Baillie welcomes Scottish Government’s Lomond Banks U-turn
Dumbarton’s MSP has welcomed the Scottish Government’s U-turn on the controversial Flamingo Land development. Jackie Baillie welcomed the eleventh hour decision, saying: “it’s about time”. Both the majority of the local community and politicians were united against the Scottish Government’s decision to allow the development to proceed. The area’s MSP, Jackie Baillie, was due to […]
Baillie backs UK Government move to offer an “end to austerity”
Faslane is set to benefit from a multi-million investment package, thanks to the UK government. A multi-billion redevelopment of the site was announced on Wednesday, as part of the Chancellor’s Spending Review. MSP Jackie Baillie welcomed the news that HM Naval Base Clyde has been earmarked for an initial £250 million funding package over three […]
Lomond Banks Planning Application | Scottish Parliament debates
Will the minister take an intervention on a factual point?
Lomond Banks Planning Application | Scottish Parliament debates
I agree absolutely with Bob Doris. I am not against development at the site, but we need to think carefully about the size and appropriateness of any development in the context of the surrounding environment. In closing, I ask about the timescale for consideration and which minister will make the decision. It is clear that […]
Lomond Banks Planning Application | Scottish Parliament debates
I am happy to, if Bob Doris is brief.
Lomond Banks Planning Application | Scottish Parliament debates
When Loch Lomond and the Trossachs became Scotland’s first national park in 2002, it was after 60 years of campaigning. Generations of Scots wanted to protect its unique geology, history and beauty, and that still applies today. There is, after all, only one Loch Lomond, and we are the custodians of our environment for future […]
Medical and Nursing Workforce | Scottish Parliament debates
What can the cabinet secretary do for junior doctors this August? They face not having jobs this August.
Medical and Nursing Workforce | Scottish Parliament debates
No—I think that you should listen. It costs £300,000 to train a single doctor to the point at which they can land a specialty training place, and we are also training nurses at a cost of £60,000. We are throwing that down the drain—what a waste, not just of taxpayers’ money, but of those people’s […]
Medical and Nursing Workforce | Scottish Parliament debates
Our national health service is on its knees. There are thousands of vacancies for doctors and nurses, and yet we are turning them away as posts lie unfilled or, even worse, are cut. When 860,000 Scots are on a waiting list for tests or treatment, delayed discharge remains stubbornly high, the number of general practitioners […]