23 December 2010 Highlands and islands Labour MSP Rhoda Grant is writing to NHS Highland after learning that the Board has been deprived of £20million for future projects by the Scottish Government. She has written to NHS Highland’s Chief Executive Garry Coutts after noticing from the Board Report that £20m of capital funding banked by [...]
Call to new Transport Minister to deliver on the Lochboisdale-Mallaig ferry
20 December 2010 Highlands and Islands Labour MSP Rhoda Grant is calling on the new Transport Minister Keith Brown to deliver on the Lochboisdale-Mallaig ferry where his predecessor Stewart Stevenson failed. She said: “I am writing to Keith Brown to congratulate him on his new job and I hope he will be more willing to [...]
Rhoda Grant urges people to give blood over festive season
6 December 2010 Highlands and Islands Labour MSP Rhoda Grant is urging people to give blood over the festive season, when demand is at its yearly peak. Her plea came after she allowed members of her staff, three of whom had never given blood before, paid time off from work to give blood at a [...]
MSP highlights need for affordable housing in petition
6 December 2010 Highlands and Islands Labour MSP Rhoda Grant is urging people who want to see more affordable housing provided throughout the region to sign an online petition. The MSP believes that the Scottish Government must prioritise investment in affordable housing and is urging all those who feel that something should be done about [...]
