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MSP WELCOMES £8 MILLION INVESTMENT IN MOTHERWELL STEEL PLANT

SNP MSP John Wilson has welcomed the announcement that Corus steelworks plans to invest £8 million to its steel plant at Dalzell in Motherwell. This is the largest investment locally for almost 40 years which will help to meet increasing demand for heavy plate products.
This investment shall provide 60 new job opportunities throughout Lanarkshire with [...]

MSP WELCOMES £6.9 MILLION REPAYMENT TO MINERS COMPENSATION SCHEME

SNP MSP for Central Scotland John Wilson has welcomed the repayment of £6.9 million by shamed solicitors who took the money from damages received following compensation claims for sick miners.
 
The Coal Health Compensation Schemes were introduced after the former British Coal was found liable for two conditions suffered by miners: respiratory disease caused by [...]

CENTRAL SCOTLAND MSP CONDEMNS TREASURY DECISION TO CLAW BACK £104 MILLION FROM SCOTLAND - SCOTLAND’S FRONTLINE SERVICES SET TO PAY THE PRICE OF LABOUR’S RECESSION

SNP MSP for Central Scotland, John Wilson, has hit out at Alistair Darling’s decision to increase employers’ National Insurance contributions by 1% from 01 April 2011 as the Scottish Government revealed the move is set to cost Scotland £104m from 2011 - 2012.
 
Commenting, John Wilson said: “Labour’s decision to increase national insurance to pay for [...]

SCOTTISH BUSINESSES OFFERED £1000 TO RECRUIT AN APPRENTICE

SNP MSP John Wilson has welcomed the news that Scottish businesses of all sizes and in all sectors are to be given the opportunity to receive £1000 to take on a new Apprentice.
 
The Education and Lifelong Learning Secretary, Michael Russell has announced the latest strand of the ‘Invest in an Apprentice’ scheme, and has also [...]

JOHN WILSON WELCOMES COMMITMENT TO FLEXIBILITY AND PERSONALISATION OF THE WORK PLACEMENT PROGRAMME

Central Scotland SNP MSP John Wilson has welcomed a commitment from the Cabinet Secretary Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Fiona Hislop, that flexibility and a more personalised approach to work placements will be implemented following the Government commissioned report “Work Experience in Scotland”, completed by Eddy Adams Consultants Ltd with Smart Consultancy (Scotland) [...]

WILSON CALLS FOR CURBS ON TEAM BUILDING JUNKETS

Following a survey of Scotland’s Public bodies showing that Police forces, Quangos and Councils, have been sending staff on “away days” and team building sessions in an effort to improve morale Central Scotland MSP John Wilson has called for evidence that such activities give good value to the tax payer.
Mr Wilson said:
“The country is facing [...]

MSP HITS OUT AT THE TREATMENT OF LONE PARENTS AS UNEMPLOYED

UK Government plans for lone parents to be forced into work with them losing up to 40% of their adult benefit have been condemned by Central Scotland SNP MSP John Wilson.  Mr Wilson is a former Director of the Scottish Low Pay Unit and has also worked with Poverty alliance.
Under the plans from 24th November [...]