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Date: 23 June 2010
McLetchie: Right to Buy changes a betrayal of ordinary working Scots
Ordinary working Scots are being betrayed by the other parties' ideological determination to change the rules on Right to Buy in the Housing (Scotland) Bill....
Date: 07 June 2010
Tram legal wrangles continue: Edinburgh deserves better
Reports today state that officials in charge of Edinburgh's tram project are debating whether or not to come clean about how much it will eventually cost, as...
Date: 23 May 2010
SNP must axe Home Reports
Following the UK Government's announcement that Home Information Packs will be scrapped in ...
Date: 27 April 2010
Arlene amendments: McLetchie’s campaign to abolish age limit for juries backed by Justice Committee
The Scottish Parliament's Justice Committee has voted to abolish the upper age limit for jury service, which is presently 65....
Date: 11 March 2010
First Minister refuses to instruct SNP MSPs to carry on working
At FMQs today Alex Salmond refused to rule out further disruption of the work of the Scottish Parliament, when asked if he would instruct SNP MSPs to carry on wo...
Date: 03 March 2010
David McLetchie speech to CoSLA: Anger at attempts to deny justice to pensioners wrongly charged for assisting with food preparation
David McLetchie MSP, Scottish Conservative Chief Whip, is today addressing the CoSLA Convention in St Andrews....
Date: 21 January 2010
Salmond exhibits arrogance and cowardice by passing buck to Sturgeon
David McLetchie MSP, Scottish Conservative Chief Whip, has called for Alex Salmond to come clean after he refused to respond to the Point of Order dir...
Date: 14 January 2010
McLetchie: Ending Right to Buy highlights a massive contradiction in SNP policy
The SNP Government has published its Housing (Scotland) Bill, which aims to scrap the hugely successful Right to Buy policy.Dav...
Date: 13 January 2010
McLetchie: ‘Naked political vandalism’ as SNP set to axe Right to Buy
Tomorrow the SNP Government publishes its Housing (Scotland) Bill, which is expected to abolish the hugely successful Right to Buy policy....
Date: 05 January 2010
McLetchie calls for community service convicts to help clear Scotland’s roads and pavements
David McLetchie MSP, Scottish Conservative Chief Whip, has called for criminals sentenced to community service work to be drafted in to help with clea...
Date: 04 January 2010
Swinney’s salt complacency: He needs to get out more
As councils across Scotland struggle with supplies of salt and grit for roads, John Swinney said today ‘in communities I have been in, there are perfec...
Date: 20 December 2009
Right to Buy 30th Birthday - "The most significant, socially liberating policy ever introduced by any government."
Right to Buy was introduced 30 years ago this weekend.David McLetchie MSP, Scottish Conservative Chief Whip and member of Holyrood's L...
Date: 08 December 2009
Salmond’s obsession with independence: Now he’s trying to politicise Christmas
Alex Salmond's obsession with independence has extended to him trying to politicise Christmas.Speaking after the First Minister ...
Date: 08 December 2009
FOI extension could help get to the bottom of class size row
The Scottish Government is to consult on whether to extend the Freedom of Information Act to cover a wide range of bodies who deliver public services in Scotland....
Date: 30 September 2009
Tram figures - Put up or shut up
An SNP MSP is claiming the final cost of Edinburgh's tram project could reach £750m - £200m more than originally planned....
Date: 13 September 2009
Save General Election Night
Scottish Conservatives are urging councils an...
Date: 23 July 2009
Edinburgh's overflowing rubbish bins: A health risk and an eyesore - LibDems turn Edinburgh into a building site and rubbish tip
The work to rule by members of the Unite Union who work as refuse collectors and street cleaners in the Capital is set to escalate as the union ballots on further industrial act...
Date: 20 July 2009
SNP class size policy in tatters - Again
The Scottish Conservatives can reveal that the Single Outcome Agreement (SOA) which Education Secretary, Fiona Hyslop will sign tomorrow, Tuesday, with North Lanarkshire Council...
Date: 12 July 2009
Alex Salmond: The destroyer, not the saviour, of Scotch
Scottish Conservatives are calling on Alex Salmond to come clean over minimum pricing on alcohol. New research conducted by the Scottish Conservatives reveals a ...
Date: 17 June 2009
Decoupling elections further proof that Scottish Conservatives are winning the battle of ideas
Scottish Conservatives are winning the battle of ideas after plans to decouple the Scottish Parliamentary and Local Government elections were debated in Holyrood...
Date: 16 June 2009
How many more councils must speak out on class sizes before SNP admits election con?
Another nail has been driven into the coffin of the SNP's class sizes pledge after Edinburgh Council admitted it has lost 10 appeal cases on placing requests...
Date: 11 June 2009
McLetchie steps up meal preparation refund campaign
David McLetchie, Scottish Conservative MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, has stepped up his campaign to ensure that all pensioners who have been wrongly charged by councils for assis...
Date: 08 April 2009
HAIs: Bed management system and better isolation facilities required
Scottish Conservatives are calling for the Scottish Government to commission an electronic bed management and infection tracking system for hospitals and make su...
Date: 11 March 2009
Equal pay row could land taxpayers with massive bills
Commenting after the Local Government & Communities Committee heard evidence that Scottish Councils could face a bill of up to £1billion to settle the ...
Date: 08 March 2009
McLetchie: Lender rejection of Home Reports further evidence of scheme’s madness
Commenting on reports that some of the country's biggest lenders are refusing to accept certain home reports as proof of a property's value, D...
Date: 27 February 2009
Neil’s first Ministerial gaffe is huge blow for Home Reports
Commenting after Alex Neil said on Good Morning Scotland that Home Reports had to remain compulsory or nobody would use them, David McLetchie...
Date: 26 February 2009
Holyrood on Rails: Trams latest
Commenting on the letter sent by the Transport Minister, Stuart Stevenson to Edinburgh City Council about the Edinburgh trams debacle, Scottish Conservative Chief Whip and Pentl...
Date: 25 February 2009
Trams: Honour the contract and get on with the job
Commenting on the continuing tram dispute, David McLetchie, Scottish Conservative Chief Whip and MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, said:...
Date: 24 February 2009
McLetchie calls for Auditor General to get involved
Commenting as he wrote to the Auditor General concerning the continuing row between Transport Initiative Edinburgh (Tie) and its contractors, David McLetchie, Sc...
Date: 24 February 2009
Trams: McLetchie meets Contractor
Commenting after he met with representatives from Bilfinger Berger (who comprise part of the BSC consortium contracted on the Edinburgh trams project), David McL...
Date: 23 February 2009
Trams saga cannot mirror Holyrood fiasco
Commenting as the dispute between Transport Initiatives Edinburgh (Tie) and its contractors continues, David McLetchie, Scottish Conserva...
Date: 20 February 2009
Edinburgh Trams: Taxpayers must not be held to ransom
Commenting on the funding row over the Edinburgh trams project, Scottish Conservative Chief Whip and MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, David McLetchie said:"The taxpayer ...
Date: 09 February 2009
New care laws not good enough
Commenting on the Scottish Government's introduction of regulations to end the charging of food preparation for pensioners, David McLetchie MSP...
Date: 30 January 2009
Exposed : The 4 year waiting list for NHS staff
Commenting after his written question on the implementation of pay assimilation under Agenda For Change was answered by the Health Secretary, David Mc...
Date: 17 December 2008
The truth behind class sizes spin
Speaking about the publication of a progress report by City of Edinburgh Council on its Single Outcome Agreement with the Government, David McLetchie MSP, Scotti...
Date: 24 November 2008
Last ditch plea to ditch Home Reports
Commenting on reports that a number of major lenders are refusing to accept the property valuations in Home Reports as the basis for a home loan, David McLetchie...
Date: 03 November 2008
McLetchie: Trump decision inevitable, but a welcome boost for North East
Commenting after the Scottish Government announced it has granted outline planning permission for the application by Trump International Golf Links Scotland to deve...
Date: 25 September 2008
SNP's first defeat on legislative programme
Commenting after Bill Aitken's amendment was passed at Stage 3 of the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Bill, inflicting the SNP minority government's firs...
Date: 24 September 2008
McLetchie slams another Home Report con
Commenting on the latest SNP Government announcement on Home Reports, David McLetchie MSP, Scottish Conservative Chief Whip, said: "T...
Date: 23 September 2008
The SNP's sound of silence on strkes - do they now support 2% pay offer?
Commenting the Scottish Government's resounding silence over the strikes taking place in Scotland later this week, David McLetchie MSP, Scottish Conservative...
Date: 18 September 2008
McLetchie slams soaring cost of Home Reports
Commenting after the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in Scotland (RCIS) announced that a H...
Date: 18 September 2008
McLetchie : Jury consultation a step in the right direction
Commenting after the Scottish Government announced a public consultation on options for modernising Scotland's jury system including plans to allow Scots age...
Date: 09 September 2008
Damning class sizes dossier exposes SNP cynicism
Commenting as Scottish Conservatives published a damning dossier on the SNP's pre-election pledge of class sizes of 18 for P1-P3, David McLetchie ...
Date: September 2008
McLetchie welcomes Law Society vote on Home Reports: Time for Government to change its mind
Commenting after the Law Society of Scotland voted overwhelmingly to request the Scottish Government to postpone Home Reports for at least two years after December 1st ...
Date: 28 February 2007
McLetchie: No more guidance, refunds are what is required
Commenting after the Deputy Health Minister spoke on the publication of an ind...
Date: 25 January 2007
McLetchie: Executive should cover the cost of care charge refunds
Responding to the news that the City of ...
Date: 22 January 2007
Opinion Survey Results
On the subject of financing local government services, 69% favoured a reformed Council Tax with discounts for pensioner...
Date: 30 November 2006
Local property tax still on the cards with Labour
Commenting after his question to Finance Minister Tom McCabe today on the recommendations of the Burt Review, David McLetchie...
Date: 15 November 2006
The BID levy: Just another stealth tax
Commenting ahead of tomorrow's final day debate on Stage 3 of the Planning (...
Date: 01 November 2006
Murderer out on bail – a disgraceful state of affairs
Commenting after Robert Turner was jailed for life today af...
Date: 25 October 2006
McLetchie calls for Joint Parliamentary Committee of MPs and MSPs
Speaking in today's debate in Parliament on the Report of the Local Government and Transport ...
Date: 25 October 2006
McLetchie calls for Child Care Vouchers
Speaking in today's 'Early Years' debate in the Scottish Parliament, David McLetchie,...
Date: 14 September 2006
A sad, bad day for the SNP says McLetchie
Commenting after Jim Mather had tabled a parliamentary motion congratulating Standard Life on joining the FTSE 100, David McLetchie, Scottish Conse...
Date: 14 July 2006
Opinion Survey - Preliminary Results
To date I have received over 1,500 replies from con...
Date: 13 July 2006
McLetchie calls for Care Charge Refunds
To date I have requested reviews of the cases of eight constit...
Date: 17 May 2006
BID Levy – Just another stealth tax
Speaking during the Stage 1 debate on the Planning (Scotland) Bill, David McLetchie, Scottish Conservative MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, said:
"I would like to focus ...
Date: May 2006
ASBOs on conviction: Another Executive shambles
Commenting after his written question to the Justice Minister revealed that Sheriff Courts across Scotland have issued only 55 Anti-Social Behaviour Orders on convi...
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