· Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to strengthen joint-headquarters in East Kilbride with 500 extra staff
· Plans will bring new jobs and investment to Scotland as part of the UK Government’s commitment to level up in every part of the United Kingdom and build back better from th
I am pleased to say that I have been ranked second on my party's regional list for Central Scotland in May's Scottish Parliament election.
I very much hope that I will be re-elected and that I am joined by more than one colleague in the region.
It is sad that I am losing two much-valued colleagues
Scottish Conservative MSP for Central Scotland has hailed Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget as a positive one for Scotland and the area he represents.
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP Graham Simpson for Central Scotland has slammed the SNP Government for failing to address ever increasing mental health waiting times for children and young people.
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One of the worst aspects of the various lockdowns we’ve had has been the restriction on seeing our loved ones.
Most of you have been affected by this.
It has been torture not being able to see and hug family – even if they just live nearby.
So when Boris Johnson announced his roadmap out of restr
Homelessness death figures came out this week showing a rise overall in Scotland in 2019. In Scotland there was an average of 52.2 deaths per million.
In South Lanarkshire, the rate was 57.0 per million. The number of estimated deaths was 14 in 2019 and the number of identified deaths was 11.
Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP Graham Simpson for Central Scotland says the SNP must publish a delayed review of Scotland’s education system immediately.
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SNP politicians are accused of being blinded by hostility towards the media for axing newspaper industry rates relief.
The Scottish Government will extend 100 per cent rates relief for retail, hospitality, leisure and aviation for at least three months from April at a cost of £185m.
While these measures are necessary to prevent the spread of Covid there are some serious unanswered questions.
What is stopping people bypassing Scotland's stricter quarantine rules by flying into England, Wales or Nothern Ireland and then entering Scotland?
Given the SNP have decided to go furthe