Tag: Westminster
Edinburgh East MP raises death row plight of Mohammad Asghar
There was an exchange between Edinburgh East MP Sheila Gilmore and the Prime Minister at Westminster yesterday during which the Edinburgh East MP called for the UK Government to intervene in the case of...
UK Government nominates Forth Bridge for heritage status
Forth Bridge in the running for award.
The Forth Bridge carrying the railway connecting Edinburgh with Fife has been put forward by Culture Secretary Maria Miller as the UK’s latest nomination for World Heritage site...
Court of Session ‘ignored’ in new UK legislation
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BILL COULD UNDERMINE SCOTTISH COURTS
The Intellectual Property bill which will secure its second reading in the House of Commons today could sweep away centuries of determining and resolving patent cases in Scotland,...
Edinburgh MP highlights Scottish jobs in High Speed Rail project
High Speed 2: Mark Lazarowicz MP highlights opportunities for business and new skilled jobs in Scotland
In a debate at Westminster local MP Mark Lazarowicz underlined the strength of the economic case for a new...
Record levels of renewable energy in Scotland
The Scottish Government has claimed today that more than 40% of electricity consumed in Scotland is generated from renewables
New figures show Scotland’s renewable electricity output was at record levels.
The figures, which were released this...
Edinburgh MP invites entries for Rock the House
Edinburgh’s Liberal Democrat MP, Mike Crockart, is calling for musicians and film makers to enter Parliament’s largest competitions, Rock the House and Film the House.
Founded by Intellectual Property Advisor to the Prime Minister, Mike...
Edinburgh renewable company signs up to Fourth Carbon Budget
Aquamarine Power has today joined some of the UK’s major businesses, investors and trade associations, calling on the Government to follow the advice of the Committee on Climate Change and stick to its current...
MP Sheila Gilmore welcomes review of benefits
Edinburgh East MP and Work and Pensions Select Committee member Sheila Gilmore today welcomed the publication of an independent review of the test for the main sickness and disability benefit, but called on the...
From Ian Murray MP – back our small businesses
by Ian Murray MP for Edinburgh South
THIS SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY, WE SHOULD ALL BACK OUR CITY’S SMALL BUSINESSES
Small independent businesses in Edinburgh make an enormous contribution to our community and are one of the...
MP Ian Murray supports local shops
Ian Murray MP pledged his support for local shops when he met with local retailer Dennis Williams at the Association of Convenience Stores’ Heart of the Community reception to celebrate the important role that local...
Edinburgh MP sees for herself the new broadband
BT SHOWS SHEILA GILMORE MP NEW FIBRE NETWORK IN EDINBURGH
More than 95,000 local homes and businesses can now benefit from BT’s £2.5 billion roll-out. Local communities encouraged to get connected
BT demonstrated the technology behind...
Five things you need to know today
Council may not achieve target on Health and Social Care savings - Green councillors demand action on traffic - MP questions energy bills - Digital Sentinel - Warrender Baths
The council's Health and Social Care...
Fergus Ewing raises threat to renewables with UK Government
Minister raises grave concerns in letter to Ed Davey.
Scotland’s Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing, has warned that the UK Government’s Electricity Market Reform proposals could undermine Scotland’s renewables sector and supply chain, while threatening security...
Edinburgh MP Sheila Gilmore backs HS2
Edinburgh East MP Sheila Gilmore today reiterated her backing for High Speed Two, emphasising that passengers in Scotland will benefit from reduced journey times immediately.
This followed her submitting her response to the consultation on...
Local MP leading talks on Craigmillar regeneration
MP for Edinburgh East Sheila Gilmore today led discussions with community representatives and senior housing leaders to discuss future regeneration and housing provision in Craigmillar.
Hosting the summit at the newly reopened White House Roadhouse,...
Scottish Government says UK will pay for nuclear until middle of century
The UK Government announced today that they and EDF Group have reached commercial agreement on the key terms of a proposed investment contract for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset.
This paves...
Five things you need to know today
Local money for Leith - Safety advice for Fireworks Night - MSP congratulates Morningside on new magazine - Lions Fundraising - Save HMS Edinburgh
People in Leith will soon be asked by Leith Neighbourhood Partnership...
Edinburgh MP campaigns to Save our Royal Mail
Royal Mail privatisation - Is it the green light to move out of town?
Fears that the sale will herald a move away from the High Street to industrial parks on the outskirts.
According...
Edinburgh Councillor Blogs – Councillor Alex Lunn on freezing energy prices
Labour Councillor Alex Lunn represents the Craigentinny and Duddingston Ward. Today he is blogging for The Edinburgh Reporter about the recent Labour party announcement on freezing energy bills and privatisation of core services.
Ever heard...
City of Edinburgh Council do not support Westminster bid to privatise East Coast
At the full council yesterday the Transport Convenor Lesley Hinds proposed a motion calling on the council to tell the Westminster government what they think about the proposals to bring forward the privatisation of...
Edinburgh MP is reselected
Edinburgh South MP has been reselected to run again for Westminster.
Ian Murray MP was reselected to fight for Edinburgh South last night, Thursday 19th September as Labour’s candidate for the Edinburgh South constituency.
In a unanimous...
Syria – Views from the First Minister and others ahead of Westminster debate
Our Edinburgh MPs are making their respective ways back to Westminster tomorrow to take part in the debate over any action on Syria. When The Edinburgh Reporter met Sheila Gilmore MP the other day...
MPs highlight renewable energy for Earth Hour this month
WWF’s Earth Hour - Edinburgh MPs puts renewable energy ‘on the map’
Mark Lazarowicz MP and Sheila Gilmore MP have both shown their support this week for energy powered by nature, as part of the...
Army Basing Plan means good and bad news for Edinburgh
One of the army bases in Edinburgh is to close while two others have been given a reprieve.
Following today’s statement by Defence Secretary Philip Hammond on the Army Basing Plan, Edinburgh’s Liberal Democrat MP,...
Edinburgh MP wants a U-turn on bedroom tax
SCOTS SECRETARY URGED TO U-TURN ON BEDROOM TAX
Edinburgh East MP and Work and Pensions Select Committee member Sheila Gilmore today urged Scottish Secretary Michael Moore to u-turn on the bedroom tax.
At Westminster yesterday Sheila Gilmore...
Edinburgh MP takes on HMV administrators
Ian Murray is the Shadow Business Secretary and he recently had cause to write to the administrators of failed High Street music store, HMV.
This is the letter he wrote:-
Dear Mr Edward, Mr Khan and...
Edinburgh MP encourages internet safety
Ian Murray MP urges local primary schools to “Make IT Happy, Make IT Safe”
Members of Parliament and e-skills UK have launched the seventh year of the Make IT Happy competition, a UK-wide technology challenge...
Local MP supports World Aids Day
Local Edinburgh MP Ian Murray joined UK international and student activists from the Stop AIDS Campaign, at an event to mark World AIDS Day today.
Ian spoke with activists about how far we have come in...
Opinion – Ian Murray MP on Salmond, the SNP and the EU
The last couple of days have demonstrated something fundamental with the question of separation – the SNP can’t answer the fundamental questions about Scotland’s future.
Ripping up the most successful social and political union in...
Pentlands MSP claims Westminster to blame for Remploy closure
SNP MSPS CONDEMN “VACUOUS” TORY PROMISES AFTER REMPLOY MEETING
SNP MSPs have this afternoon condemned the UK Government for abandoning the disabled workers at Remploy factories across Scotland, following a meeting in the Scottish Parliament...
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