Eagle secures Parliamentary win over calls to axe the Family Farm Tax Thursday, 21 November, 2024 Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Fishing, Tim Eagle MSP, secured a rare Parliamentary victory for the Scottish Conservatives over the UK Labour Government's changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Relief. In a Scottish Conservative-led debate, the motion tabled by Tim Eagle secured a majority of votes from other parties to call on the Labour Government to... Local News
Cameron calls for parliamentary inquiry over BiFab 8th December 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has said that a parliamentary inquiry must be launched without delay after it was revealed that the private firm... Local News
New distillery should be catalyst for significant transport upgrade 4th December 2020 Approval of the planning application for a distillery at Farkin on Islay has been welcomed, with calls for better roads and ferry infrastructure to meet the... Local News
Strategy for extending support to electric vehicle usage approved 4th December 2020 The council’s Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee approved a new approach to encourage and support the use of electric vehicles throughout... Local News
Cameron welcomes Gaelic summit pledge 30th November 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has welcomed an announcement from the Scottish Government that it plans to convene a national summit on the future of... Local News
SNP ‘missing in action’ on Covid vaccine 29th November 2020 The Scottish Conservatives have said the SNP are “missing in action” over the rollout of a Covid vaccine delivery plan. Shadow Health Secretary, Donald Cameron... Local News
Action needed to restore confidence in police complaints system 27th November 2020 The SNP must act following a damning report into Scotland’s police complaints system. Recently in the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Conservatives held a... Local News
SNP lack of action on A83 “inexcusable” 26th November 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has described the SNP Government’s lack of action in delivering a permanent solution to the problems besetting the A83... Local News
Buy local in Tarbert 24th November 2020 It was great to be back in Tarbert recently where I had the chance to drop in and see how the many local business proprietors are managing during these trying... Local News
Demand for business growth support continues 23rd November 2020 Argyll and Bute Council is encouraging local businesses with growth ambitions to make the most of its Business Gateway Local Growth Accelerator Programme, which... Local News
Amanda Milling: 'We’re delivering our manifesto promises against the odds' 24th November 2020 Amanda Milling, Chairman of the Conservative Party, talks about how we're delivering on our 2019 Manifesto pledges against the odds. National News
Our COVID Winter Plan 23rd November 2020 During this period of national restrictions, our COVID Winter Plan will the NHS, keeps children in school and lets the economy get moving again. National News
Our largest boost to our Nation’s Defence in a Generation 19th November 2020 We’re delivering a funding boost of over £24 billion for our nation’s defence. Ensuring we keep our nation safe from the evolving international threats we face. National News
Our Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution 18th November 2020 Today, the Prime Minister has outlined his ten-point plan to bring about a green industrial revolution, creating 250,000 jobs and helping us to build back... National News
More than 19,000 jobs created by Kickstart Scheme 12th November 2020 Today the Chancellor has confirmed that more than 19,000 job placements have been created by our Kickstart Scheme so far – with tens of thousands more expected... National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on the COVID Vaccine in Full 9th November 2020 Read in full the Prime Minister's statement on mass testing progress, the Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine and more. National News