Stewart Stevenson MSP has backed proposals for a new Scottish Visa to address depopulation and cut skills gaps in the North-east set to be made worse by Brexit.
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.
Gillian Martin MSP has secured a meeting with a Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary as she bids to ensure estranged students have more support in place.
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.
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.
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.
Gillian Martin MSP welcomed news this week that the Scottish Government are working to tackle inequality in the North-east and “lift people out of poverty” with new commitments from the SNP to expand childcare into primary school and scrap social care charges.
Cash-strapped local authorities in Scotland are paying millions more for schools built under the controversial private finance initiative (PFI) than originally planned.
