It is deeply worrying that the Open University is reportedly barring applications from Cuban students and it is paramount that the UK Government look into this matter further. There is no justification for not accepting Cuban students on a course, and any move to stop anyone would be directly at odds with current UK Government …
My SNP colleagues and I have been consistently pressing for robust scrutiny of this proposed takeover, and that the UK Government’s decision is reached in a transparent and thorough manner. Throughout the stages of the proposed takeover, my SNP colleagues John Nicolson and Brendan O’Hara have consistently called on the UK Government to ensure that …
Martin Docherty-Hughes, MP for West Dunbartonshire, has pledged to improve understanding of autism by agreeing to raise issues affecting autistic people and their families in parliament. The SNP MP joined a cross-party group MPs this week during an award ceremony at the Speakers House, where the Houses of Parliament received the National Autistic Society’s prestigious …
Martin Docherty MP has tabled a motion in parliament celebrating 15 years of Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park ahead of National Parks Week 2017 (Monday 24 July to Sunday 30 July). Loch Lomond and the Trossachs was Scotland’s first National Park established by the Scottish Parliament in July 2002 and the SNP MP …
SNP MP Martin Docherty has welcomed new figures showing that the unemployment rate for West Dunbartonshire has fallen over the past 12 months. The latest job market statistics published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that in West Dunbartonshire the number of unemployed benefit claimants is 5% lower than this time last year, …
Martin Docherty MP has raised concerns with the UK Defence Secretary after this year’s Armed Forces Day event in West Dunbartonshire did not go ahead due to there being no capacity in the armed forces to deliver it. During parliamentary Defence Questions, the SNP MP expressed disappointment that the annual event paying tribute to service …
Martin Docherty MP has condemned the Tory UK government after plans to close Alexandria Jobcentre were given the green light despite concerns about the impact it will have on vulnerable local residents. In a statement to parliament, UK Minister of State for Employment Damian Hinds confirmed the Tories’ plans to proceed with a raft of …
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