http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Alison McInnes en-GB Alison McInnes http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Alison McInnes 2008-07-25T13:11+01:00 United Kingdom http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000176/mcinnes_demands_fair_treatment_for_northern_rail_passengers.html Liberal Democrat Transport spokesperson Alison McInnes MSP is writing to Crosscountry trains demanding that the company rethinks its decision to scrap onboard catering for services north of Edinburgh. 2008-07-11T10:39+01:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000175/mcinnes_welcomes_snp_uturn_on_pensioner_fares_cut.html The SNP Government have been forced to commit a u-turn on their plan to introduce restrictions on the national concessionary fares travel scheme introduced by the Liberal Democrats in the last administration. 2008-07-07T16:19+01:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000174/alison_backs_dundee_post_office_calls.html The campaign to save four Dundee Post Offices from closure was boosted today with a visit from North East Scotland Liberal Democrat MSP Alison McInnes, to one of the threatened Post Offices. Mrs McInnes visited Nethergate Post Office and went there to meet the Postmaster, Farhat Baig, and add her voice in support of the campaign to keep the vital Dundee Post Offices open. 2008-07-02T16:40+01:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000171/lib_dems_support_change_your_world_campaign.html Scottish Liberal Democrat Transport spokesperson Alison McInnes has given her support to the Change Your World campaign urging people to reduce road traffic by 10 per cent. 2008-06-30T10:17+01:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000170/committee_report_good_foundation_for_ferry_review__mcinnes.html Following the publication of the Transport Committee report into ferries, Liberal Democrat Transport spokesperson Alison McInnes MSP said: 2008-06-27T10:05+01:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000173/transport_minister_gives_kintore_residents_the_brush_off.html Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson this week caused frustration following his reply to a letter from Aberdeenshire MSP Alison McInnes regarding Crossrail. 2008-06-26T12:00+01:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000172/campbell_a_champion_of_the_city_and_shire.html Following the announcement of Alan Campbell's resignation as Aberdeenshire Council Chief Executive, local MSP Alison McInnes has paid tribute to the work he has done for the region. 2008-06-25T12:00+01:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000169/snp_dithering_on_transport_projects__mcinnes.html Liberal Democrat Transport spokesperson Alison McInnes MSP today expressed disappointment that the Scottish Government is holding up work on key transport improvements. 2008-06-24T15:22+01:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000168/mcinnes_hails_banff_academys_young_engineers.html Aberdeenshire MSP Alison McInnes has today tabled a motion in Parliament congratulating the Banff Academy Young Engineers Club on their recent success at the 2008 Celebration of Engineering in Glasgow. 2008-06-19T16:00+01:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000167/salmond_must_protect_bus_passengers_from_snp_budget_cut.html Liberal Democrat Transport spokesperson Alison McInnes MSP demanded the First Minister ensure that bus passengers don't pay the price for the SNP's inadequate funding for concessionary travel scheme. 2008-06-19T15:53+01:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000166/mcinnes_salutes_young_parliamentarians.html Aberdeenshire MSP Alison McInnes today met pupils from Ellon Academy who were visiting Holyrood to receive their awards for the Citizenship Foundation's National Youth Parliament Competition. 2008-06-19T03:00+01:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000165/freight_ban_delay_good_news_for_industry__mcinnes.html Liberal Democrat Transport spokesperson Alison McInnes MSP has welcomed inspection reports showing that corrosion damage to the Forth Road Bridge is slowing and that weight restrictions, which would affect heavy lorries, may not need to be applied until some time between 2017 and 2021. 2008-06-18T13:28+01:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000164/mcinnes_questions_snp_over_concessionary_fares_scheme.html Liberal Democrat Transport spokesperson Alison McInnes has condemned the Transport Minister for his misleading comments about funding for the concessionary fares scheme. 2008-06-16T13:27+01:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000163/mcinnes_snp_uturn_on_macs_welcome.html Liberal Democrat Transports spokesperson Alison McInnes MSP has welcomed the Government's U-turn on scrapping The Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland (MACS). 2008-06-12T15:19+01:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000162/scottish_liberal_democrat_advisory_note_12_june_2008.html During today's First Minister's Questions, the First Minister returned to the subject of Nicol Stephen's question from last week, science centre funding. Mr Salmond claimed that the budget for science centres is increasing over the next three years. The Scottish Government's own Chief Scientific Advisor has published figures showing that funding to the science centres in 2008-09 will be £2.43 million, and that in both 2009-10 and 2010-2011 government funding to the science centres will remain static at £2.43 million per annum. 2008-06-12T15:03+01:00