25 April 2009
Peter Peacock, Highlands and Islands regional Labour MSP met with OFCOM Scotland to ensure that remote and rural areas of the country’s treated fairly when it comes to broadband.
Mr Peacock met with OFCOM Director for Scotland Vicki Nash this week to stress the need for the Highlands and Islands areas to have improved [...]
Meeting with Regulator for Broadband Provision
North MSP continues to fight for Elgin By Pass
21 April 2009
Highlands and Islands Labour MSP, Peter Peacock, has today renewed calls for the Scottish Government to provide a much needed by pass for Elgin.
Following the hugely disappointing refusal by the SNP Government to back an Elgin by pass Mr Peacock submitted a Freedom of Information request to the Scottish Government to establish what [...]
Worries Grow Over new Broadband Satellite Services for North
24 April 2009
Worries over the reliability and level of service provided by Avanti to consumers in the north are emerging, says north MSP Peter Peacock.
The Labour MSP for the Highlands and Islands has been campaigning for improved broadband services across the region.
Mr Peacock has received a number of messages and e-mails expressing concerns and [...]
Disappointment over Government’s response to Scottish Rural Development Programme
24 April 2009
Peter Peacock, Highlands and Islands regional Labour MSP, has expressed his disappointment over the Scottish Government’s lack of action over the Scottish Rural Development Programme applications.
Mr Peacock pressed Roseanna Cunningham on the issue during Question Time at the Scottish Parliament.
The latest round of applications earlier this month were postponed within days [...]
MSP continues to fight for broadband access in remote communities
21 April 2009
Peter Peacock, Highlands and Islands regional Labour MSP, is due to meet with OFCOM tomorrow (Wednesday) to continue to fight for the better access to broadband.
The meeting comes as Labour MEP, Catherine Sthiler tabled two questions to the European Parliament about the provision of broadband for remote and rural areas.
Mr Peacock said, [...]
MSP welcomes funding for research into declining bee populations
21 April 2009
Commenting on the announcement of research funding into declining bee populations, Labour MSP and Environment Committee member, Peter Peacock said,
“I warmly welcome this UK wide initiative
“We have been pressing the Scottish Government for some months to take more action to research what has been happening with be populations given their vital importance to [...]
Peacock reacts to Transport Minister’s comments on TLR
17 April 2009
Commenting on the announcements about the TLR by Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson earlier in the week, Labour MSP, Peter Peacock said,
“Stewart Stevenson’s approach to the TLR is truly astonishing.
“At an SNP inspired press conference to which no other parties were invited he urged that party politics should be taken out of this [...]
Fiddling with Bureaucracy while Crofting Burns
15 April 2009
The Labour MSPs for the Highlands and Islands, Peter Peacock, Rhoda Grant and David Stewart have accused the Scottish Government of entertaining `fiddling with bureaucracy while crofting burns’.
In a letter to Rural Affairs Minister, Roseanna Cunningham, they have argued the government’s priorities for crofting for the coming period should be to address the [...]
Need for Islands Broadband Action Plan
09 April 2009
The need for a plan of action to win investment for new broadband services for the islands took a series of steps forward this week.
The issue has been the subject of a number of high level meetings held over the past ten days by Highlands and Islands Labour MSP, Peter Peacock.
Following widespread expressions [...]
Peter Peacock continues to fight for Lochboisdale to Mallaig ferry route
09 April 2009
Peter Peacock, Highlands and Islands regional Labour MSP is vowing to maintain pressure for a new ferry route between Lochboisdale and Mallaig.
It follows answers from Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson on the issue.
Mr Peacock said: “It looks like the Minister has the possibility of a new ferry firmly on the back burner, with no [...]
