Graham Simpson, Scottish Conservative Spokesman for Housing and Planning, has called for South Lanarkshire Council to charge double council tax on empty properties, following the example of other councils across Scotland.
This follows research by the BBC which revealed that more than 15,000 empty h
New jobs figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that in the past year, the employment rate has fallen in Scotland compared to rises across the rest of the UK. The Scottish employment rate has fallen from 75.8 per cent to 75.1 per cent.
LET’S talk about East Kilbride, shall we.
Scotland’s first new town was an exciting place to live when it was first built and for a good while after that. I moved here with my young and growing family more than 20 years ago.
Graham Simpson MSP visited a Victorian tenement in Edinburgh, as a member of a Scottish Parliament task force, to learn how a housing association overcame the challenges of carrying out a complex restoration project.
Members of the Scottish Parliamentary Group on Tenement Maintenance visited D
MANY of us enjoy the luxury of having our own transport to get us about. Even if it is not always that easy due to congestion or the state of the roads.
Following the recent announcement that A&E waiting targets have not been met for a year, there has been growing pressure on SNP Ministers to take action. The 95% target to be admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours has only been met by a minority of health boards.
Conservative MSP welcomes South Lanarkshire Council dropping plans to build a nursery at the Westwoodhill Recreation Area.
A damning report from SNP-run South Lanarkshire Council has revealed a nursery funding shortfall of £13million and that the SNP government policies would "produce a lower
Graham Simpson visited Amey’s depot in Bargeddie to discuss and recognise the opportunities for apprentices within the business.
On his visit Mr Simpson was able to meet with apprentices working on Amey’s contract with North Lanarkshire along the road network.
Regional MSP Graham Simpson is backing a campaign in betting shops to raise awareness about a disease which kills almost 1000 men a year in Scotland.
William Hill, one of the largest retail bookmakers in Scotland, is partnering with Prostate Cancer UK and industry trade association ABB Scotland thi
Conservative MSP condemns the SNP’s broken pledge to maintain 1,000 extra bobbies on the beat.
The number of divisional officers within Police Scotland has dropped over the past year.
