Tag: Jeremy Balfour MSP

The Scottish Conservatives have today launched the Scottish Conservative Disability Group, which will be dedicated to promoting the views and inclusion of disabled people at all levels of Scottish Conservative politics.Launched by Scottish Conservative...

by Jeremy Balfour MSPAt the end of every year, I find myself in a reflective state of mind. I look back over the previous twelve months, the ups and the downs, highs and lows,...

Inadequate funding of local authorities could lead to closure of essential advice services.Lothians MSP Jeremy Balfour criticised the Scottish Government for the inequality of funding given to local authorities, arguing that Citizen Advice Bureaux...

Is Fair Start Scotland, really a 'fair start' for the disabled people of Scotland?Last month, Jeremy Balfour, Conservative and Unionist MSP for Lothian, posed a written question to The Scottish Government about what he...

Balfour criticises The Scottish Government for heightening anxiety among Highers pupils following announcement of exams being cancelled.Lothian MSP Jeremy Balfour, has expressed concern over The Scottish Government’s delayed decision to cancel Higher exams in...

Lothian MSP Jeremy Balfour has shown his support for a campaign that calls on UK retailers to make their stores more accessible for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.The Access for All...

A&E figures are beginning to rise to ‘normal levels’ following lockdownJeremy Balfour, Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP for Lothian, says that A&E attendances at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh are beginning to return towards...

The Botanics is a favourite place to go for a walk in Edinburgh at any time of the year.On Wednesday of this week Jeremy Balfour MSP wished the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE)...

Jeremy Balfour MSP praises local groups supporting sufferers of postnatal depressionIn a debate held in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday, Jeremy Balfour MSP, spoke about families battling postnatal depression (PND) and praised local organisation...

MSP praises local charity for their compassion towards grieving parentsJeremy Balfour MSP has marked Baby Loss Awareness Week by paying a visit to SANDS Lothian.SANDS is a charity that provides compassionate support to families...

Jeremy Balfour MSP lent his support to help improve the lives of people in Scotland living with terminal illness. Meeting with representatives from Marie Curie at the recent Scottish Conservative Conference in Aberdeen, Jeremy was...

On Monday 29th April 2019 Jeremy Balfour, the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party MSP for Lothian, and his eight-month-old Cavalier King Charles/Miniature Poodle cross, Sadie, will compete with other politicians and their pooches to...

Jeremy Balfour, Scottish Conservative Lothian MSP, is encouraging you to show your support for Roseburn Terrace by shopping locally for High Street Saturday today 16 March.High Street Saturday, a new campaign day, aims...

A campaign to raise awareness of prostate cancer by targeting men in betting shops has reached thousands of men and generated tens of thousands of pounds for leading men’s health charity, Prostate Cancer UK,...

Jeremy Balfour, Scottish Conservative MSP visited Bonnyrigg High Street this week to hear about the success of Small Business Saturday, an event run on the first Saturday in December every year celebrating the benefits...

Trams and rubbish that is what he wanted to talk about. These are both matters which are dealt with at council level, but Jeremy Balfour used to be a city councillor before he became...

Jeremy Balfour, Scottish Conservative MSP raised a motion at the Scottish Parliament this week to lend his support for the Independent Living Scotland event which will take place on 26 and 27 September. This programme...

Jeremy Balfour, Scottish Conservative MSP for Lothian joined 150 people at a special event celebrating terminal illness charity Marie Curie’s 70th anniversary and the start of their latest fundraising venture last Wednesday at Holyrood Park, Edinburgh.MSPs, volunteers and...

Jeremy Balfour, Scottish Conservative MSP for Lothian met with campaigners from the charity Shelter Scotland in the Scottish Parliament this week.The charity brought its campaign “Homelessness: Far from Fixed” to Holyrood to highlight the...