June 7, 2021, 12:06 am
New Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone said she is ‘very much a fan’ of the hybrid working arrangements introduced at Holyrood during the pandemic (Russell Cheyne/PA)
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Remote working arrangements for MSPs which were introduced as part of the Scottish Parliament’s response to coronavirus should remain in place once the pandemic has ended, the new Presiding Officer has said.
Alison Johnstone said she is “very much a fan” of the hybrid working arrangements – which have for the first time allowed MSPs to take part in committee meetings and Holyrood debates from their own homes.