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MP raising new hospital car parking issues with health board
Ochil & South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks has been representing the views of staff of the new Forth Valley hospital at Larbert concerned about new parking proposals which could see...

Ochil & South Perthshire MP taken on cancer patient journey
Gordon Banks MP showed his support for efforts to beat cancer at a major Cancer Research UK event on cancer treatment in Parliament. During the 14th July...

First cut might be the deepest for PRI says local MP
Ochil & South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks has voiced his concerns at recent reports that Perth Royal Infirmary will no longer be accepting weekend surgical admissions with patients being transferred...

Cutting support for youth jobs is the wrong choice says MP Banks
With hundreds of local young people leaving education this month, GORDON BANKS MP FOR OCHIL & SOUTH PERTHSHIRE has urged the Tory – Lib Dem government not to cut support...

MP exposes Tory confusion on short sentences policy
Ochil & South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks today exposed confusion in the Conservative Party over its policy on the use of short sentences. At today’s Prime Ministers Questions, Mr...

Banks fury as Tory Minister ignores blind cord threat
Ochil & South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks vented his fury last night as his requests for a debate on the strangulation risk posed by looped blind cords was ignored by...

MP supports multiple birth EDM
In response to an enquiry from the Alloa Advertiser in relation to Early Day Motion 1090 Gordon Banks MP for Ochil and South Perthshire said: “Many of my...

Banks makes keynote speech at FMB launch
Speaking at the launch of the Federation of Master Builders manifesto for the construction industry, Building for Success, in London recently Gordon Banks MP for Ochil and South Perthshire said;...

Banks shocked and disgusted at Nationalists attack on local jobs
Speaking following the vote in the Scottish Parliament in which the Alloa based regulator Waterwatch was abolished with the loss of local jobs, Gordon Banks MP for Ochil and South...

MP hails new business start up statistics as great success for Ochil & South Perthshire
Ochil & South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks has reacted positively to figures released by the Committee of Scottish Clearing Bankers which shows Ochil & South Perthshire amongst the highest areas...

Banks attacks proposals to close Waterwatch Scotland
Gordon Banks MP today spoke out against the SNP Government’s plans to scrap Waterwatch Scotland who are based in Alloa. An amendment to the Public Services Reform Bill has...

MP visits Imagine Alloa to see early stages of totem pole design
Local MP Gordon Banks was in Alloa on Saturday morning to see the latest addition to the Imagine Alloa project – a totem pole. The project have asked members...

MP speaks out on adverse weather conditions across Perthshire
Local MP Gordon Banks has offered his assistance to anyone left disappointed by the response to recent adverse weather conditions which blighted Perthshire recently. Mr Banks said...

MP speaks at ‘Cut the Vat’ event in Westminster
Ochil and South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks was a speaker at an event organised by the Cut the VAT coalition last week in the House of Commons. The Cut...

MP welcomes Government statement on child migration scheme
Ochil & South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks welcomed the statement and apology made by the Prime Minister last week on behalf of the UK Government for it’s involvement in child...

MP welcomes revised GDP growth figures
Ochil & South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks has spoken out at encouraging news which saw UK growth figures revised upwards from 0.1% to 0.3%. The revised UK GDP figures released...

Local MP commits to beat Cancer
Local MP Gordon Banks has joined hundreds of MPs and candidates across the country in signing up to Cancer Research UK's Cancer Commitment, aiming to make UK cancer outcomes among...

MP disappointed by Government response to Looped Blind Cord Ban appeal
Ochil & South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks has been left disappointed by the Government’s response to his calls for a Looped Blind Cord ban and the calls made by Alloa...

MP visits Friends of the Whins cycle project
Local MP Gordon Banks was with Friends of the Whins last week (Friday) to meet staff and users and to look at how their recent funding award from the Big...

MP welcomes Pension Reform for millions of workers
Gordon Banks MP today welcomed pension changes today (12/01/10) that will move millions of workers a step closer to getting a workplace pension for the first time. Final rules for...

Banks welcomes Government roll out of Smart Meters
Ochil & South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks has spoken of his delight at the UK Government’s announcement that gas and electricity smart meters would be rolled out by energy suppliers...

Strathearn Herald Article
The long awaited decision on the Beauly-Denny power line was finally announced by the Scottish Government recently and it will impact upon communities across Strathearn such as Crieff and Muthill....

Banks calls on the Scottish Executive to introduce Boiler Scrappage Scheme
Gordon Banks MP for Ochil and South Perthshire today called for the Scottish Executive to follow the lead of the Labour Government and introduce a boiler scrappage scheme. The scheme...

Banks calls for clear answers from Executive on Beauly-Denny shambles.
Gordon Banks, MP for Ochil and South Perthshire has written to Jim Mather Scottish Executive Minister for Enterprise , Energy and Tourism calling for clear answers to the many unanswered...

City competition announced for Queen’s Diamond Jubilee 2012
Lord Mandelson has recently announced that amongst other events, a City competition will be held as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Speaking after this announcement Gordon Banks MP for...

Gordon Banks MP sees fight for change of Cold Weather Payments monitoring stations pay dividends.
In October the Department for Work and Pensions decided after a campaign led by Gordon Banks MP for Ochil and South Perthshire that the Cold Weather Payments monitoring station for...

MP urges local authorities to do the ‘right thing’ for war pension recipients
Ochil & South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks has urged local authorities, including Perth and Kinross Council in his own constituency, to support recipients of Service Attributable Pensions by implementing Government...

Local MP commits to safeguard the legacy of Holocaust Survivors
Last week Ochil & South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks pledged his commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day by signing a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons to honour those...

Gordon Banks MP thanked for pledging to “do his bit” for British Armed Forces (with picture)
Gordon Banks MP for Ochil & South Perthshire has been thanked for pledging to do his bit for the British Armed Forces family. Gordon met with a...

Banks meets SSE to discuss undergrounding of Beauly-Denny transmission line
Gordon Banks, MP for Ochil & South Perthshire met recently with representatives of Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) to discuss matters relating to the Beauly-Denny transmission line. Mr...

Banks attends latest meeting of Coeliac APPG
In his role as Secretary of Westminster All Party Parliamentary Group on Coeliac Disease, local MP Gordon Banks led discussion amongst the food industry and health groups on ways to...

Gordon Banks urges constituents to join celebrities and make the global poverty promise
Local MP Gordon Banks is urging people across Ochil & South Perthshire to join celebrities like Davina McCall, Mariella Frostrup, Richard Wilson and Meera Syal by signing up to support...

Gordon Banks Welcomes Action to Help Family Budgets
16 November 2009 Gordon Banks MP for Ochil and South Perthshire welcomed new rules around Housing and Council Tax Benefits, making working families an average of £20 a week better...

MP disgusted at HBOS overdraft charge proposals
16 November 2009 Ochil & South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks has levelled heavy criticism toward HBOS bosses after the company decided to raise charges against customers using an overdraft facility....

Gordon Banks supports involvement of Royal College of Physicians on organ donation
16 November 2009 Gordon Banks MP for Ochil and South Perthshire has backed calls for further examination of methods to boost the numbers of organs available for transplant. The MP...

MP highlights the importance of publishing industry
16 November 2009 MP and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) Gordon Banks held a reception in the House of Commons last week highlighting the benefits of the...

MP wants law reviewed on unsecured creditors
16 November 2009 Ochil & South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks has this week urged the Government to review legislation on insolvency to ensure that unsecured creditors are given a fairer...

MP urges Government caution with introduction of paperless VAT returns
16 November 2009 Ochil & South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks has urged the Government to proceed with caution when introducing paperless VAT returns in March VAT returns will be paperless...

Flood preparation should be key concern for Scottish Government in Kinross
30 November 2009 Local MP Gordon Banks has called for increased spending to make flood prevention a top priority to reduce the exposure to flooding of residents across Scotland. As...

MP joins calls for Perth to be awarded city status
30 November 2009 Ochil & South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks has this week joined calls for Perth to be granted city status as part of it’s 800 year anniversary celebrations...

MP throws support behind Alloa Community Enterprise in award vote
30 November 2009 Ochil & South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks has thrown his support behind Alloa Community Enterprise (ACE) as voting opens for the Social Enterprise Awards 2009 UK Awards....

Gordon Banks backs World AIDS Day
7 December 2009 Gordon Banks MP today (Tues 1 Dec) backed World AIDS DAY to raise awareness of the plight of the more than 33 million people around the world...

MP welcomes Clackmannanshire Hospital opening
07 December 2009 Ochil & South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks has expressed his delight at the recent opening of the new Clackmannanshire Hospital in Sauchie. Mr Banks said – “I...

Gordon Banks MP Welcomes Support For Local Service Families
07 December 2009 This week Gordon Banks MP for Ochil & South Perthshire attended a meeting in the Prime Minister’s office, at the request of former Defence Minister Des Browne...

MP Supports Ending Violence Against Women on White Ribbon Day
07 December 2009 On November 25, the United Nations’ Elimination of Violence Against Women Day and White Ribbon Day, Labour MPs including Ochil & South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks...

MP attends Alva Academy's St Andrew's Day Celebrations
14 December 2009 Local MP Gordon Banks was in Alva last week meeting teachers and pupils who organised the school's St Andrew's Day celebrations and attending a special assembly. Speaking...

MP meets Partnership for Renewables to discuss renewable energy schemes in Clackmannanshire
14 December 2009 Local MP Gordon Banks met with representatives of Partnership for Renewables in London last week to discuss the company’s plans for renewable energy production at Forthbank in...

MP welcomes new BBC transmitter in Crieff
14 December 2009 Ochil & South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks has welcomed news that the BBC has built and fully installed a new transmitter in Crieff which will carry the...

Banks returns to Diageo for update
14 December 2009 Following his meeting in July with Diageo management, Gordon Banks MP for Ochil and South Perthshire again met with the company last week to be updated on...

Carers speak up for their Rights to MP
14 December 2009 Carers from across Perth & Kinross had the opportunity to speak up for their rights as part of National Carers Rights Day last Friday. The Princess...

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