News from Patricia Ferguson
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Off And Running For The North Glasgow 5k
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 Patricia Ferguson MSP joined school pupils from primary schools in Milton for a 2k fun run at the start of March. The event is one of a number of fun runs for school pupils in the north of Glasgow to...
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Maryhill CAB Project Visits Parliament
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 Patricia Ferguson MSP has welcomed a group from the Maryhill Citizens Advice Bureau Asylum Seeker & Refugee Project to the Scottish Parliament. The Maryhill MSP gave the visitors a tour of the Parliament building, including a look round the Debating...
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Patricia Ferguson Calls On The Scottish Government To Back The Regulation Of Property Factors
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Patricia Ferguson MSP has called on the Scottish Government to back her bid to regulate property factors. Leading a debate in the Scottish Parliament the Labour MSP highlighted cases from her Maryhill constituency as evidence of the need for...
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Cashing In On Lottery Funding
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 Patricia Ferguson MSP has hosted a special information event to make sure community groups and organisations in her constituency get their fair share of cash available through the Big Lottery Fund Scotland. The Maryhill MSP brought together representatives of over...
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Factors Bill Gets All Party Support
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A bill that would give people more say about the services they receive from factors is one step closer. The legislation proposed by Maryhill MSP, Patricia Ferguson, received support from more than 40 MSPs from all parties represented at Holyrood...
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Tackling The Number Of Exclusions In Schools
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Patricia Ferguson has congratulated John Paul Academy in Summerston on reducing the number of exclusions from the school and called on the SNP Government to use good practice from the school to benefit other school children across Scotland. Speaking in...
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SNP Budget - A Lost Opportunity To Boost Glasgow
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Maryhill MSP Patricia Ferguson today hit out at the SNP for delivering a budget that has 'failed Scotland and failed the communities of Maryhill'. The SNP's budget voted through the Scottish Parliament with Conservative support was described as a missed...
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Labour Launch Campaign For Local Newspapers
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Patricia Ferguson MSP is backing a campaign to support local newspapers. Labour will be using a Holyrood debate this week to demand that the SNP drop its proposals to allow local councils to put public notices online instead of in...
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Patricia Ferguson Launches Bill To Regulate Property Factors
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Maryhill MSP Patricia Ferguson has lodged a bill proposal to improve the service provided by property factors. The Labour MSP’s Bill would require all Scottish Factors and Property managers to register and be accredited, and would provide accessible mediation so...
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Fighting For A Fair Deal For Glasgow
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Patricia Ferguson MSP has called on the SNP to think again about its decision to cut the Glasgow Airport Rail link - threatening 1,300 jobs and millions of pounds of investment in the city. As Parliament prepares to vote on...
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It's Time For Action On Literacy
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Patricia Ferguson MSP has welcomed the cross-party support for Labour's call for action on literacy. Following a Labour-led debate in the Scottish Parliament the SNP Government committed to the establishment of a Literacy Action Plan based upon the findings and...
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Patricia Ferguson Calls For A Review Of Hospital Food
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Patricia Ferguson MSP has called on the SNP Government to carry out a review of hospital food. Speaking in Parliament the Maryhill MSP expressed her concern at the disparity in costs between NHS Boards on the amount spent per patient...
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Patricia Ferguson Supports Calls For Parliament To Stand Up To Gangland Thugs
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Maryhill MSP Patricia Ferguson has supported calls from her Labour colleague, Paul Martin MSP, for all parties in Scotland to come together and show a united front against organised crime. The call came after the murder of Kevin Carroll last...
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Progress To Protect Workers
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Maryhill MSP Patricia Ferguson has welcomed the news that cross party support means there will now be progress in the Scottish Parliament for a Bill to give workers in Scotland greater protection. The Workers (Aggravated Offences) Bill lodged by Labour...
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Patricia Ferguson Backs Call For New Boiler Grants
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 Labour MSP Patricia Ferguson is backing a campaign for grants to allow householders in the communities of Maryhill to replace old boilers. Scottish Labour has launched an online petition to urge the Scottish Government to press ahead with a boiler...
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SNP & Liberal Democrats Let Down Bus Users
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Patricia Ferguson MSP has expressed her frustration at the failure of SNP and Liberal Democrat MSPs to support a bill that would have improved local bus services. The Labour MSP has long campaigned for better bus services in the communities...
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North Glasgow Housing Association Visits Parliament
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 Maryhill MSP Patricia Ferguson was pleased to welcome a group from North Glasgow Housing Association to the Scottish Parliament on the 10th December. The group, which included the Association Chair, Pat Kenna, and Director, Robert Tamburrini, had the opportunity of...
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Action On Violence Against Workers
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Patricia Ferguson MSP is supporting a proposed Bill in the Scottish Parliament to give greater legal protection to workers who have direct contact with the public. The Workers (Aggravated Offences) (Scotland) Bill lodged by Labour MSP Hugh Henry has already...
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 A drawing by primary school pupil Taha Almanasrah has been chosen as Patricia Ferguson's 2009 Christmas card. The pupil from Oakrove Primary School in Woodside took part in the Labour MSP's 11th Christmas Card Competition - open to all primary...
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Labour Victory For Disabled Bus Passengers
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Disabled bus passengers in the communities of Maryhill on low rate Disability Living Allowance (DLA) are a step closer to getting free bus travel after Scottish Labour put pressure on the SNP government to back their campaign. Labour has been...
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