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- Mar 2
Meeting With the Cabinet Secretary for Transport
Given concerns over ferry service to and from Arran, I arranged a meeting at Holyrood with island representatives - Bill Calderwood, Isle...
- Feb 29
MV Caledonian Isles Outage
Yesterday afternoon in the Scottish Parliament, I raised the delays to repairs on the MV Caledonian Isles – the main vessel serving the...
- Feb 29
Screen Machine
Yesterday I asked new Culture Minister, Kaukab Stewart MSP, about funding for the Screen Machine mobile cinema, which, over the years,...
- Feb 3
Peel Ports Slammed Over Irish Berth Closure
Kenneth Gibson MSP has slammed Peel Ports for is decades long neglect of Ardrossan Harbour, which has now led to their unilateral...
- Jan 23
Closure of the Irish Berth at Ardrossan Harbour
Earlier this afternoon, I raised the impact on ferry services to Arran caused by the sudden closure of the Irish berth in Ardrossan...
- Jan 18
Scotland Makes Up Lion's Share of UK Food & Drink Exports
Scottish produce makes up the “lion’s share” of UK food and drink exports, as new figures reveal that Scotch whisky exports were worth...
- Nov 18, 2023
The next Clydes and Hebrides Ferry Contract
On Thursday, Transport Minister Fiona Hyslop MSP gave a statement to the Scottish Parliament which made clear that the SNP Government...
- Nov 15, 2023
MV Glen Sannox to Service Brodick "from next summer"
This afternoon I asked Neil Gray MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy when the MV Glen Sannox and MV Glen...
- Nov 8, 2023
A Modern and Sustainable Ferries Service
Earlier today I spoke to the above report of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee debate on improving our ferry services. Please...
- Nov 4, 2023
MY GREEN SPACES
I enjoyed talking to Stan Green, chairman of the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) Scotland’s Policy Development Group, who held a...
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