Parliament Workbench

Who's who

Cross-party groups

Informal groups of MSPs from at least two parties, often with charities, businesses and campaigners, that meet on a shared interest. Groups must re-register after each election.

571 groups · showing 1–50 Sort: A to Z Newest
  1. S7
    Ireland
    Convener Patricia Gibson SNP 10 MSPs
    Current
    Oct 2026 – present
  2. S7
    Deafness
    Convener Colin Beattie SNP 6 MSPs
    Current
    Oct 2026 – present
  3. S7
    Scotch Whisky
    Conveners Murdo Fraser Con, Laura Mitchell SNP 16 MSPs
    Current
    Oct 2026 – present
  4. S7
    Health Inequalities
    Convener Heather Anderson SNP 7 MSPs
    Current
    Oct 2026 – present
  5. S7
    Islands
    Conveners Liam McArthur LD, Jenni Minto SNP 7 MSPs
    Current
    Oct 2026 – present
  6. S7
    Social Care
    Convener Joe Long Lab 5 MSPs
    Current
    Oct 2026 – present
  7. S7
    Culture and Communities
    Convener Q Manivannan Green 6 MSPs
    Current
    Sep 2026 – present
  8. S7
    Tourism and Hospitality
    Convener Murdo Fraser Con 21 MSPs
    Current
    Sep 2026 – present
  9. S7
    Long Covid
    Conveners Jackie Baillie Lab, Alex Cole-Hamilton LD 6 MSPs
    Current
    Sep 2026 – present
  10. S7
    Life Sciences
    Convener Graham Simpson Reform 11 MSPs
    Current
    Sep 2026 – present
  11. S7
    Fisheries and Coastal Communities
    Convener Karen Adam SNP 11 MSPs
    Current
    Sep 2026 – present
  12. S7
    Europe
    Convener Alex Kerr SNP 9 MSPs
    Current
    Sep 2026 – present
  13. S7
    Cancer
    Conveners Jackie Baillie Lab, Miles Briggs Con 9 MSPs
    Current
    Sep 2026 – present
  14. S7
    Palliative Care
    Convener Bob Doris SNP 8 MSPs
    Current
    Sep 2026 – present
  15. S7
    Malawi
    Conveners Clare Haughey SNP, Liam McArthur LD 8 MSPs
    Current
    Sep 2026 – present
  16. S7
    Rural Policy
    Convener Tim Eagle Con 15 MSPs
    Current
    Sep 2026 – present
  17. S7
    Towns and Town Centres
    Convener Meghan Gallacher Con 7 MSPs
    Current
    Sep 2026 – present
  18. S7
    Forestry and Wood Processing Industries
    Convener Finlay Carson Con 13 MSPs
    Current
    Sep 2026 – present
  19. S7
    Housing
    Convener Graham Simpson Reform 7 MSPs
    Current
    Aug 2026 – present
  20. S7
    Armed Forces and Veterans
    Convener Stephen Kerr Con 13 MSPs
    Current
    Aug 2026 – present
  21. S7
    Ukraine
    Convener Colin Beattie SNP 12 MSPs
    Current
    Jul 2026 – present
  22. S7
    Science and Technology
    Convener Clare Adamson SNP 7 MSPs
    Current
    Jun 2026 – present
  23. S7
    Beer and Pubs
    Convener Craig Hoy Con 10 MSPs
    Current
    Jun 2026 – present
  24. S7
    India
    Convener Martyn Day SNP 7 MSPs
    Current
    Jun 2026 – present
  25. S6
    France
    Last convener Daniel Johnson Lab 7 MSPs
    Ended 2026
    Jan 2025 – Apr 2026
  26. S6
    Brain Tumours
    Last convener Beatrice Wishart LD 7 MSPs
    Ended 2026
    May 2024 – Apr 2026
  27. S6
    Substance Use
    0 MSPs
    Ended 2026
    May 2024 – Apr 2026
  28. S6
    Scottish Games Ecosystem
    Last conveners Clare Adamson SNP, Michael Marra Lab 5 MSPs
    Ended 2026
    May 2024 – Apr 2026
  29. S6
    Civil Nuclear Industry
    Last conveners Oliver Mundell Con, Colin Smyth Ind 9 MSPs
    Ended 2026
    Dec 2023 – Apr 2026
  30. S6
    Ukraine
    Last convener Colin Beattie SNP 11 MSPs
    Ended 2026
    Oct 2023 – Apr 2026
  31. S6
    Fisheries and Coastal Communities
    Last convener Karen Adam SNP 9 MSPs
    Ended 2026
    Sep 2023 – Apr 2026
  32. S6
    Space
    Last convener Colin Beattie SNP 9 MSPs
    Ended 2026
    Nov 2022 – Apr 2026
  33. S6
    Scots Language
    Last conveners Jackie Dunbar SNP, Emma Harper SNP 7 MSPs
    Ended 2025
    Oct 2022 – Mar 2025
  34. S6
    Ice Sports
    Last convener David Torrance SNP 7 MSPs
    Ended 2025
    Sep 2022 – Mar 2025
  35. S6
    Families Supporting Children’s Learning
    Last conveners Fulton MacGregor SNP, Oliver Mundell Con 7 MSPs
    Ended 2026
    Sep 2022 – Apr 2026
  36. S6
    Nature and Climate
    Last conveners Maurice Golden Con, Monica Lennon Lab, Mark Ruskell Green 9 MSPs
    Ended 2026
    Sep 2022 – Apr 2026
  37. S6
    Europe
    Last conveners Katy Clark Lab, Patrick Harvie Green 13 MSPs
    Ended 2026
    Apr 2022 – Apr 2026
  38. S6
    Heart and Circulatory Diseases
    Last convener Alexander Stewart Con 7 MSPs
    Ended 2026
    Mar 2022 – Apr 2026
  39. S6
    Care Leavers
    Last convener Paul O'Kane Lab 8 MSPs
    Ended 2025
    Mar 2022 – Mar 2025
  40. S6
    Wood Panel Industry
    Last conveners Fergus Ewing Ind, Stephen Kerr Con 13 MSPs
    Ended 2026
    Feb 2022 – Apr 2026
  41. S6
    Older People, Age and Ageing
    Last convener Jeremy Balfour Ind 9 MSPs
    Ended 2026
    Jan 2022 – Mar 2026
  42. S6
    Changing Places Toilets
    Last convener Paul O'Kane Lab 7 MSPs
    Ended 2025
    Jan 2022 – Mar 2025
  43. S6
    Migration
    Last convener Paul Sweeney Lab 10 MSPs
    Ended 2026
    Dec 2021 – Apr 2026
  44. S6
    Bangladesh
    Last convener Foysol Choudhury Ind 8 MSPs
    Ended 2026
    Dec 2021 – Apr 2026
  45. S6
    Islands
    Last convener Jamie Halcro Johnston Con 12 MSPs
    Ended 2026
    Dec 2021 – Apr 2026
  46. S6
    Rugby Development in Scotland
    Last convener Douglas Lumsden Con 9 MSPs
    Ended 2025
    Dec 2021 – Mar 2025
  47. S6
    Beer and Pubs
    Last convener Craig Hoy Con 22 MSPs
    Ended 2026
    Dec 2021 – Apr 2026
  48. S6
    Sustainable Transport
    Last convener Graham Simpson Reform 6 MSPs
    Ended 2026
    Nov 2021 – Apr 2026
  49. S6
    Maritime and Shipbuilding
    Last convener Paul Sweeney Lab 19 MSPs
    Ended 2026
    Nov 2021 – Apr 2026
  50. S6
    Poverty
    Last convener Paul O'Kane Lab 16 MSPs
    Ended 2026
    Nov 2021 – Apr 2026

Membership lists cover MSPs only; the groups' outside members are not in the Parliament's open data. A group that re-registers after an election appears as a new entry for each session.