Updates from SNP Branches, Councillors and MSPs in Galloway and West Dumfries Constituency in the south west of Scotland, from the Rhins of Galloway in the west to the River Nith in the east. The SNP branches in the area are comprised of Castle Douglas & Glenkens, Dalbeattie, Newton Stewart & Wigtownshire, Stranraer, and West Dumfries.
SNP GOVERNMENT DELIVERING FOR SCOTLAND WHILE WESTMINSTER FAILS ON BROADBAND COMMITMENT According to the latest coverage statistics from Thinkbroadband, 85.8% properties in Dumfries & Galloway are now connected to superfast broadband – a 68.8% rise
Continue readingSNP is calling on the UK Government to maintain the £20 increase to Universal Credit – instead of axing it in April 2021 – and extend it to legacy benefits. Ahead of the UK government’s
Continue readingFREE, ANONYMOUS APP WILL HELP STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 AND SAVE LIVES The app can be downloaded onto phones and will let users know if they have come into close contact with someone who
Continue readingSouth Scotland MSP Emma Harper last week requested an update from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Michael Matheson, on the Spaces for People programme, a £39 million initiative to identify and provide members of the
Continue readingEmma Harper, South Scotland MSP, said; “The new operating plan from South Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) is extremely welcome – as a consequence of the coronavirus there’s never been a greater need for the support this
Continue readingSouth Scotland SNP MSP Emma Harper has condemned what she has described an “increasingly homophobic UK cabinet” following a number of recent events where UK Cabinet Ministers have either been openly anti-LGBT, condoned people who
Continue readingTwo South Scotland MSPs have condemned the new Tory leader in Scotland for getting his priorities wrong on road improvements. Emma Harper MSP and Joan McAlpine MSP said Douglas Ross MP’s demands that billions of
Continue readingSouth Scotland MSP Emma Harper has welcomed a new £60million Youth Guarantee announced in the Programme for Government, which guarantees everyone across Dumfries and Galloway, aged 16-24, a job, a place in education or a
Continue readingSouth Scotland MSP Emma Harper who, since 2017 has championed the Women Against State Pension Inequality – WASPI – Campaign across Dumfries and Galloway, holding surgeries, information events and lobbying the UK Government, has again
Continue readingSouth Scotland MSP Emma Harper has welcomed First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s ambitious Programme for Government aimed at ensuring a strong economic recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic. Under the commitments, all young people in Scotland aged
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68.8% MORE D&G HOMES NOW CONNECTED TO SUPERFAST BROADBAND
68.8% MORE D&G HOMES NOW CONNECTED TO SUPERFAST BROADBAND
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SNP GOVERNMENT DELIVERING FOR SCOTLAND WHILE WESTMINSTER FAILS ON BROADBAND COMMITMENT According to the latest coverage statistics from Thinkbroadband, 85.8% properties in Dumfries & Galloway are now connected to superfast broadband – a 68.8% rise from 2014 when only 17 % properties were connected...CALLS ON TORIES TO MAKE £20 UNIVERSAL CREDIT INCREASE PERMANENT
CALLS ON TORIES TO MAKE £20 UNIVERSAL CREDIT INCREASE PERMANENT
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SNP is calling on the UK Government to maintain the £20 increase to Universal Credit - instead of axing it in April 2021 - and extend it to legacy benefits. Ahead of the UK government’s autumn budget, leading anti-poverty charity, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, has published a report setting out...DOWNLOAD FREE ‘PROTECT SCOTLAND’ APP
DOWNLOAD FREE ‘PROTECT SCOTLAND’ APP
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FREE, ANONYMOUS APP WILL HELP STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 AND SAVE LIVES The app can be downloaded onto phones and will let users know if they have come into close contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19. The app will automatically alert users if someone reports that they’ve test...Covid-19 is spreading throughout the UK, including Scotland. New measures will likely be announced by @scotgov this week to help tackle spread of the virus. Meantime please continue to follow social distancing rules & download the Protect Scotland app:
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