Press Releases - 2002 Archive

 

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  December 2002  
  23rd December 2002 McNeil Welcomes Debt Advice Move

MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, has welcomed the increased help which is now at hand for those who’ve gone into the red to pay for the festive season... (more)

  20th December 2002 First Minister Pledges to Support Argyll and Clyde NHS Reform

The Scottish Executive will continue to support the action needed to turn NHS Argyll and Clyde around, First Minister, Jack McConnell, has told the Scottish Parliament... (more)

  20th December 2002 McNeil Thanks Royal Mail Workers

Thanking Royal Mail staff at Greenock’s Knowe Road Sorting Office for their hard work over the festive season, MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, said... (more)

     
  November 2002  
  20th November 2002 Utility Mis-selling: MSP Calls for Automatic Compensation

MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, has used a Member’s Debate in the Scottish Parliament to call for utility companies to automatically compensate customers who fall victim to underhand mis-selling by their agents... (more)

  19th November 2002 Utility Mis-selling a "Lose / Lose Situation" – McNeil

The scandal of mis-selling utilities will hit the wallets of power companies and their customers unless action is taken to restore public confidence in the industry, an MSP will tell the Scottish Parliament tomorrow... (more)

  18th November 2002 Parliament to Debate Utility Mis-selling

The Scottish Parliament is to hold a debate this Wednesday on the mis-selling of utilities, it has been announced... (more)

  15th November 2002 Citylink to Investigate Free Travel Discrimination Claims

MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, has welcomed Citylink’s willingness to investigate claims of discrimination against passengers taking advantage of the new free local bus travel scheme... (more)

  5th November 2002 McNeil Welcomes Funding for Road Safety Schemes

MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, has welcomed funding for pilot schemes to teach Inverclyde’s young children road safety... (more)

     
  October 2002  
  31st October 2002 West Station Bridge – Mystery Landowners Delaying Replacement

Mystery landowners are holding up work to replace the West Station Bridge, MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, has learned. The Scottish Executive cannot award the contract for the works as it is being denied access to land needed to carry out the job... (more)

  30th October 2002 McNeil Comments on April 2002 New Earnings Survey

MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, has commented on the April 2002 New Earnings Survey... (more)

  28th October 2002 McNeil "Mightily Relieved" at Assurances from Prison Boss

MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, has welcomed assurances that his constituents were not put at risk by the inappropriate day release of an inmate from HMP Greenock. Concerns had been expressed that a convicted child killer and sex offender had been allowed to leave the jail to swim at Greenock’s Waterfront Centre... (more)

  10th October 2002 Special Needs Kids will get Fair Share of Schools Cash - Minister

Minister for Education and Young People, Cathy Jamieson, has assured MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, that children with special needs will not miss out on the extra money which is being invested in Scotland’s schools... (more)

  1st October 2002 West Station Bridge – Minister to Investigate Hold-up

Deputy Transport Minister, Lewis Macdonald, has publicly pledged to investigate the delays dogging the replacement of the West Station Bridge in Greenock’s West End... (more)

     
  September 2002  
  18th September 2002 Child Killer’s Waterfront Jaunts – McNeil Demands Investigation

MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, is demanding Justice Minister, Jim Wallace, launch a full investigation into a blunder which left convicted child killer and sex offender, Robert Gemmill, swimming apparently unsupervised alongside children at Greenock’s Waterfront Centre... (more)

  17th September 2002 All Aboard for Free Local Bus Travel

With free local bus travel for pensioners and disabled people just over a week away, MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, is making sure everyone in the area who qualifies is ready to take full advantage of the scheme... (more)

  10th September 2002 McNeil Praises Fundraising Football Fun

MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, says last night’s Church v. State charity football match had proved a great success before it even began... (more)

  9th September 2002 Only 3 Weeks Left to Nominate Jubilee Heroes

With only three weeks left for nominations for the new Queen’s Golden Jubilee Award, MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, has urged all those who have not yet nominated their local hero to do so now... (more)

  5th September 2002 McNeil Comments on Capacity Levels at HMP Greenock

Commenting on recent reports of capacity levels at HMP Greenock, MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, today said... (more)

  4th September 2002 McNeil Welcomes A8 Safety Boost

The A8 is set to become safer with the confirmation by Transport Minister, Lewis Macdonald, that the lighting on sections of the road through Greenock is to be upgraded... (more)

     
  August 2002  
  13th August 2002 Last Stop for STG Pensions

MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, has welcomed the announcement by Deputy Transport Minister, Lewis Macdonald, of the details for the final stages of the distribution of the Scottish Transport Group (STG) pension fund surplus... (more)

  1st August 2002 McNeil to Battle I.T. Out

MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, will take on some of Britain’s best known political figures in the battle to be declared the elected representative who makes best use of technology and new media... (more)

     
  July 2002  
  29th July 2002 Bus Bosses Must Clamp Down on Law Breakers – McNeil

MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, is keeping up the pressure on bus companies who turn a blind eye to their drivers and passengers flouting the law by lighting up while travelling... (more)

  23rd July 2002 World Youth Volunteers: Only Two Pairs Still Looking for Accommodation

MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, has congratulated the big-hearted people of Inverclyde who have opened their homes to World Youth Volunteers from Nigeria and the UK... (more)

  12th July 2002 McNeil Backs National Transplant Week

MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, is backing National Transplant Week, urging his constituents to join him in "carrying a card."... (more)

  5th July 2002 McNeil "Honoured" at Inclusion in English Anthology

GCSE English and English Literature students have another name to add to their 2003 reading list. Joining the likes of John Betjeman, W.H. Auden, Seamus Heaney, Maya Angelou and Philip Larkin is MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil... (more)

  1st July 2002 "Help Scotland Score a Victory" McNeil Urges Inverclyde
   

MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, is urging local people to join him in pledging their support for the Euro 2008 bid... (more)

     
  June 2002  
  26th June 2002 Parliament Welcomes James Watt’s Trans-Atlantic Students

MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, played host to a group of American students visiting the Scottish Parliament last week... (more)

  24th June 2002 Another £13,757 for Local Community Groups

MSP Duncan McNeil has congratulated the five latest community groups in his Greenock & Inverclyde constituency to benefit from Lottery cash... (more)

  5th June 2002 McNeil Welcomes Release of Transport Group Pension Funds

MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, has welcomed today’s news that the final barrier to making ex-gratia payments to 14,000 former transport workers has been removed... (more)

     
  May 2002  
  29th May 2002 Funding Mismatch – Minister to Meet Council

Inverclyde’s two MSPs, Duncan McNeil and Trish Godman, have welcomed the agreement of Scottish Finance Minister, Andy Kerr, to meet with the local council to discuss the funding mismatch issue... (more)

  17th May 2002 Larkfield to Give Youth Crime Verdict to Justice Minister

Youth crime will be top of the agenda when Deputy Justice Minister, Dr Richard Simpson, meets with local politicians, community workers and young people on Monday... (more)

  2nd May 2002 Transport Pensions Get Moving at Last

MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, has welcomed the news that members of the Scottish Transport Group (STG) pension schemes are another step closer to receiving their share of their fund’s surplus... (more)

     
  April 2002  
  30th April 2002 Aircraft Carrier Order Would be "Good News for Greenock" - McNeil

Two new Royal Navy aircraft carriers could be assembled at the Inchgreen dry-dock in Greenock, it was confirmed today. MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, has welcomed the news and says he and MP David Cairns will work to push the case for the Greenock facility at every level of government... (more)

  29th April 2002 McNeil Opens Carousel Nursery

MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, today opened the new Carousel Nursery, in the Coach House, Patrick Street, Greenock... (more)

  24th April 2002 Greenock Tops Scotland’s Cyber-League

Greenock is top of Scotland’s home Internet use league, a new report shows... (more)

  18th April 2002 Alexander to See Inverclyde Open for Business

Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning, Wendy Alexander, will see that Inverclyde is open for business this holiday Monday... (more)

  10th April 2002 £28,922 for Local Community Groups

MSP Duncan McNeil, has congratulated the eight latest community groups in his Greenock & Inverclyde constituency to benefit from Lottery cash... (more)

  4th April 2002 £400,000 for Local Lifelong Learning Project

People in Inverclyde who wish to improve their skills will now find it easier, thanks to the New Opportunities Fund... (more)

     
  March 2002  
  26th March 2002 Litter Lout Laws - McNeil Welcomes Moves to get Tough

The Scottish Executive is looking again at laws designed to stop Inverclyde's streets being defaced with dumped rubbish and abandoned cars... (more)

  7th March 2002 McNeil Comments on Ferguson’s Unsuccessful Cal Mac Tender

MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, has commented on Ferguson Shipbuilders’ unsuccessful tender for an order from Caledonian MacBrayne... (more)

  6th March 2002 McNeil Praises Public Spirited Christopher

MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, has praised local school student Christopher Thomson, whose proposals to improve road safety at Newark Street are being viewed favourably by local traffic police... (more)

     
  February 2002  
  13th February 2002 McNeil Welcomes Transco Inquiry into Gourock Roads Misery

MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, has welcomed Transco’s decision to launch an inquiry into the traffic chaos being inflicted on Gourock as a result of the gas infrastructure company’s stalled roadworks... (more)

  7th February 2002 McNeil Welcomes £1,232,000 to Cut Argyll & Clyde Waiting Times

Welcoming today’s announcement of an extra one and a quarter million pounds to cut waiting times and delays in the NHS locally, MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, said... (more)

  7th February 2002 Campbell Challenged to Withdraw "Shameful Slur" on Classroom Assistants

MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, is calling on Scottish National Party MSP, Colin Campbell, to withdraw his "shameful slur" on Inverclyde’s 104 Classroom Assistants... (more)

     
  January 2002  
  9th January 2002 McNeil Welcomes Renewed Emphasis on Delivery of Public Services

MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, has welcomed First Minister, Jack McConnell's renewed emphasis on the delivery of public services, outlined today in the Scottish Parliament... (more)

  7th January 2002 "Knock Out Killer Bug with One Jab," McNeil Urges Inverclyde's Young Adults

MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, is urging local young people to guard against Meningitis C by taking advantage of the extension of the Executive's vaccination programme... (more)

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