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- 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...
- Feb 3
Overseas Visitors Are Coming to Scotland in Greater Numbers Than Before the Pandemic
Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that Scotland has staged a stronger post-pandemic recovery than the UK as a...
- Feb 2
Time to Scrap the £50 Million Charity Cap
It was a pleasure to lead yesterday’s debate in the Scottish Parliament calling for the UK Government to end the £50 million cap on...
- Feb 2
UK Inhibits the Modifying of Fishing Boats to Net Zero
Yesterday, I raised the charges levied by the UK Government’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) for converting to, and investing in,...
- Feb 1
Record Number of Students from Deprived Areas Enrol at Scottish Universities
In the 2021-2022 academic year a record 5,595 students from Scotland's poorest areas gained entry to Scottish universities. About 16.5%...
- Feb 1
Latest Economic and Fiscal Outlook for Scotland
Yesterday morning I chaired a Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) breakfast seminar on the above. The presentation was carried...
- Jan 31
LABOUR'S RECORD ON COUNCIL HOUSING BEARS NO COMPARISON TO THE SNP'S
Even in a year of great financial challenge, the SNP Government is still building 200 more council houses this year, than Labour’s last...
- Jan 30
SNP Action Sees Record Levels of Green Energy
Renewable technologies generated the equivalent of 113% of Scotland’s overall electricity consumption in 2022, new figures show. This is...
- Jan 27
Analysis Shows Households in Scotland are Thousands Better Off
Opposition party claims that Scots would move to England because of the SNP's budget are exposed as new analysis conducted by the SNP has...
- Jan 26
Scotland a Technology Nation
I spoke in a debate on the importance of Scotland remaining innovative and at the cutting edge of global technology. Watch my...
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