The Prime Minister replied that Mr Blackford knows well that “the Scottish Parliament has no role in approving this deal. On the contrary, it is up to the Members of this Parliament to approve the deal. I am delighted to say that they did, although it did not proceed with the support of many Scottish nationalist MPs.
“However, I appreciate—and I mean appreciate—that he is a great champion of the Scottish whisky industry, and so he should be.
One of the schools where charges are imposed is Dumbarton Academy – the only school in West Dunbartonshire where pupils have to stump up for the materials they use. Our Lady and St Patrick’s in Bellsmyre doesn’t – because it was built in an area of deprivation – but Hermitage Academy in Helensburgh does.
Do you know a young person in Argyll and Bute aged between 11 and 25 who is truly inspirational? Well, now is your chance to let them know how great they are by nominating them for an Argyll and Bute Youth Award.
Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton and Lomond, has joined calls from The Royal British Legion for the Government to abolish visa fees for Commonwealth servicemen and women.
