29 April 2009
Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands regional Labour MSP is backing the Scottish Government’s efforts to tackle the Swine Flu outbreak.
It comes as two cases were confirmed in Lanarkshire.
Mrs Grant said: “If people think they may have been in contact with someone who has contracted the illness they need to be aware [...]
Rhoda Grant welcomes measures over Swine Flu
North MSP welcomes NHS Highland’s efforts to improve the orthoptic services for children
24 April 2008
Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands regional Labour MSP, has welcomed NHS Highland’s moves to improve Orthoptic Services for school children.
Mrs Grant said: “I took this issue up with NHS Highland after concerns raised by a constituent.
Early identification of problems mean issues can be easily rectified.”
“Visual tests are currently carried out in the [...]
Fiddling with Bureaucracy while Crofting Burns
15 April 2009
The Labour MSPs for the Highlands and Islands, Peter Peacock, Rhoda Grant and David Stewart have accused the Scottish Government of entertaining `fiddling with bureaucracy while crofting burns’.
In a letter to Rural Affairs Minister, Roseanna Cunningham, they have argued the government’s priorities for crofting for the coming period should be to address the [...]
Rhoda Grant hits out at Scottish Government’s council house building allocations
10 April 2009
Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands regional Labour MSP, has hit out at the Scottish Government’s announcement on funding for council houses.
In some cases, the amount allocated was less than half what had been asked for.
Mrs Grant said: “While investment in homes is to be welcomed, there are questions to be asked [...]
Fight to save Post Bus Services will continue
10 April 2009
Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands Labour regional MSP is vowing to keep pressure on to maintain Post Bus services in the Highlands.
The services provide a vital transport link for many people across the north, which are now set to be withdrawn by Royal Mail over the coming week.
Mrs Grant said: “I have taken [...]
Highland MSP welcomes Fuel Poverty Meeting
09 April 2009
Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands Labour regional MSP has welcomed a meeting to be held in Perth to discuss fuel poverty, affecting housing associations tenants.
Mrs Grant said, “I was contacted some time ago by Lochalsh and Skye Housing Association, who were concerned regarding the impact of high electricity prices, which were driving [...]
Rhoda Grant responds to NHS Highland Budget
09 April 2009
Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands regional Labour MSP, is calling for clarity on the impact of NHS Highland’s budget.
Mrs Grant said: “Although efficiency savings are supposed to be made through reducing bureaucracy and redeployment there is no guarantee that it won’t effect core services.
“Highland Health Board is bound to have the [...]
Grant Criticises SNP’s “pointless” Fishing Quota Rules
06 April 2009
Scottish Labour has accused the SNP government of trying to avoid scrutiny over its plans to re-write Scotland’s fishing quota licensing rules.
Rhoda Grant MSP has branded the plans a ‘pointless bureaucratic nightmare’ for fishing fleets.
Ms Grant, Labour’s Rural Development spokesperson, said:
“This is nothing more than a paper exercise by Richard Lochhead.
“The fact [...]
