11 Facts About Scottish devolution

Scottish devolution voters were given the chance to vote 'Yes' on outright independence in a 2014 referendum.

The 'No' vote prevailed and the campaign promise of Scottish devolution resulted in the formation of the Smith Commission and the eventual passage of the Scotland Act 2016.

Scottish devolution Covenant Association was a non-partisan political organisation that sought the establishment of a devolved Scottish devolution Assembly.

Scottish devolution referendum of 1979 was a post-legislative referendum to decide whether there was sufficient support for the Scotland Act 1978 that was to create a deliberative assembly for Scotland.

Scottish devolution referendum of 1997 was a pre-legislative referendum over whether there was support for the creation of a Scottish Parliament within the United Kingdom and whether there was support for such a parliament to have tax varying powers.

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Scottish devolution Parliament met for the first time on 12 May 1999 and began its first session with SNP member Winnie Ewing stating "the Scottish devolution Parliament, adjourned on 25th day of March in the year 1707, is hereby reconvened".

Construction of the Scottish devolution Parliament building began in June 1999 and the first debate in the new building was held on Tuesday 7 September 2004.

From 1999 until the opening of the new building in 2004, committee rooms and the debating chamber of the Scottish devolution Parliament were housed in the General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland located on The Mound in Edinburgh.

The new Scottish devolution Parliament Building brought together these different elements into one purpose built parliamentary complex, housing 129 MSPs and more than 1,000 staff and civil servants.

Scottish devolution Executive was created under section 44 of the Scotland Act 1998.

The Scottish devolution Government suggested that full fiscal autonomy for Scotland could be an alternative option in the vote.