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December
2002 |
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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
whove gone into the red to pay for the festive
season... (more)
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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)
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20th December 2002 |
McNeil Thanks Royal Mail Workers |
Thanking Royal Mail
staff at Greenocks Knowe Road Sorting Office
for their hard work over the festive season, MSP for
Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, said... (more)
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November
2002 |
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20th November 2002 |
Utility Mis-selling: MSP Calls for
Automatic Compensation |
MSP for Greenock and
Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, has used a Members
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)
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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)
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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)
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15th November 2002 |
Citylink to Investigate Free Travel
Discrimination Claims |
MSP for Greenock
& Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, has welcomed
Citylinks willingness to investigate claims of
discrimination against passengers taking advantage of
the new free local bus travel scheme... (more)
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5th November 2002 |
McNeil Welcomes Funding for Road Safety
Schemes |
MSP for Greenock
& Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, has welcomed funding
for pilot schemes to teach Inverclydes young
children road safety... (more)
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October
2002 |
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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)
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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)
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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 Greenocks
Waterfront Centre... (more)
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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 Scotlands schools... (more)
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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 Greenocks West End... (more)
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September
2002 |
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18th September 2002 |
Child Killers 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 Greenocks
Waterfront Centre... (more)
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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)
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10th September 2002 |
McNeil Praises Fundraising Football Fun |
MSP for Greenock
& Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, says last
nights Church v. State charity football match
had proved a great success before it even began... (more)
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9th September 2002 |
Only 3 Weeks Left to Nominate Jubilee
Heroes |
With only three
weeks left for nominations for the new Queens
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)
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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)
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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)
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August
2002 |
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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)
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1st August 2002 |
McNeil to Battle I.T. Out |
MSP for Greenock
& Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, will take on some of
Britains best known political figures in the
battle to be declared the elected representative who
makes best use of technology and new media... (more)
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July
2002 |
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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1st July
2002 |
"Help
Scotland Score a Victory" McNeil Urges Inverclyde |
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MSP for Greenock
& Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, is urging local
people to join him in pledging their support for the
Euro 2008 bid... (more)
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June
2002 |
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26th June 2002 |
Parliament Welcomes James Watts
Trans-Atlantic Students |
MSP for Greenock
& Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, played host to a
group of American students visiting the Scottish
Parliament last week... (more)
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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)
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5th June 2002 |
McNeil Welcomes Release of Transport
Group Pension Funds |
MSP for Greenock
& Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, has welcomed
todays news that the final barrier to making ex-gratia
payments to 14,000 former transport workers has
been removed... (more)
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May
2002 |
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29th May 2002 |
Funding Mismatch Minister to
Meet Council |
Inverclydes
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)
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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)
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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 funds surplus...
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April 2002 |
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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)
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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)
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24th April 2002 |
Greenock Tops Scotlands
Cyber-League |
Greenock is top of
Scotlands home Internet use league, a new
report shows... (more)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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March
2002 |
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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)
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7th March 2002 |
McNeil Comments on Fergusons
Unsuccessful Cal Mac Tender |
MSP for Greenock
& Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, has commented on
Ferguson Shipbuilders unsuccessful tender for
an order from Caledonian MacBrayne... (more)
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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)
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February 2002 |
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13th February 2002 |
McNeil Welcomes Transco Inquiry into
Gourock Roads Misery |
MSP for Greenock
& Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, has welcomed
Transcos decision to launch an inquiry into the
traffic chaos being inflicted on Gourock as a result
of the gas infrastructure companys stalled
roadworks... (more)
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7th February 2002 |
McNeil Welcomes £1,232,000 to Cut
Argyll & Clyde Waiting Times |
Welcoming
todays 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)
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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
Inverclydes 104 Classroom Assistants... (more)
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January
2002 |
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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)
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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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