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Glasgow Southside MSP Nicola Sturgeon has welcomed the announcement by Cabinet Secretary for infrastructure and Capital Investment Alex Neil of £7.5 million for the Boiler Scrappage scheme. Up to 18,000 householders can now receive as much as £400 towards the cost of a new boiler. Nicola commented: “In an energy-rich country like Scotland, fuel poverty [...]

Commenting on the news that 60 leading medical professionals have called on the UK Coalition Government to drop their damaging NHS reforms, Nicola Sturgeon said: “The public, patients and practitioners can be very clear that these reforms will not apply in Scotland.  Scotland’s National Health Service is independent and, as long as there is an [...]

Glasgow Southside MSP Nicola Sturgeon has welcomed the announcement of £210,000 of Scottish Government funding to help an estimated 26,000 – 30,000 carers across the southside. The funding was announced by Public Health Minister Michael Matheson on a visit to the Pollok Carers Centre. The money will help The Princess Royal Trust and Glasgow South East and Glasgow South [...]

Glasgow Southside MSP Nicola Sturgeon has warmly welcomed the re-election of Alex Salmond as First Minister of Scotland. Mr Salmond’s election was unopposed and he was congratulated by each of the opposition leaders on the SNP’s successful election campaign.  Mr Salmond will receive the Royal Warrant signed by the Queen before taking the official oath of [...]

Nicola Sturgeon was elected as MSP for Gasgow Southside on May 5 with 54 per cent of the votes cast. Nicola said: ” I want to thank the voters of Glasgow Southside for the trust they have placed in me. “Many of them were constituents in my former Govan constituency and voted for me four [...]