http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Alison McInnes MSP en-GB Alison McInnes MSP http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Alison McInnes MSP 2010-02-09T02:21+00:00 United Kingdom http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000421/alison_mcinnes_msp_calls_for_support_for_student_parents.html Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, today backed calls from NUS Scotland for greater support for parents to help them study at college and university in Scotland. 2010-02-05T13:41+00:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000420/mcinnes_reveals_consolation_prize_for_forth_bridge_contractors.html Speaking after questioning Forth Replacement Crossing project leaders in the Scottish Parliament, Liberal Democrat Transport spokesperson Alison McInnes said: 2010-02-02T00:00+00:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000418/mcinnes_signs_up_to_anne_frank_declaration.html In the week of Holocaust Memorial Day on 27th January, the Scottish Parliament hosted the Anne Frank: A History for Today Exhibition. Alison McInnes, North East MSP signed up to the Anne Frank Declaration to challenge prejudice and hatred. 2010-02-02T00:00+00:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000419/celebrating_the_best_of_nhs_practice__mcinnes.html North East MSP Alison McInnes, has welcomed the first General Practice week in Scotland which aims to raise awareness of the range of services provided locally to patients by GP's and primary healthcare teams. The awareness week runs from 8 - 14 February. 2010-02-02T00:00+00:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000417/mcinnes_reveals_severe_delays_to_new_grampian_prison.html Alison McInnes, Liberal Democrat MSP for the North East, has revealed severe delays to the programme for the new prison, HMP Grampian. 2010-01-29T00:00+00:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000415/medical_compensation_figures_for_nhs_grampian_astonishing__mcinnes.html Liberal Democrat MSP for the North East, Alison McInnes, reacting to a report that showed compensation paid out by NHS Grampian for clinical negligence had more than doubled in the past year commented: 2010-01-28T00:00+00:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000416/lib_dems_reveal_scotlands_colleges_are_closing_their_doors.html The Scottish Liberal Democrats have today published figures showing that many colleges are turning away four times as many applicants as last year. 2010-01-28T00:00+00:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000414/new_forth_bridge_should_be_multimodal_lib_dems.html Commenting on the proposed maintenance of the existing Forth Road Bridge, Liberal Democrat Transport spokesperson Alison McInnes said: 2010-01-25T00:00+00:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000413/improvements_in_cleanliness_at_ari.html Alison McInnes welcomes the progress made by NHS Grampian following the original highly critical HEI inspection. 2010-01-20T00:00+00:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000412/mcinnes_transport_scotland_needs_to_target_funding_on_the_worst_affected_roads.html Commenting on damage to roads caused by the recent bad weather, Liberal Democrat Transport spokesperson Alison McInnes MSP said: 2010-01-19T00:00+00:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000411/mcinnes_urges_swinney_to_fund_immediate_action_on_bervie_braes.html Alison McInnes, standing up for anxious residents in Stonehaven, has written to John Swinney urging him to provide the financial support necessary to ensure that Bervie Braes are stabilised without further delay. 2010-01-19T00:00+00:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000410/lib_dems__new_supermarket_ombudsman_must_have_teeth_and_resources_to_be_effective.html Commenting on the announcement from the UK Government that they have accepted the Competition Commission's recommendation to establish an independent body as a 'supermarket ombudsman', Liberal Democrat parliamentarians for the North East have welcomed the decision but have called on the Government not to settle for half-measures. 2010-01-14T00:00+00:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000409/mcinnes_responds_to_4_million_flood_bill_for_aberdeenshire_council.html Commenting on the announcement that flood damage sustained in late 2009 will cost Aberdeenshire Council nearly £4 million, Liberal Democrat Local Government spokesperson and MSP for the north east, Alison McInnes said: 2010-01-08T00:00+00:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000408/those_in_rural_and_remote_areas_left_stranded_mcinnes.html Liberal Democrat Transport spokesman Alison McInnes MSP says that people in rural and remote communities have been left stranded and vulnerable by the harsh weather conditions. 2010-01-07T00:00+00:00 http://alisonmcinnes.co.uk/news/000405/local_newspapers_require_commitment_from_government.html Local newspapers could be denied a valuable chunk of income if a plan by the SNP to publish public notices online goes ahead. 2009-12-29T00:00+00:00