Consumer rights fortified by new bill

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The Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee has approved the general principles of a bill which will strengthen the rights of consumers in Scotland...

Balfour hopes for pet shop licensing in 2020

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Jeremy Balfour MSP has wished his constituents a happy new year and stated that his hope for the year ahead is for his proposed...

Scotland’s Right to Choose – paper will be published tomorrow

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will tomorrow Thursday, 19 December, launch the publication of a document that lays out the case for Scotland’s right to...

First Minister’s Christmas card for 2019 unveiled

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The First Minister has chosen a Christmas card designed by Annie Lennox OBE this year. The drawing depicts a polar bear on an iceberg...

Chair appointed to lead hospital inquiry

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Lord Brodie will head up public inquiry into issues at QEUH and RHCYP. The Right Honourable Lord Brodie will chair the public inquiry into issues...

Balfour praises local organisation for speaking out about post natal depression

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Jeremy Balfour MSP praises local groups supporting sufferers of postnatal depression In a debate held in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday, Jeremy Balfour MSP, spoke...

Lothians MSP backs campaign to tackle Lyme disease

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Lothian MSP Miles Briggs backs a campaign to tackle the increase in people contracting the potentially lethal countryside virus Lyme disease in Scotland. The number...

Scottish Budget will be published after Christmas

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Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has confirmed that due to the UK General Election and the cancellation of the UK Government budget, it will not...

Social Security Committee visits Wester Hailes

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The Scottish Parliament's Social Security Committee visited Wester Hailes Education Centre today as they continued their inquiry into benefit uptake. The Committee met with...

Scottish Government warns about dangers of illegal puppy breeders

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People in Scotland are increasingly buying puppies online despite the risk of purchasing from illegal breeders, according to new research. Almost half of people who...

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Lothian MSP calls for businesses to consider the financial benefits of being more disability-friendly On Purple Tuesday Jeremy Balfour MSP encouraged Lothian businesses to consider...

Boyack joins leading charity’s campaign tackling child poverty

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MSP Sarah Boyack, joined Aberlour Child Care Trust in the Scottish Parliament this week, giving her support to the charity’s ‘No Bad Ends’ campaign,...

Highlighting Pancreatic Cancer UK at Holyrood

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Miles Briggs MSP is Conservative spokesman on Health, and here we see him posing alongside SNP MSP Clare Adamson in the Garden Lobby at...

Briggs praises work of SCVO

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Lothian MSP Miles Briggs has praised the work that the Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) supporting charities, social enterprises and Voluntary groups to...

Speedway – Monarchs home highlights show date

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Edinburgh Monarchs' Home Highlights Show is on Friday, November 29 at Edinburgh Napier University's Craiglockhart Campus. Tickets £5. The venue, commonly called "The Egg", was...

MSP welcomes new funding for care experienced young people

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Gordon Macdonald MSP has welcomed news that care experienced young people in Edinburgh will benefit from over £1 million of funding.  The Scottish Government announced...

Davidson’s new job leads to conflict claims

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Edinburgh Central MSP Ruth Davidson has been openly criticised for taking a third job while still serving as a member of the Scottish Parliament....

First Minister writes open letter to EU citizens in Scotland

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has written an open letter to EU citizens reaffirming that Scotland welcomes them and values their contribution to our society,...

Denham to hold EU citizen advice surgery in Portobello

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Edinburgh Eastern MSP, Ash Denham, will host an advice surgery in Portobello for EU citizens in her Edinburgh Eastern constituency. She invites anyone who...

Local MSP campaigns for train to Kirkliston

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Alex Cole-Hamilton Liberal Democrat MSP for Edinburgh Western has launched a campaign to introduce a new railway station at Kirkliston with routes into Edinburgh. The...

Ash Denham supports the #WearItPink campaign

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Ash Denham MSP was wearing pink recently to raise awareness of Breast Cancer Now's #WearItPink campaign. The charity has raised over £33 million over the last...

Settled status advice for EU citizens

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As we all wait to find out if there is a Brexit deal or not, the Scottish Government says it is working to ensure...

Cross-party group of politicians to demand meeting over whisky tariffs

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SCOTS MP DEMAND MEETING WITH US AMBASSADOR OVER WHISKY TARIFFS A cross-party group of Scottish MPs has written to the US Ambassador to demand a...

MSP support for SANDS comes from personal experience

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MSP praises local charity for their compassion towards grieving parents Jeremy Balfour MSP has marked Baby Loss Awareness Week by paying a visit to SANDS...

What is the Workplace Parking Levy?

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At Holyrood today politicians will vote on the Transport Bill. A lot of time has been devoted to discussing the workplace parking levy which...

Europe Minister visits Italy for talks

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Minister for Europe, Migration and International Development Minister Ben Macpherson attended an international conference in Italy last weekend and told those attending that Scotland...

MSP encourages parents to get their children a flu vaccination this...

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SNP MSP Gordon Macdonald has urged parents in Edinburgh to “trust the facts” and make sure their child is vaccinated for flu this winter. This...

Balfour praises Citizens Advice Scotland

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Jeremy Balfour MSP for Lothian took part in a members’ debate in Holyrood on Tuesday where he congratulated Citizens Advice Scotland for providing 80...

Calls for Scotrail franchise to end

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Scottish Labour have called for Scottish Government Ministers to use their power to end Abellio’s ScotRail franchise in 2022 – and refuse a three-year...

Johnson challenges the Health Secretary over the Sick Kids

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Labour MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Daniel Johnson, challenged the Health Secretary, Jeane Freeman, over her handling of the new Royal Hospital for...

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