.
2026-05-07 23:15:13 Candidate JSON
Committees: Type
This dataset contains a list of committee types; these qualify the committee’s objectives and the content that is considered by a committee.
2026-05-08 23:11:27 Candidate JSON
Committees: Type connector
This dataset contains a list of links used to link a committee to its committee type.
2026-05-08 23:11:27 Candidate JSON
Departments: Parliamentary offices
This dataset contains a list of current and former departments.
2025-11-16 00:12:13 Candidate JSON
Departments: Parties, contractors and Parliamentary offices
This dataset contains a list of current and former directorates.
2026-05-10 23:12:22 Candidate JSON
Departments: Type
This dataset contains a list of directorate types.
2026-05-01 23:12:34 Candidate JSON
Elections: Reasons for elections and by-elections
This dataset contains a list of reasons someone ceases to be an MSP. This includes dissolution (end of the parliamentary session), resignation, ret...
2026-05-01 23:12:43 Candidate JSON
Elections: Status of Member election
This dataset contains a list of election statuses.
2026-05-01 23:12:53 Candidate JSON
Events
This dataset contains a list of Events held in the Scottish Parliament.
2026-03-27 15:25:32 Candidate JSON
Legislation: Scottish Statutory Instruments (SSIs)
This dataset contains a list of Scottish Statutory Instruments (SSIs). Please note that these can also be known as Secondary Legislation or Subordi...
2024-06-13 23:45:03 Candidate JSON
Motions, Questions and Answers: Amendments to Motions
This dataset contains the event linking table for Motions, Questions and Answers. Use this to find amendments to motions, which may also include su...
2026-05-13 23:19:33 Candidate JSON
Motions, Questions and Answers: Motions
This dataset contains all recorded motions taken place within the Parliament.
2026-05-13 23:32:06 Candidate JSON
Motions, Questions and Answers: MSPs supporting Motions
This dataset contains a set of MSPs who have registered support to particular Motions.
2026-05-13 23:41:29 Candidate JSON
Motions, Questions and Answers: Parliamentary Questions Lodged (1999)
This dataset contains all the questions lodged in the Parliament during the year of 1999.
2026-05-13 23:32:06 Candidate JSON
Motions, Questions and Answers: Parliamentary Questions Lodged (2000)
This dataset contains all the questions lodged in the Parliament during the year of 2000.
2026-05-13 23:32:06 Candidate JSON
Motions, Questions and Answers: Parliamentary Questions Lodged (2001)
This dataset contains all the questions lodged in the Parliament during the year of 2001.
2026-05-13 23:32:06 Candidate JSON
Motions, Questions and Answers: Parliamentary Questions Lodged (2002)
This dataset contains all the questions lodged in the Parliament during the year of 2002.
2026-05-13 23:32:06 Candidate JSON
Motions, Questions and Answers: Parliamentary Questions Lodged (2003)
This dataset contains all the questions lodged in the Parliament during the year of 2003.
2026-05-13 23:32:06 Candidate JSON
Motions, Questions and Answers: Parliamentary Questions Lodged (2004)
This dataset contains all the questions lodged in the Parliament during the year of 2004.
2026-05-13 23:32:06 Candidate JSON
Motions, Questions and Answers: Parliamentary Questions Lodged (2005)
This dataset contains all the questions lodged in the Parliament during the year of 2005.
2026-05-13 23:32:06 Candidate JSON
Motions, Questions and Answers: Parliamentary Questions Lodged (2006)
This dataset contains all the questions lodged in the Parliament during the year of 2006.
2026-05-13 23:32:06 Candidate JSON