Politics

Stewart Stevenson MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast has welcomed a new initiative which seeks to cut down on the number of scams and frauds for those with dementia.

The SNP has questioned how the Tories will deliver on their promises to Scottish fishermen as it becomes increasingly clear that fishing will be the first item on the table in any discussion on the future relationship with the EU.

Banff and Buchan MP David Duguid has been appointed to a second government role as parliamentary private secretary (PPS) to the Department for International Trade.

North East MSPs have criticised the UK Governments decision not to announce the UK budget until March branding it “contempt for Scotland”.

Banff and Buchan MP David Duguid has said the Conservative UK government has shown again it is "on the side of working people" after the Chancellor announced an increase in the National Living Wage.

Banffshire & Buchan Coast SNP MSP Stewart Stevenson has said the Tories have failed their first test of support for the NHS by trying to train nursing students on the cheap - and called for Boris Johnson to match Scotland's support for nursing students.

The SNP are letting NHS Grampian patients “fall between the gaps” during a treatment times crisis, according to a local MSP.

Stewart Stevenson MSP has welcomed the rise in primary school teacher numbers which are at their highest level since 1980.

Banff and Buchan MP David Duguid has joined the Scottish fishing industry in expressing disappointment at a 50% cut in catch limits for North Sea cod at the December Fisheries Council meetings.

Stewart Stevenson MSP has warned that the vital fisheries sector is set for a Tory Brexit sell-out, after a number of EU states made clear that fishing quotas and access to waters must be on the table and up for negotiation before any final deal can be reached.

It’ll be a blue Christmas for Banff and Buchan after Conservative David Duguid retained his seat in Thursday’s election.

Banff and Buchan Constituency Labour Party have selected Brian Balcombe as their candidate for the forthcoming General Election.

A vote for any party other than the Scottish Conservatives at this election risks ‘abandoning’ fishing communities to EU rules, Jackson Carlaw said today.

The Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy, Fergus Ewing MSP, visited Peterhead yesterday (Monday) in a show of support for the Scottish fishing industry.

Having had to replace their candidate for Banff & Buchan at short notice, the Liberal Democrats have announced that Alison Smith with contest the seat at the General Election.

Cash-strapped local authorities in Scotland are paying millions more for schools built under the controversial private finance initiative (PFI) than originally planned.

The SNP has announced that Paul Robertson has been selected by local party members to contest Banff & Buchan in the forthcoming General Election.

Facebook users are being targeted with thousands of adverts seeking to influence their opinion of local politics.

Reduced opening hours at local hospitals, poor broadband connectivity and upkeep of local towns and villages were amongst the issues raised at David Duguid’s summer surgery tour.