John Wilson MSP

Central Scotland MSP John Wilson has called on the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning to clarify when regulations shall be put in place to deal with classroom sizes.
 
Speaking in the Scottish Parliament’s Public Petitions Committee, John Wilson raised the issue in response to Petition PE1284 which urges the Scottish Government to note the [...]

Following the recent decision by North Lanarkshire Council to proceed with the closure of four primary schools, despite the very public objections of parents and others, John Wilson MSP sought assurances from the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Michael Russell MSP during Themed Question time in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday.
 
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Central Scotland MSP John Wilson, a member of the Local Government and Communities Committee in the Scottish Parliament, has hit out at the proposals by Labour led North Lanarkshire Council to restrict the open and transparent accountability of councillors having their votes record.
 
North Lanarkshire Council changed its standing orders to restrict the need for role [...]

Householders across Scotland have once again been spared a hike in their council tax, after MSPs endorsed the Scottish Government’s £70 million funding package to compensate local authorities for freezing the tax.
This is the third year in a row that Finance Secretary John Swinney has secured agreement from all 32 of Scotland’s local authorities to [...]

John Wilson MSP put forward a Parliamentary Question on Thursday tackling the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Michael Russell MSP, on the effects of proposed school closures throughout North Lanarkshire and concerns raised to him regarding the use of misleading information to justify closing schools in the area.
John Wilson asked ‘To ask the [...]

SNP MSP John Wilson has welcomed the announcement by the Scottish Government to allocate £2.625 million to North Lanarkshire Council which will provide 105 new built Council houses to rent throughout North Lanarkshire.
 
This news follows an earlier investment of £1.95 million to build 78 new council properties in North Lanarkshire, bringing the total investment [...]

John Wilson MSP expressed concern at news that the ongoing work at the railway bridge on Glenboig main street, which has currently led to the closure of the road, may be extended into the new year.
 
John Wilson MSP has contacted North Lanarkshire Roads Department to seek assurances that the road shall be reopened prior to [...]

SNP MSP John Wilson has welcomed the announcement that town centres throughout North Lanarkshire shall benefit from the allocation of £2,745,000 from Scottish Government. Town centres set to benefit from this funding include Airdrie, Bellshill, Coatbridge, Cumbernauld, Kilsyth, Motherwell and Wishaw.
 
Overall, forty-eight Scottish towns shall benefit from a share of approximately £40 million of [...]

 
SNP MSP John Wilson has welcomed the news that the SNP Government is to invest £1,950,000 to build 78 new council houses in North Lanarkshire and hailed it as a great investment to help secure jobs and expand social housing during the present recession.
 
The commitment to build 78 new council houses form part of an [...]

Unsettling figures have emerged which highlight the enormous amount of Public Funds which has been paid to Consultants by Labour controlled North Lanarkshire Council. John Wilson MSP for Central Scotland noted his alarm at these excessive figures which have seen Consultants costs total £15 million over past two financial years.
North Lanarkshire Council has spent £15 [...]