Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch, Strathspey Conservatives
Cameron says 2010 is the “Year For Change”
David Cameron has given his first speech of 2010, focusing on the importance of the General Election to Britain’s future.
“Let’s make this the year for change – the year when the positive defeats the negative”, he said, as he announced the start of the Conservatives’ election campaign.
On Monday, [...]
Mary Scanlon MSP, Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health & Wellbeing, is demanding an apology from the Chair of NHS Highland after he lobbied her on behalf of the SNP.
Garry Coutts, Chair of NHS Highland, wrote to Mary Scanlon urging her to support the ‘radical legislation’ on minimum pricing put forward by the SNP Government.
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Commenting after receiving a response to two parliamentary questions on Free Personal Care, Mary Scanlon, Shadow Health Secretary for Scottish Conservatives, said:
“Many constituents have contacted me over recent weeks regarding payments for Free Personal Care. In many cases local authorities have assessed the individual, confirmed they are entitled to Free Personal Care and then told [...]
Mary Scanlon Scottish Conservative MSP for the Highlands and Islands and Jim Ferguson, Westminster Parliamentary Candidate for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey have both warmly welcomed the £317,400 and £800,000 respectfully awarded to Fort William and Nairn, as part of the Town Centre Regeneration Fund, money which was added to the Scottish Budget following pressure [...]
From the Office of
MARY SCANLON MSP
Scottish Conservatives
Highlands and Islands
Commenting on the SNPs plans to abolish the Right to Buy, Mary Scanlon, MSP for the Highlands and Islands said;
“The SNP say ‘home ownership was a laudable ambition’ but in the same breath they announce an end to a policy which has seen half a million [...]
Conservative Party Conference Speech
“Conference I’m going to pay tribute to the Labour party because it has managed to pull off a remarkable feat. It is tired and failing in Government and in Opposition at the same time. In Government at a British level they’ve let the country down. In opposition in Scotland they’ve let themselves [...]
Mary Scanlon, Scottish Conservative MSP for the Highlands and Islands, has today received responses to questions she posed about the Town Centre Regeneration Fund. Commenting Mary said.
“I am disappointed that the Minister was unable to respond to my written questions until two days after the deadline for the second tranche of applications for the remaining [...]
Regeneration fund sites revealed
Hawick was one of the towns to secure regeneration funding
Dozens of sites across Scotland have secured funding from a nationwide town centre regeneration fund.
The Scottish Government unveiled the £60m scheme earlier this year to help out “hard-pressed” high streets.
Among the successful sites announced by Communities Minister Alex Neil were Ayr, [...]