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Borders businesses need guaranteed support ahead of tiered system

Tuesday, 27 October, 2020

John Lamont MP, Rachael Hamilton MSP and Tweeddale East councillor and Leader of Scottish Borders Council, Shona Haslam, are calling on the Scottish Government to provide adequate support to Borders businesses ahead of the suggestion that the region will enter Tier 2 when the new system comes into force on 2nd November. The SBC Leader will not agree to any tiering designation for the Scottish...

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Big broadband boost for the Borders

27th October 2020

John Lamont MP and Rachael Hamilton MSP welcome the new agreement to join up the UK and Scottish Government’s broadband voucher schemes to help rural areas get...

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90,100 pensioners in Scotland to automatically benefit from £140 winter bill discount

26th October 2020

John Lamont MP welcomes the news that hundreds of pensioners across the Borders are set to automatically benefit from the UK Government’s Warm Home Discount...

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UK-Japan Trade Deal signed in boost for Borders

23rd October 2020

Borders businesses are set to benefit from the historic UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. The deal was signed in Tokyo today by the...

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Delay to fire safety law welcomed

21st October 2020

The Scottish Government will delay new fire safety laws by 12 months after a backlash by homeowners New legislation set out that every home must have been up to...

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Borderers need more time to deal with fire safety law change

20th October 2020

There have been calls for Scottish homeowners to be given more time to comply with new fire safety regulations introduced by the Scottish Government. New...

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£55 million UK Government loan support for Borders

19th October 2020

Borders MP John Lamont and MSP Rachael Hamilton have hailed continued UK Government support for local businesses. Both Borders politicians highlighted new...

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Borders Veterans now eligible for new railcard

14th October 2020

The Veterans Railcard has been launched, giving up to 830,000 former servicemen and women up to a third off rail travel. The UK Government introduced the new...

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John Lamont MP with US Ambassador Johnson

Borders MP meets with US Ambassador on textile tariffs

13th October 2020

John Lamont MP has met over video call with United States Ambassador to the UK, Woody Johnson, to discuss the challenges posed by tariffs on exports from...

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Operations backlog concerning as NHS remobilises

8th October 2020

New figures for NHS Borders show the number of scheduled elective surgeries continue to recover from an April low, but remain well below last year’s figures...

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