Archive for March, 2009
Monday, March 30th, 2009
Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Maryhill, has called on the Scottish Government to review the process through which landlords can secure an eviction as a result of drug dealing and asked to meet a Government Minister to discuss the issue.
Speaking in Parliament the Labour MSP highlighted the delays experienced in securing ...
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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Ann McKechin MP condemns Tory opponents on inheritance tax plans
Ann McKechin MP has today challenged Tory MPs on whether they support David Cameron's policy that does nothing for 96 per cent of families in the country.
At a time when individuals and families are trying to make low-income household budgets work ...
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Monday, March 16th, 2009
Clyde shipyards win Navy work
I welcome the recent contracts boost to our local yards from the Royal Navy, building a stable future for shipbuilding jobs in our constituency.
The yards of my constituency on the Clyde are still today, the best shipbuilders in the world. I'm pleased that the UK Government ...
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Monday, March 9th, 2009
The Leader of Glasgow City Council, Councillor Steven Purcell, has announced the launch of the Glasgow Living Wage set at £7 an hour.
^ Hats off to a plan encouraging decent wages across our city
Announcing the move, Glasgow's Labour leader, Councillor Steven Purcell, said:
“It is simply unacceptable that almost one in five ...
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Thursday, March 5th, 2009
Labour’s Environmental Budget for Glasgow
Glasgow's Labour group have announced that they will invest over £1 million in making the city a cleaner, greener place in their budget proposals for this year.
At the Council budget meeting in February, the Labour Group’s budget proposals, which will invest more money in extending ...
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Monday, March 2nd, 2009
Put your question to Scottish Labour's leader, Iain Gray MSP in a BBC webcast from Scottish Labour Conference in Dundee. Iain Gray will be available in an online webcast on the BBC News website to answer questions sent in by the public.
Brian Taylor, BBC Scotland's political editor, ...
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