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.: June 2006
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Thursday, June 15, 2006. McGrigor backs calls for action on Supermarket Code of Practice. Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie McGrigor has backed calls to strengthen the Supermarket Code of Practice. Commenting after the Scottish Parliament’s Environment and Rural Development Committee published its report into the Food Supply Chain, the Conservative MSP said it was time to give the Code real teeth. So what has been done to arrest the decline? Now the Environment and Rural Development Committee has set out a...
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.: February 2006
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Friday, February 24, 2006. Orkney mustn’t lose well-proven Islander emergency cover, says McGrigor. Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie McGrigor has said the Scottish Executive mustn’t allow Orkney to lose the security of the Islander aircraft’s emergency cover. Jamie McGrigor said This debate was a welcome opportunity to discuss one of the key issues raised with me when I visited Orkney last summer and an issue I raised with the Minister for Health in September. Posted by Jamie Halcro Johnston @ 10:52 am.
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.: May 2006
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Wednesday, May 10, 2006. MSP demands a better deal for Northern Constabulary police. Commenting after today’s reports that nearly two-thirds of Scotland's police stations no longer provide a round-the-clock manned service and that only 14 out of the 74 police stations in the Northern Constabulary area are manned 24hours, Conservative Highlands and Island MSP Jamie McGrigor said:. Crime and anti-social behaviour blights so many communities across the Highlands and Islands. It’s time for the pretendy t...
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.: April 2006
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Monday, April 24, 2006. McGrigor wants Calcutta Cup-winning captain from Highlands and Islands. Conservative MSP Jamie McGrigor said he hoped the Highlands and Islands might provide a future Calcutta Cup-winning captain. Mr McGrigor said he hoped rugby clubs across the Highlands and Islands would get a chance to host one of world sport’s most prestigious trophies. Jamie McGrigor said Even when I was playing rugby at school, although not particularly well, the Calcutta Cup had an almost mythical status.
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.: March 2006
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Thursday, March 16, 2006. McGrigor calls for Executive rethink on tail docking. The Scottish Executive must rethink its planned ban on tail docking, according to Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie McGrigor. Following a meeting at Parliament with Scottish Gamekeepers Association Chairman Alex Hogg on Wednesday, the Conservative MSP, who has previously bred spaniels, has written to Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Ross Finnie urging an exemption for working dogs. This ban won’t just affect privately own...
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.: October 2005
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Friday, October 28, 2005. McGrigor: Don’t ignore irresponsible fireworks use. Released 27th October 2005. MSP Jamie McGrigor has called for the strict enforcement of rules regarding the sale and use of fireworks. Around 1,000 people are hospitalised every year in Scotland, with 5% of cases leading to hospital stays of a night or more. The Conservative MSP urged the public to contact the police when fireworks were being used dangerously in their area. Mr McGrigor continued "The laws already exist to prose...
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.: November 2005
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Friday, November 25, 2005. Executive failing Highlands and Islands on waiting times. MSP Jamie McGrigor has accused the Scottish Executive of failing to improve waiting times in the Highlands and Islands. Responding to the latest ISD Scotland figures for September, the Conservative MSP said, while record funding was being put into the NHS, waiting lists were increasing in the Highlands and Islands and less patients were being treated. Posted by Jamie Halcro Johnston @ 2:34 pm. Monday, November 14, 2005.
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.: September 2005
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Tuesday, September 27, 2005. MSP wants answers on new Northern Isles’ ferry tender. Released 26th September 2005. MSP Jamie McGrigor is demanding answers from the Scottish Executive over their handling of the tendering process to provide ferry services to the Northern Isles. Jamie McGrigor said As I have seen for myself at the County Show, Orkney produces some of Scotland’s finest livestock. I’ve held meetings with concerned stakeholders in Orkney and there is real concern locally that a situation some h...
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.: January 2006
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Thursday, January 26, 2006. Posted by Jamie Halcro Johnston @ 12:24 pm. Wednesday, January 25, 2006. Finance Minister won’t meet McGrigor over Orkney under-funding. Conservative MSP Jamie McGrigor has pledged to continue to seek a meeting with the Scottish Executive over Orkney's council under-funding. Jamie McGrigor said "I'm sorry that the Finance Minister is unable to find the time to visit Orkney to discuss this important issue. Despite Orkney’s Band D council tax passing the 1,000 barrier for the fi...
