When the Scotland Act 1998 was passed it led to the establishment of the first Scottish Parliament since 1707. In this section you can learn about the history of the Scottish Parliament from the middle ages through to the Treaty of the Union, and also about the participation of Scotland in the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament, the road to devolution and the re-establishment of the Scottish Parliament in 1999. You can also read about the first days of the Scottish Parliament and the Parliament's first First Minister, Donald Dewar. The WHISP pages include information on what happened in the Parliament from 1999 to June 2004.

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