Martin Docherty-Hughes MP

Local MP Martin Docherty-Hughes has welcomed the increased number of homes and businesses in West Dunbartonshire benefiting from access to superfast broadband. The SNP MP, who has been campaigning for better internet connectivity in West Dunbartonshire, has highlighted figures published by the House of Commons Library showing that local broadband speeds are 60% higher than the UK average. According to latest data available for West Dunbartonshire, 98.7% of local premises have access to superfast broadband following investment by the Scottish…

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Martin Docherty-Hughes, MP for West Dunbartonshire, has spoken out against the Prime Minister’s decision to launch airstrikes in Syria. The SNP MP, who is a Member of the Commons Defence Select Committee, said it was wrong for Theresa May to commit British forces to an escalation of military action without first getting a mandate from parliament or demonstrating a clear plan for delivering peace and security in the region. The comments come ahead of the Prime Minister’s statement to parliament…

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Martin Docherty-Hughes, MP for West Dunbartonshire, has demanded an urgent meeting with Post Office bosses after it was announced that Hardgate Post Office is to remain ‘temporarily closed’. The SNP MP said that the loss of the local Post Office, which has been closed since February 2017, has had an unacceptable impact on the communities of Hardgate, Faifley and Duntocher. Post Office Ltd, which runs the Post Office network on behalf of the UK government, said last year that it…

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Dumbarton’s historical significance to Scotland’s past is well established, but its links to the historic US district of Georgetown are perhaps less well known. Just a stone’s throw from the White House, at the heart of Washington DC, sit a number of notable landmarks including Dumbarton Bridge, Dumbarton House and Dumbarton Church. So how did this come to be? The Commons Defence Committee on which I sit is currently holding an inquiry into UK-US defence relations, examining the ‘Special Relationship’…

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SNP member of the Defence Select Committee Martin Docherty-Hughes MP has said it is ‘disappointing and alarming’ that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) have been unable to provide any details about how many military personnel have Russian language skills. Martin Docherty-Hughes tabled a question at Westminster on the issue of British military personnel who have any linguistic skills – in particular how many have a knowledge of Russian, French, Arabic, German or Ukrainian. The MoD say they will not provide…

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Martin Docherty-Hughes, MP for West Dunbartonshire, has welcomed the announcement that Dumbarton-based Aggreko will create 23 new skilled jobs at its facility at Lomondgate as part of £33 million investment plans for the site. The jobs boost for West Dunbartonshire comes as global power supply firm Aggreko was awarded a £1.5 million research & development grant by Scottish Enterprise to support the development of low carbon power generators for the future. The three projects supported by the Scottish Government backed…

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Martin Docherty-Hughes MP: “The SNP Scottish government is working to build a fairer social security system, but until Scotland’s parliament has full control over social security it will remain an uphill battle.” Last week the Poverty Alliance, in partnership with Clydebank Independent Resource Centre, held a meeting at Dalmuir CE Centre to discuss the design of a new social security system for Scotland. The Scottish government is committed to using its devolved powers to build a new social security system…

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Martin Docherty-Hughes, MP for West Dunbartonshire, has urged anyone with information about the disappearance of Alexandria woman Lisa Brown to come forward. The family of Lisa Brown, who has been missing since 4 November 2015 when she vanished from her home in Spain, have today launched a fresh appeal for information. A reward of up to £100,000 has been raised by the family and is being offered through Crimestoppers for information which helps the investigation into Lisa’s disappearance. Local MP Martin…

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