Parliament moved for roof repairs

Engineers have been examining the roof of the chamber

The Scottish Parliament will move to a new venue while the roof of the debating chamber is fixed.

MSPs will meet on Wednesday in the Festival Hub building at the top of Edinburgh's Royal Mile.

The chamber was closed after a beam fell from its bracket in the ceiling during a debate last Thursday.

Structural engineers are still investigating what caused the 12ft oak beam to slip and whether it has affected other parts of the ceiling.

Arrangements have been put in place for business to be moved to the Hub - a converted church in Edinburgh which is now used as a conference centre.

Campus unaffected

It is not the first time MSPs have sat at the venue - which also has a cafe and bar.

Before the new Holyrood building was completed they sat in the Church of Scotland General Assembly Hall on Edinburgh's Royal Mile.

However they had to move into the Hub on several occasions to allow the general assembly to meet.

Parliament chiefs are determined that proceedings will go ahead "unhindered".

Committees will continue to meet in Holyrood as normal and access to the rest of the parliamentary campus will remain unaffected.