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Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Bill Gates arrived in Parliament today and, not surprisingly, attracted a large audience when he spoke to a combined meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Groups focusing on development issues. As a member of the International Development Select committee we had the privilege of our own special briefing when we ...
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
I am very concerned about the impact that the Tory-Lib Dem VAT rise will have on local pensioners and the low paid. Full Value Added Tax is put on most of the goods and services which we all require at exactly the same rate - no matter whether you are ...
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Friday, July 16th, 2010
The fourth round of funding for youth projects from the CashBack for Communities scheme is now open, and Maryhill MSP Patricia Ferguson is encouraging local youth groups to apply for a share of the cash. £2.5 million, the first portion of £6.5 million recovered earlier this year from a Russian ...
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Thursday, July 15th, 2010
With hundreds of local young people leaving education this month, Glasgow North MP Ann McKechin urges the Tory – Lib Dem government not to cut support for youth jobs. Claimant Count figures released today show that youth (JSA) unemployment in Glasgow City is now 6,640. [3] Labour’s Future Jobs Fund has created ...
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Lib Dems and Tories approved 20% VAT last night in Commons vote Failure to support amendment to protect vulnerable pensioners from £8bn tax bombshell Labour MP for Glasgow North and Shadow Scotland Office frontbench spokesperson, Ann McKechin has slammed the ...
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Maryhill MSP Patricia Ferguson joined Scottish music star Amy Macdonald and members of the Scottish Youth Parliament at the launch of a massive consultation amongst the country's young people. The Scottish Youth Parliament's new project, Picture The Change, will inform the organisation's manifesto for next year's Scottish Parliament elections. The ...
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
At the end of June the SNP Government, with the support of Liberal Democrat MSPs, blocked moves by the Labour Party to introduce minimum mandatory sentences for knife criminals during a debate in Parliament. In the same debate SNP & Lib Dem MSPs also voted to scrap short prison sentences, ...
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Ann McKechin MP is encouraging local residents to sign up for the Glasgow Dance Challenge, which is part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, a UK-wide celebration of arts and culture organised by the London 2012 Olympics. Across the country, there are dance related events happening as part of ...
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Monday, July 12th, 2010
Dear Constituent,
Subway modernization campaign
I am pressing for the proper investment needed to secure the future of the SPT Subway system and to ensure it provides the service people need, by extending opening hours, especially at weekends.
In Parliament, I secured a debate on the issue, and will continue to campaign ...
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Saturday, July 10th, 2010
On Wednesday 7th I chaired a meeting at Westminster organised with the charity War Child to highlight the continuing struggle of young girls and women in Northern Uganda.The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) - originally an Ugandan rebel group that is now terrorising civilians in the DR Congo, CAR and southern Sudan - abducted ...
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