HL Deb 04 March 1999 vol 597 c205WA
Lord Saltoun of Abernethy

asked Her Majesty's Government:

On what date the Scottish Parliament will start to sit.

The Minister of State, Scottish Office, (Lord Macdonald of Tradeston)

Article 3 of the Scottish Parliament (First Ordinary General Election and First Meeting) Order 1999, which was laid before Parliament on 16 February, provides that the first meeting of the Scottish Parliament will be at 9.30 am on 12 May 1999.