Labour’s Highlands and Islands Regional MSP, Peter Peacock says he fears the SNP minority government’s announcement about the future of Highlands and Islands Enterprise is the start of a move to dismantle it.
He has attacked as “ill considered and ill judged” their policy of stripping HIE of key powers in relation to skills and training; [...]
Loss of Power at HIE Condemned
Council Tax Freeze : “Devastating Impact” – MSP
A Highlands and Islands Regional Labour MSP is contacting all six local councils in a bid to gauge the level of financial chaos which will be caused by a freeze in council tax to be forced upon them by the SNP minority government.
Peter Peacock fears the measure to force Councils to freeze their local taxes [...]
MSPs welcome Buckie win
The North’s Regional Labour MSPs have tabled a motion in the Scottish Parliament congratulating Buckie Thistle Football Club on lifting the Aberdeenshire Cup at Christie Park last Saturday.
MSPs Peter Peacock, David Stewart and Rhoda Grant have all put their names to the motion asking Parliament to congratulate Duncan Shearer’s team following the 1-0 win against [...]
MSP claims Fort William Post Office Plans are a Downgrading
Highlands and Islands Regional Labour MSP Peter Peacock has written to the Director of Postwatch Scotland over plans to close the Crown Post Office at Fort William and relocate services within the local shop premises of WH Smith. He says the plans represent a downgrading of local services.Mr Peacock said: “I believe the plans amount [...]
Government defeat over careers strategy
Opposition parties at Holyrood succeeded in voting down the Government on its new skills strategy motion yesterday.
Suffering its second major defeat since May, this means that the SNP’s plans on skills, which include its proposals to merge Careers Scotland and Learn Direct Scotland to create a huge new central belt based quango, have been thrown [...]
North MSP Welcomes Major Inquiry into Flooding
Highlands and Islands Regional Labour MSP Peter Peacock is saying a Parliamentary inquiry into flooding announced today must explore the real human cost of the problem.
At a meeting of the Rural Affairs and Environment Committee at Holyrood this morning he argued that given the number of people affected the Parliament needs to have a major [...]
