SNP MP for West Dunbartonshire
On 4th January 2021 the Scottish Government announced a new national lockdown in mainland Scotland to prevent the spread of the new, highly contagious strain of coronavirus (Covid-19).
The new measures make it a legal requirement to stay at home unless there is a reasonable excuse for leaving such as essential shopping, education, childcare or to support the vulnerable. Everyone must now work from home where they can. Continue reading “UPDATE: SCOTLAND IN LOCKDOWN”
On 19th December 2020 the Scottish Government announced a tightening of protections against Coronavirus (COVID-19) to prevent the spread of the new, highly contagious strain of the virus in West Dunbartonshire and across Scotland. Continue reading “UPDATE: COVID-19 FESTIVE GUIDANCE”
It has been announced today (8 December 2020) that West Dunbartonshire is to move into Level 3 Covid-19 restrictions, alongside the other Scottish local authority areas currently subject to the highest Level 4 restrictions.
The easing of restrictions will come into place from 6pm on Friday 11th December, though retail premises can reopen from 6am on Friday to help stores and shopping centres manage the flow of customers. Continue reading “WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE MOVES TO LEVEL 3 COVID RESTRICTIONS”
It has been announced today (17 November 2020) that West Dunbartonshire is to move into Level 4 Covid-19 restrictions alongside a number of local authorities within the Greater Glasgow & Clyde Health Board area and across central Scotland.
The new measures will come into place from 6pm on Friday 20 November and will be in place for three weeks. Continue reading “WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE MOVES TO LEVEL 4 COVID RESTRICTIONS”
On 22nd September 2020 new nationwide measures were announced by the Scottish Government to protect the population from the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in response to rising number of cases in Scotland and across the UK.
Full details of the the latest guidance is available on the Scottish Government’s website: www.gov.scot/news/new-measures-to-drive-down-infection-rate/
Answers to some frequently asked questions about the guidance on Scotland’s latest Covid-19 restrictions are available below: Continue reading “UPDATE: SCOTLAND’S NEW MEASURES TO REDUCE SPREAD OF COVID-19”
Following the imposition of new Coronavirus restrictions in West Dunbartonshire (2nd September 2020), where residents have been advised not to host people from other households in their own homes or visit another person’s home, I have been contacted by a number of constituents who have raised a range of queries that I hope to address here. Continue reading “CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS FOR WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE”
The First Minister today announced that the progress we’ve made in suppressing COVID-19 means that we can now move to phase three of the Scottish Government’s route map out of lockdown.
Coronavirus, although at very low levels in Scotland, is still out there and presents a real danger to life and to the progress we have made over the past few months. Although these changes represent a significant easing of the rules, we must all continue to follow the rules and keep our guard up. Continue reading “PHASE THREE: WHAT’S NEW?”
Today, the First Minister has announced that we are now ready to move into phase two of the Scottish Government’s four phase route map out of lockdown. We have been able to move to this phase at this time because of the good progress made in suppressing COVID-19 in Scotland. Continue reading “PHASE TWO: WHAT’S CHANGING?”