Parliament
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Improving support for people injured at work
Keith Brown MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Clackmannanshire & Dunblane constituency, has highlighted a consultation launched by the Scottish Government on introducing a Scottish replacement for the UK Government’s Industrial Injuries Scheme. Views are sought on how the Scottish Government’s planned Employment Injury Assistance should be delivered and on the next steps…
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WASPI women back by Scottish Parliament
WASPI WOMEN BACKED BY SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT Keith Brown MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Clackmannanshire & Dunblane constituency, has commented on last night’s vote in the Scottish Parliament welcoming the report of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman and calling urgently on the UK Government to deliver on the Ombudsman’s recommendations to pay…
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Keith Brown MSP reminds local holiday makers – beware of Brexit barrier to easter break travel
DOUBLE CHECK YOUR PASSPORT WAS ISSUED WITHIN THE LAST 10 YEARS BEFORE TRAVELLING TO THE EU, SAYS BROWN A new report has revealed that 2.4 million people across the UK have been caught out by a new post-Brexit “10-year rule”, with many having to cancel their travel plans, or pay thousands of pounds extra to…
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Eilidh’s trust – young musicians and groups encouraged to apply
Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Clackmannanshire & Dunblane constituency, is encouraging local young musicians to apply for funding through the Eilidh MacLeod Memorial Trust. Speaking this afternoon, Keith said: “Eilidh’s Trust was established in memory of Eilidh MacLeod, a 14-year-old from the Isle of Barra who tragically lost her life in the 2017 Manchester Arena…
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Keith welcomes fund to make court transcripts freely available to victims
Keith Brown MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Clackmannanshire & Dunblane constituency, has welcomed the Scottish Government pilot scheme to improve access to justice which will see victims of rape and serious sexual assault able to access transcripts from their court cases for free. From 1st March 2024 to 1st March 2025, £100,000 of funding…
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Keith Brown condemns Conservative and Labour MSP’s who are against Council Tax freeze
PRO-UK PARTIES WANT TO INCREASE COUNCIL TAX ON SCOTS – BROWN Labour and Conservative MSP’s have recently voted against a Council Tax freeze in Scotland, despite recent polling showing a massive 69% of the Scottish public support the move proposed by the Scottish Government. On Tuesday 27th of February, this year’s Scottish Budget passed through…
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Keith Brown demands Stirling Councils’ Labour & Tory administration does not follow Argyll & Bute Councils’ 10% Council Tax rise
STIRLING COUNCIL SHOULD FOLLOW THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, ACCEPT SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT FUNDING AND PUT TAXPAYERS FIRST, SAYS BROWN The MSP for Bridge of Allan and Dunblane Keith Brown has slammed the news that Argyll & Bute Council has chosen to defy the Scottish Government’s Council Tax Freeze and instead hike Council Tax for local…
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Keith Brown meets with BBC to call for Scottish International Men’s Football to be Free-to-air like England and Wales
The Scottish public and public broadcasters would benefit from Scottish Football being made free-to-air, but the ball is in UK’s court, says Brown. In a bid to level the playing field for Scottish football fans, Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane and Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party, met with representatives of the…
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Keith Brown MSP welcomes news that former Cambus Postmaster Robert Thomson has wrongful conviction overturned
BROWN HAILS “THE RIGHT DECISION” BEING MADE AFTER MONTHS OF WORK AND YEARS OF INJUSTICE FOR ALVA RESIDENT FORMER POSTMASTER ROBERT THOMSON The MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Keith Brown, has recently welcomed the news that his constituent, Robert Thomson of Alva, former sub postmaster of Cambus Post Office, has had his wrongful conviction for embezzlement overturned, 17 years…
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Keith Brown MSP pushes BBC bosses on free-to-air Scottish Football in Parliament Culture Committee
NATIONAL FOOTBALL SHOULD JOIN “CROWN JEWELS” – OLYMPICS AND WORLD CUP – AND BE FREE TO BROADCAST IN SCOTLAND, SAYS BROWN In the Scottish Parliament’s Culture Committee on Thursday, MSPs had a chance to put questions to leading figures of the BBC in Scotland, namely BBC Scotland’s Director Steve Carson, Chief Financial Officer Alan Dickson,…
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