Last Thursday was International Women’s Day. It is an annual day of celebration around the world but also a useful reminder that much more has to be done to achieve gender equality globally. This year’s events also coincided with the 100-year anniversary of some women securing the vote. That there are people alive today, who were born […]
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SNP MP Drew Hendry has condemned the UK government’s shambolic Universal Credit (UC) roll out which is now putting up to 71,000 Scottish tenants renting in the private sector vulnerable to eviction because of long waits for Universal Credit payments The comments come as figures sourced from the House of Commons Library shows that around
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Leaked Highland Council Budget Proposals The impact of the UK Government’s obsession with austerity, continues to be felt in thousands of households across the Highlands. This continues to mean that the Highlands, indeed Scotland, face significant challenges when it comes to maintaining services. It is a challenge that the Scottish Government continues to have to
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Local MP, Drew Hendry has welcomed grants made over the last year in this constituency. During the past year Corra Foundation has funded £25,188 in grants for local charities. Each year, the foundation distributes just under £1 million through its Henry Duncan Grants programme to grassroots charities working in their local communities. Grants awarded over
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SCOTLAND TO BENEFIT FROM THREE-TIMES FASTER UNIVERSAL SERVICE UNDER SNP SNP Business and Industry spokesperson at Westminster Drew Hendry MP has said that it is now clear that the UK Government’s ambitions are ’far behind’ those of the Scottish Government and that Scottish families, businesses and communities will have a access to much better and
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A homeless man once told me the brightest part of his day wasn’t hearing a coin drop in his paper cup, but the kind voice of a passer-by who asked the simple question ‘how are you today’. Without a home, with little comfort, or food, it is loneliness that hit him the hardest, and it’s a
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Last Friday I hosted an energy advice surgery, where a number of energy businesses came along to offer expert advice to constituents. Warmworks were on hand to discuss the Scottish Government’s energy efficiency scheme on providing insulation, efficient heating and renewable technologies for those who struggle with the cost of high energy bills https://www.warmworks.co.uk/ Scottish
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Romanian President, Klaus Iohannis has signed a decree honouring Highland MP, Drew Hendry with one of Romania’s highest national medals – in recognition of his work as Honorary Consul to Romania (Highlands and Islands). Mr Hendry was presented with the National Order for Faithful Service of the Rank of Knight by Dan Mihalache, Ambassador of
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Drew Hendry has called on the Royal Bank of Scotland to reverse its decision on branch closures and has told Senior Management at RBS not to ‘ turn its back ‘ on rural Scotland. The Bank has published a list of 259 RBS and NatWest branches to close across the UK with 62 in Scotland, with
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Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey MP Drew Hendry urges households to ‘Keep a Step Ahead of Winter’ New research from Scottish Gas has highlighted that having no heating or hot water would be the number one disaster for households in Scotland this winter. Even so, many people in Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey have not taken action to ensure their homes
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