Former Scottish National Party MSP for Clydesdale
Entered the Scottish Parliament on 3 May 2007 — Election
Left the Scottish Parliament on 5 May 2021 — Dissolved for election
Also represented South of Scotland
Since we introduced the 2015 act , we have taken many positive steps to increase community engagement. We have introduced participation requests and asset transfers, which provide a powerful mechanism for enabling communities to participate in public decision making and to take control of public land and buildings. Our investing in communities fund, which was launched in 2019-20 and is backed...
I absolutely agree with all that Christine Grahame has said, and I thank her for her kind words. I am very familiar with some of the groups that she mentioned—particularly the Broughton shop, which is just over the hill from me, in Biggar. It has done a phenomenal amount of work. If it had not been for our communities, the country would simply not have been able to demonstrate the...
The Scottish Government is committed to working with Aberdeen City Council and other partners as they take forward the city and beachfront master plan. The Government has demonstrated its commitment to Aberdeen and its city region through a variety of strategic investments including our £125 million commitment to the Aberdeen city region deal, the £62 million that has been committed to the...
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