ENERGY FUNDING FOR STRUGGLING HOUSEHOLDS
Help is at hand for households struggling to pay their energy bills this winter. The British Gas Energy Trust offers support of up to £2,000 to customers, as part of its commitment to help those struggling with bills. The cash is available through the Energy Support Fund, exclusively for customers who have energy debts between […]
BAILLIE BLASTS SNP OVER ARREST WARRANTS SCANDAL
MSP Jackie Baillie has demanded urgent action after it emerged that more than 10,000 arrest warrants remain outstanding in Scotland. Murder and rape are amongst the cases where accused remain at large. And the politician has laid the blame firmly at the door of the SNP, accusing the Scottish Government of having “stripped Police Scotland […]
BAILLIE SIGNS UP TO OPPOSE “DANGEROUS” FIRE SERVICE CUTS
MSP Jackie Baillie has backed the firefighters’ union in their efforts to stall “dangerous” cuts. The politician signed up to the Fire Brigades Union’s letter to First Minister, John Swinney – endorsed by cross-party MSPs – whose communities are at the centre of planned service revisions. The document points to budget cuts and sustained under-investment […]
BAILLIE URGES SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT TO LISTEN OVER FLAMINGO LAND PLAN
MSP Jackie Baillie has made a last ditch call for the Scottish Government to heed the views of local residents as it rules on the future of the Lomond Banks planning application. The MSP issued the warning as news broke that the Scottish Government’s Planning Reporter, David Bullya, had submitted his revised report to Ministers […]
BAILLIE BLASTS “RECKLESS” FIRE CREW CHANGES
MSP Jackie Baillie has called on fire chiefs to back down on a “reckless” plan to revamp crewing in Helensburgh. The politician hit out after figures emerged which revealed that Helensburgh’s on-call appliance crew were only available 30 per cent of the time in a year-long period. Data for availability in the West Service Area, […]
COMMUNITIES WILL BENEFIT FROM DEFENCE GROWTH DEAL
NEWS FROM JACKIE BAILLIE MSP LOCAL COMMUNITIES WILL BENEFIT FROM DEFENCE GROWTH DEAL IMMEDIATE The area’s MSP has welcomed defence spending which will benefit local communities. Working families across the country are set to benefit from opportunities created through the new Defence Industrial Strategy. The UK Government’s Secretary of State for Defence, John Healey, announced […]
BAILLIE RESPONDS TO DRUG DEATHS TOLL
MSP Jackie Baillie has said her thoughts are with families affected by Scotland’s drug death toll. The politician spoke out after new figures, published last week, showed drug deaths in Scotland had fallen marginally – but at 1,017 deaths in the last year, remain the highest in Europe. Data also reveals that the number of […]
BAILLIE BACKS HELENSBURGH FIRE SERVICE
MSP Jackie Baillie is urging Helensburgh and Lomond residents to have their say on proposed cuts to Fire Service crewing. The politician has launched a petition opposing the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service’s plans for Helensburgh Fire Station. If the proposals contained in the Service Delivery Review go ahead, the South King Street site will […]
BAILLIE CELEBRATES HEALTH BOARD U-TURN
MSP Jackie Baillie has welcomed an eleventh hour health board U-turn over the 340 hospital bus link service. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde had announced plans to axe the service 340 and replace it with an in-house transport service for patients and staff only. But after crunch talks with Dumbarton MSP Jackie, the board will […]
DEMAND FOR ACTION ON AMBULANCE DELAYS
Scotland’s Health Minister faced a showdown with MSP Jackie Baillie in the Holyrood chamber recently. The Dumbarton politician demanded that Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Neil Gray, update the chamber on action taken to reduce the wait for ambulances outside hospitals. It comes as data reveals that ambulances are still racking up long […]