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Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
Maryhill MSP Patricia Ferguson has backed The Green Insurance Company's Green Grants initiative and is urging the communities of Maryhill to apply for up to £2,000 to help fund local environmental projects. The leading environmental insurance provider has allocated £20,000 to support community projects and is inviting applications from across ...
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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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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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Monday, June 28th, 2010
Speaking in the Scottish Parliament on the 24th June Patricia Ferguson MSP welcomed the Scottish Government's target of a 50% reduction in hospital-acquired infection rates among over-65s. The Labour MSP went on to ask the Health Minister how NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde was expected to implement the new initiative ...
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Monday, June 28th, 2010
The Scottish Parliament has issued a call for evidence on the general principles of the Property Factors (Scotland) Bill. The Bill, which was introduced by Patricia Ferguson MSP at the beginning of June 2010, would require property factors to be registered to ensure that they were 'fit and proper persons' ...
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Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Patricia Ferguson MSP has criticised the SNP Government's decision to cut the housing association grant, and called on them to invest in more and better homes. Speaking in Parliament the Maryhill MSP also urged the Government to support tougher action against unregistered landlords and letting agents who market their properties ...
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Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Patricia Ferguson MSP has called on the SNP Government to invest in Glasgow's Subway, in order to secure the future of the underground system. Speaking in the Scottish Parliament the Maryhill MSP warned that failure to invest in the Subway could result in it being closed, which would lead to ...
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Friday, June 4th, 2010
Patricia Ferguson MSP has joined her Labour colleagues in condeming the SNP Government's plans to cut almost 4,000 NHS jobs this year, including over 1,500 nurses. The Maryhill MSP has voiced her concern at the likely impact on patient care as a result of the cuts, which will see 1,200 ...
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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
A Bill to require Property Factors to comply with a code of conduct and be registered has been published by Patricia Ferguson MSP. The Property Factors (Scotland) Bill will make it an offence for a property factor to operate without being registered, and will also introduce an accessible form of ...
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