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GUIDANCE FOR PEOPLE IN DUNDEE SELF-ISOLATING UPDATED FROM MONDAY
Shona Robison MSP for Dundee city East has welcomed the announcement that the Scottish Government’s self-isolation payment will not be impacted, following an update that anyone required to self-isolate will need to do so for 10 days, rather than 14 days. ...
BUSINESSES IN DUNDEE TO RECEIVE SHARE OF £185 MILLION SCOTGOV FUNDING
NEW SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TO TARGET SECTORS IN NEED Businesses in Dundee will receive their share of targeted Scottish Government coronavirus funding worth £185million. The funding was announced today by Finance Secretary Kate Forbes and will benefit a wide...
MORE TEACHERS IN SCOTTISH SCHOOLS AFTER SNP FUNDING BOOST
OVER 1,250 NEW TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF RECRUITED SINCE SUMMER Local MSP Shona Robison has welcomed news that 1,250 new teachers, and 155 support staff, have been recruited in schools across Scotland in recent months. The SNP Government pledged £80 million of...
MSP ENCOURAGES ORGANISATIONS TO BACK YOUNG PERSON’S GUARANTEE
Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee City East has welcomed the first organisations who have signed up to back the Young Person’s Guarantee The Scottish Government has been joined by SSE, Capgemini, NHS Lothian and Standard Life Aberdeen in making the commitment to ensure...
LOCAL MSP BACKS CALLS FOR TIGHTER CONTROLS ON FIREWORKS
MSP for Dundee City East, Shona Robison, has welcomed calls for a fundamental shift in the way fireworks are bought and sold in Scotland. The independent Firework Review Group, established by the Scottish Government, has called for the introduction of no...
“GAME-CHANGER” SCOTTISH CHILD PAYMENT OPENS EARLY FOR APPLICATIONS
The new Scottish Child Payment - which has been described as a “game-changer” in the fight to tackle child poverty - will open early for applications this month. Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee City East has encouraged parents and carers who are eligible to apply now so...