1 January – The
United Nations is to examine claims of ownership of the Scottish island of
Rockall, after a request from Denmark, which has sovereignty over the neighbouring
Faroes[1][2]
2 January – The
Montenegrin Embassy in London writes to Scottish Labour leader
Iain Gray, correcting factual inaccuracies and asking him to explain comments he made during
First Minister's Questions in December 2010, about the country being involved in "war crimes", "ethnic cleansing" and "a United Nations peace-keeping mission"[6][7]
10 August – Police from Scotland are being sent to England to help combat riots and disorder.[29]
31 August – Critics of the proposed £400,000,000
Aberdeen bypass, who have already delayed the project since it won approval in December 2009, decide to press ahead with a fresh legal challenge after a recent appeal at the Court of Session was rejected.[30]
21 September –
Finance SecretaryJohn Swinney announces his spending plans for the next three years in the context of cuts of more than £3,000,000,000 in funding from the UK Government.[32]
20 October – A BBC Scotland investigation claims to have uncovered evidence of alleged criminality in the past business dealings of the new owner of
Rangers,
Craig Whyte.[36]
25 October – Scottish gun crime falls to 32-year low.[37]
26 October – Labour MP
Ian Davidson, chairman of the Scottish Affairs Select Committee apologises for 'any offence that might have been caused' after SNP MP
Dr Eilidh Whiteford accused him of threatening that she would get "a doing" if discussions from a behind-closed-doors meeting of the committee were leaked to the media.[38]
27 October – Edinburgh City Council vote to proceed with plans for a Gaelic school in the city.[39]
6 November – A public opinion poll carried out for the BBC Politics Show indicates that
devo-max was the most popular option with Scottish voters: 33% backed
devo-max, 28% supported Scottish independence and 29% backed 'no further constitutional change'.[41]
22 December – For the first time, the Scottish Parliament votes to reject a
Legislative Consent Motion, refusing to allow Westminster to apply parts of the Welfare Reform Bill to Scotland[50]
1 January – The
United Nations is to examine claims of ownership of the Scottish island of
Rockall, after a request from Denmark, which has sovereignty over the neighbouring
Faroes[1][2]
2 January – The
Montenegrin Embassy in London writes to Scottish Labour leader
Iain Gray, correcting factual inaccuracies and asking him to explain comments he made during
First Minister's Questions in December 2010, about the country being involved in "war crimes", "ethnic cleansing" and "a United Nations peace-keeping mission"[6][7]
10 August – Police from Scotland are being sent to England to help combat riots and disorder.[29]
31 August – Critics of the proposed £400,000,000
Aberdeen bypass, who have already delayed the project since it won approval in December 2009, decide to press ahead with a fresh legal challenge after a recent appeal at the Court of Session was rejected.[30]
21 September –
Finance SecretaryJohn Swinney announces his spending plans for the next three years in the context of cuts of more than £3,000,000,000 in funding from the UK Government.[32]
20 October – A BBC Scotland investigation claims to have uncovered evidence of alleged criminality in the past business dealings of the new owner of
Rangers,
Craig Whyte.[36]
25 October – Scottish gun crime falls to 32-year low.[37]
26 October – Labour MP
Ian Davidson, chairman of the Scottish Affairs Select Committee apologises for 'any offence that might have been caused' after SNP MP
Dr Eilidh Whiteford accused him of threatening that she would get "a doing" if discussions from a behind-closed-doors meeting of the committee were leaked to the media.[38]
27 October – Edinburgh City Council vote to proceed with plans for a Gaelic school in the city.[39]
6 November – A public opinion poll carried out for the BBC Politics Show indicates that
devo-max was the most popular option with Scottish voters: 33% backed
devo-max, 28% supported Scottish independence and 29% backed 'no further constitutional change'.[41]
22 December – For the first time, the Scottish Parliament votes to reject a
Legislative Consent Motion, refusing to allow Westminster to apply parts of the Welfare Reform Bill to Scotland[50]