Gordon Banks

MP offers assistance to flood victims in Perthshire
Ochil & South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks has offered his support to constituents affected by the recent round of flooding which has affected communities across Perthshire. Mr Banks said –...

December unemployment figures are grim reading for Ochil & South Perthshire says MP
Local MP Gordon Banks has expressed concern at unemployment figures released last month which shows than an additional 167 people in the Ochil & South Perthshire area are claiming unemployment...

MP raises Waterwatch plight in House of Commons
Local MP Gordon Banks has stepped up his campaign to retain Waterwatch Scotland’s base in Alloa along with the 30 jobs that come with it. Mr Banks spoke today in...

MP expresses concern at possible closure of Crieff dementia unit
Gordon Banks MP for Ochil and South Perthshire has expressed his concern at the possible closure of a dementia unit at Crieff Community Hospital. The unit could be lost due...

Grim year ahead for construction industry as Government fails to act
Labour’s Shadow Minister for Business Gordon Banks has responded to figures released today by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) which shows that the construction industry in the UK has...

MP says Scottish Government cuts will be bad news for Highland Spring
Gordon Banks MP for Ochil and South Perthshire has called on the SNP government to abandon its plans to scrap the £7m Freight Facilities Grant, a scheme which underpins moves...

Council fails to heed MP’s warning over river bank collapse
Local MP Gordon Banks has spoken out today at his disappointment that Perth & Kinross Council failed to take action to prevent the collapse of a bank of the River...

SNP table amendment to Scotland Bill to prevent further powers for Scottish Parliament
Ochil & South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks has spoken out today on a bizarre turn of events in the House of Commons where SNP MPs have tabled an amendment to...

Local MP honours the ‘Untold Stories’ of the Holocaust by signing Book of Commitment
Gordon Banks MP pledged his commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day by signing a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons to honour those who perished...

MP congratulates local schoolboy on call-up to Scotland schoolboys side
Local MP Gordon Banks has offer his congratulations to local youngster, Stuart Love on his call up to the Scotland U18 schoolboys side. Stuart is a pupil at Lornshill Academy,...

Gamu Nhengu and family granted right to appeal against deportation
Ochil & South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks has commented on news that lawyers for X factor contestant Gamu Nhengu say they have been granted right to appeal against a decision...

MP shows racism the red card
Gordon Banks MP joined ex-professional footballers, representatives from the Professional Footballers Association and members of the Show Racism the Red Card campaign to give his support to the charity’s bid...

MP stands up for squeezed homeowners
As some of the first of George Osborne’s cuts starts to bite in Scotland, Labour’s Gordon Banks MP calls on the Government to think again. This month, changes announced...

Gordon Banks MP Praises Breathe Easy
Gordon Banks MP has congratulated Breathe Easy Perthshire after the support group recently received the latest in a long line of awards. The group were British Lung Foundation...

Gordon Banks MP calls for Green Investment
Gordon Banks MP calls for Green Investment Bank to be located in Scotland Gordon Banks MP has pressed Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Moore on the location...

Gordon Banks supports Atrial Fibrillation campaign
Gordon Banks supports Atrial Fibrillation campaign The MP for Ochil and South Perthshire, Gordon Banks this week lent his support to the campaign to help raise...

LOCAL MP GORDON BANKS PLEDGES TO DO THEIR BIT FOR ARMED FORCES, VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES
The Royal British Legion is asking MPs across the political spectrum to pledge to do their bit as a sign of their support for the whole Armed Forces. Local Scottish...

MP speaks up for constituents affected by Equitable Life collapse
MP speaks up for constituents affected by Equitable Life collapse Ochil & South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks was speaking up for constituents affected by the Equitable Life collapse...

MP seeks support of Commons Backbench Committee for debate on looped blind cords
MP seeks support of Commons Backbench Committee for debate on looped blind cords Ochil & South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks went before the newly created House of Commons...

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 briefing,...

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...

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 been...