Local MP, Jim McGovern today welcomed the news that contracts would be signed shortly to build two Royal Navy super-carriers, securing thousands of jobs and creating hundreds more.
This morning, during a debate in the House of Commons, local MP Jim McGovern asked Ministers whether they believed Scotland would be under-skilled as a result of the SNP slashing of adult apprenticeships by 80%.
The SNP Executive in Edinburgh has backtracked on yet another of its manifesto promises from last year’s Scottish Parliamentary election campaign. The commitment to two hours of Physical Education teaching for every Scottish school pupil has been dropped by Ministers and would now appear to include the time spent walking to and from school.
Today in the House of Commons Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling MP, announced the Government measures to support those affected by the removal of the 10p rate of income tax.
