BBC News interview on Atos allegations
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17 May 2013 Following allegations by Dr Greg Wood, a former Atos doctor who carried out work capability assessments, Tom Greatrex MP spoke with the BBC about the...
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Serious allegations against Atos should be investigated - Greatrex
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 16 May 2013 Following allegations by former Atos doctor Greg Wood that the fitness to work test is biased against the claimant, and that people are not being...
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Rise in local unemployment shows action needed from government
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 16 May 2013 Rutherglen and Cambuslang’s Labour representatives called for government action to tackle unemployment, after new figures showed a massive rise in the number of local people...
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16 May 2013 Following the departure of my previous Parliamentary assistant, I am looking for a new member of staff to be based in my busy Westminster Office....
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Burnside Supermarket Surgery May 2013
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 Tom Greatrex MP and James Kelly MSP to host Burnside Supermarket Surgery Tom Greatrex and Rutherglen MSP James Kelly will host another supermarket surgery this Friday. On this occasion...
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Energy case for separating from the UK gets weaker by the day - Greatrex
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7 May 2013 Responding to the findings of research from the David Hume Institute on the energy implications of Scottish separation, Labour’s Shadow Energy Minister, Rutherglen...
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Tom Greatrex launches constituent survey on Broadband
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Hamilton West MP Tom Greatrex has this week launched a survey in the Torhead area of Hamilton, to get the views of local residents on their broadband speed. Tom Greatrex...
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SNP Must Come Clean on the Energy Impact of Separation – Greatrex
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 25 April 2013
Labour’s Shadow Energy Minister has written to Alex Salmond demanding answers to fundamental questions about the impact of separation on the Scottish energy industry....
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Action needed to stop high stake roulette machines flooding Scotland’s main streets - Greatrex
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 22 April 2013- Local Labour MP Tom Greatrex will call on the Government to take...
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Government must support coal workers after job losses - Greatrex
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 22 April 2013- Commenting on job losses announced at Scottish Coal, Labour's Shadow Energy Minister, Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP Tom Greatrex, said: "This is a devastating blow for the...
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Energy fat cats should pay back bonuses - Greatrex
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 22 April 2013- Executives at SSE awarded themselves more than £5 million in bonuses during the period they were fined for mis-selling, according to...
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Morrisons Cambuslang Supermarket Surgery
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Morrison's Cambuslang Supermarket Surgery Tom Greatrex MP and James Kelly MSP will be holding a supermarket surgery TODAY at Morrison's Cambuslang from 4pm -...
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Infrastructure Investment Shows Single Energy Market Works in Scotland’s Interests - Greatrex
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17 April 2013 Following the announcement of investment by Scottish Power in Scotland’s energy grid infrastructure, Labour’s Shadow Energy Minister, Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP Tom Greatrex, said:...
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Please note that my constituency office will be closed on Good Friday 29th March and Monday 1st April. The office will re-open at 9.30am on Tuesday 2nd April 2013....
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Rutherglen Reformer Commons Comment
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 27 March 2013 Of all of the smoke and mirrors in last week's budget, one straightforward fact simply could not be disguised - that George Osborne's gamble with...
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Livingstone’s example should inspire efforts to abolish human trafficking today
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 20 March 2013 Commenting after asking the Prime Minister in the House of Commons to use the 200th anniversary of the birth of Dr David Livingstone...
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Livingstone service is a chance to celebrate a remarkable man - Greatrex
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 20 March 2013 Westminster will had a distinctly Lanarkshire feel yesterday as a commemorative service is held to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of...
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ASDA Blantyre Supermarket Surgery
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ASDA Blantyre to Host Latest Supermarket Surgery Friday 15th March 4pm - 5pm - 11 Clydeview Shopping Centre,...
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MP's 'toilet badge' helps to raise Cancer Awareness
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 March is prostate cancer awareness month and local MP Tom Greatrex has been quick to throw...
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Please note that as of 1st March, my surgery times will be changing. The new details are as following. Weekly Fridays 5pm, Blantyre Miners Welfare Communtiy Resource Centre,...
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Energy event in Rutherglen Town Hall - 16 Feb, 10am-12pm
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RENEWABLE TARGETS ARE 'UNACHIEVABLE' IN AN INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND
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Supporting a 2030 decarbonisation target is a vote for jobs and growth
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Tuesday 5 February 2013 As the Energy Bill Committee today votes on Labour’s amendment to include a 2030 decarbonisation target, Labour’s Shadow Energy Minister Tom Greatrex MP blogs on why...
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Immigration system in chaos - Greatrex
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Below is an article from the Herald on Saturday 2 February 2013 The Herald (Glasgow) February 2, 2013 Saturday 1 Edition Labour claims immigration policy is in chaos...
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Government has been caught out stringing the CCS industry along
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27 December 2012 Following the publication by Labour of a secret UK Government document showing only £200m of the £1bn set aside for carbon capture and storage (CCS) is available...
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MIXED MESSAGES FROM SNP CREATING UNCERTAINTY
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19 December 2012 Following confirmation from SNP MP Mike Weir during the Second Reading of the Energy Bill that the SNP will not vote for a 2030 decarbonisation...
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Greatrex: Offshore Safety Should Never be Taken for Granted
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18 December 2012 Commenting on the UK Government’s response to the Maitland Review into the UK’s offshore oil and gas regulatory regime, Labour’s Shadow Energy Minister, Rutherglen and...
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Families and pensioners facing more energy price rises deserve better
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12 December 2012 Responding to reports of further energy price rises, Labour's Shadow Energy Minister, Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP Tom Greatrex, said: "Families and...
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SNP Nuclear Policy Mired in Confusion
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4 December 2012 Commenting on the announcement that Hunterston B nuclear power station will continue operating until 2023, Labour’s Shadow Energy Minister, Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP Tom...
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Bright Light Mitchell Brings Panto Magic to Blantyre
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A Calderside Academy pupil was the talk of the town last week, when he brought his own brand of Cinderella to the stage. Mitchell Kinnen (16) made a dream...
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Burnbank Shoppers Respond to Food Poverty Appeal
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Burnbank Shoppers Respond to Food Poverty Appeal Hamilton MP Tom Greatrex joined local shoppers last week in the race to collect a quarter of a million food cans....
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Greatrex: Over 7,000 local people could get help with their energy bills
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 28 November 2012 Local Labour MP Tom Greatrex is encouraging people to call a free helpline to find out what help they could get with their energy bills,...
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Greatrex: Vion workers need clarity from management
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21 November 2012 Scottish Labour MP Tom Greatrex called on Vion to provide clarity to their employees about what the future holds after the company announced their intention...
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People won’t understand why energy giants get away with inflation-busting price rises this winter
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 14 November 2012 Labour's Shadow Energy Minister, Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP Tom Greatrex, commenting on the announcement that Scottish energy company SSE increased its profits by 38% to £397.5...
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Tom Greatrex MP's letter to the European Commission regarding CCS funding
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12 November 2012 You can read my letter to the European Commissioner for Climate Action, Connie Hedegaard, asking for clarity on whether UK CCS projects will lose out...
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Real danger UK's lead in CCS technology will be lost - Greatrex
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 12 November 2012 Tom Greatrex MP, Labour’s Shadow Energy Minister, responding to reports from Brussels that the UK will lose out on vital EU carbon capture and storage (CCS) funding...
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Action needed as long term youth unemployment rises by 188% in two years
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8 November 2012 Local Labour & Co-operative MP Tom Greatrex pressed the UK Government to tax the next round of banker bonuses to help fund jobs for young...
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Energy event – Wednesday 14 November, 12:30-4pm, Hillhouse Community Centre
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 8 November 2012 Rutherglen and Hamilton West’s Labour & Co-operative MP Tom Greatrex will host an Energy Fayre next week to help consumers find a better deal in...
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Tom Greatrex MP's Energy Fayre - Wed 14 November, 12:30-4pm, Hillhouse Community Centre
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5 November 2012 Tom Greatrex MP today announced details of an Energy Fayre he will be hosting in Hamilton next week, which is open to all constituents in Rutherglen and...
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Warning on Low Carbon Investment Should be a Wake Up Call to Ministers
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5 November 2012 Tom Greatrex, MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West and Labour's Shadow Energy Minister, commenting on a joint letter from RenewableUK, the Carbon Capture and Storage...
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Greatrex: Energy Minister’s failure to commit to Coalition Agreement on CCS tells its own story
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1 November 2012 Speaking after Tory-Liberal Energy Minister John Hayes MP failed to back the Coalition Agreement commitment to financially support four carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects...
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Important decisions on carbon capture and storage kicked into long grass - Greatrex
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30 October 2012 Tom Greatrex MP, Labour’s Shadow Energy Minister, commenting on a written statement from the Department for Energy and Climate Change on the UK’s carbon capture and storage...
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Tom launches Big Energy Saving Week in Parliament
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 25 October 2012 Local Labour MP Tom Greatrex this week launched Citizens Advice Scotland’s Big Energy Saving Week, and urged households to look at what help is...
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Blantyre Police Station decision welcome – but the campaign goes on
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 25 October 2012 Blantyre’s local Labour representatives welcomed the decision to keep Blantyre police station open to the public for the time being, after a campaign against closure...
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Greatrex: Clarity needed on CCS funding, not Treasury backsliding
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24 October 2012 Tom Greatrex MP, Labour’s Shadow Energy Minister, said in response to reports from Brussels that Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) has been blocked by the Chancellor said:...
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MP AND MSP CALL FOR A GREATER FOCUS ON JOBS
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19 October 2012 Local Labour representatives Tom Greatrex MP and James Kelly MSP have joined forces to call for the UK and Scottish Governments to do...
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18 October 2012 You can read Tom Greatrex MP’s latest e-newsletter by clicking below:...
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PM's warm words are cold comfort to millions worried about their energy bills
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17 October 2012 Tom Greatrex, Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP and Labour’s Shadow Energy Minister, commenting on the Prime Minister’s statement at Prime Minister’s Questions that the Government...
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GOVERNMENT MUST END DITHER AND DELAY OVER CCS
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 17 October 2012 Responding to comments by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers that the UK is becoming an “also-ran” in the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) race, Rutherglen...
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SCOTTISH POWER PRICE HIKES MEAN FAMILIES FACE WINTER OF MISERY
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 15 October 2012 Responding to the announcement that Scottish Power will increase domestic gas and electricity prices by an average of 7% from 3 December, Labour’s Shadow Energy...
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PEOPLE WILL NOT UNDERSTAND WHY SCOTTISH GAS ARE PUTTING PRICES UP
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11 October 2012 Responding to reports that Scottish Gas could increase household energy bills by £100, Labour’s Shadow Energy Minister, Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP Tom Greatrex, said:...
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Tom's article on fitness to work in the Daily Record
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27 September 2012 As part of the Daily Record’s campaign for reform to the fitness for work tests, Tom Greatrex MP wrote an article for yesterday’s paper. He wrote about...
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Tom backing the fight against breast cancer
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 27 September 2012 Local Labour MP Tom Greatrex is backing the fight against breast cancer by taking part in Breast Cancer Campaign’s award winning fundraiser, wear it pink...
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Greatrex urges push for Glasgow 2014 volunteers
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 14 September 2012 Local Labour and Co-op MP Tom Greatrex called on the organisers of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games to take the best of the...
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Unemployment figures show the need for a change of direction
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14 September 2012 Local Labour representatives called for urgent action by the UK and Scottish governments to tackle the unemployment crisis in Scotland. Figures published this...
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Commons Comment with Tom Greatrex MP
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YOU may have noticed from the national media that last week there was a reshuffle of the Government – many ministers were moved around, some were sacked and some of...
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Rutherglen Police Station could introduce front counter opening hours
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Tom Greatrex MP has urged local residents to make their opinions heard on plans to reduce front counter opening hours at Rutherglen Police Station. The new proposal by Strathclyde Police...
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Greatrex: Urgent reform needed to fit-to-work tests
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Greatrex: Urgent reform needed to fit-to-work tests Local Labour MP Tom Greatrex called for reforms to the work capability assessment this week, after new figures showed that waiting...
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Clyde move would be major boost for Rutherglen
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Tom commented on the news that Clyde FC may return to Rutherglen: "Primarily this is a matter for the clubs and their supporters because we want Clyde to survive and...
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Watch this morning's debate on Atos and the work capability assessment
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4 September 2012 This morning in the House of Commons, I secured a debate on Atos Healthcare and the work capability assessment. You can watch the debate here (scroll to...
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Tom encourages local groups to enter Digital Awards
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Search begins for ‘Digital Hero’ in Rutherglen & Cambuslang Tom Greatrex MP is backing local groups entering the TalkTalk Digital Heroes Awards 2012, a unique competition that recognises and rewards...
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Coffee Morning August 2012
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 Tom Greatrex MP and James Kelly MSP hold Rutherglen coffee morning Rutherglen’s MP and MSP joined forces to hold a coffee morning giving local people the opportunity to...
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Greatrex: "Time for the SNP to focus on the day job"
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 Greatrex: Too many Scots living in fuel poverty...
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Tom voices delight over funding for LEAP Project
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 Tom Greatrex MP has voiced his delight over the extra funding which has been awarded to LEAP. Lightburn Elderly Association...
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MP calls for clarity from Rutherglen car park operators
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Rutherlgen & Hamilton West MP Tom Greatrex has called on the new operators of Rutherglen Shopping Centre Car Park to clarify the rules of their car parking system. Ruglonians are...
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Tom Greatrex Congratulates Local Radio Station on 5 year licence
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Tom Greatrex MP has voiced his congratulations after local radio station 'Camglen' was awarded a 5 year licence following a lengthy application process. Tom commented: "This is great news, and...
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Scottish Gas Threatening Price Hikes while Profits Soar - Greatrex
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 Tom Greatrex MP, Labour's Shadow Energy Minister, commenting on the interim financial report for the first half of 2012 from Centrica, which...
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MP Urges Companies to help Local Veterans back to work
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Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP, Tom Greatrex, is urging local companies to sign up to the Veterans Interview Programme (VIP). The new scheme, launched by the Labour Party, involves companies...
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MP welcomes Coalition U-turn on Financial Aid for Multiple Births
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Tom Greatrex MP has welcomed the decision by the coalition to backtrack on plans to cut financial aid for new parents. From October, following yet another U-turn from the Tory...
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Tom Greatrex - World leaders must rise to the challenege on Arms Trade Treaty
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 Rutherglen and Hamilton West’s Local Labour & Co-op MP Tom Greatrex supported an international campaign for a robust Arms Trade Treaty in the House of Commons...
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Scottish Headteacher of the Year collects her award in Parliament
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Local MP Tom Greatrex was delighted to welcome Cambuslang head teacher Jane Saunders to Parliament this week as she collected a Scottish Head Teacher of the Year Award....
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Tom Greatrex MP calls on Scottish Enterprise to make Clyde Gateway a priority
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http://local.stv.tv/rutherglen/news/110904-mp-calls-on-scottish-enterprise-to-make-clyde-gateway-a-priority/...
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Charity Concert in aid of Mary's Meals - Rutherglen Town Hall
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 A Charity Concert in aid of Mary's Meals will be held in Rutherglen Town Hall on Friday 20th July 2012. Martin Aelred, an international solo tenor and classical guitarist...
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The Armed Forces play a pivotal role in our national life. No one could have missed the essential place the armed forces have in national events such as the...
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UK Government support for Malawi invitation a welcome boost - Greatrex
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 20 June 2012 Blantyre MP Tom Greatrex today welcomed the support of the UK Government for his invitation to President Joyce Banda of Malawi to Blantyre,...
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ASSUMPTIONS ON FUTURE VALUE OF OIL AND GAS MUST BE REALISTIC
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29 May 2012 Speaking following the launch of the Oil and Gas Strategy today, Labour’s Shadow Energy Minister, Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP Tom Greatrex, said:...
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Relief for local bakeries at government "bridie tax" u-turn
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 29 May 2012 Local Labour MP Tom Greatrex has welcomed the Tory-Liberal government’s u-turn on charging VAT on bridies and other hot baked products. The Chancellor...
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Presidential visit would be a fitting tribute to Blantyre’s most famous son
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28 May 2012 An invitation to visit Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, has been made to the President of Malawi to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the birth of Dr. David...
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Energy Bill does nothing to deliver fair prices - Greatrex
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22 May 2012 Tom Greatrex MP, Labour’s Shadow Energy Minister, commenting on the publication of the Government’s Draft Energy Bill, said: “At a time when we...
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Safety regime in North Sea must be robust, says Greatrex
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10 May 2012 Commenting on reports that all 16 people onboard a helicopter that ditched in the North Sea off the east coast of Aberdeen are safe, Labour’s...
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SNP ENERGY POLICY IN ‘TOTAL DISARRAY’
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25 April 2012 Commenting on Alex Salmond’s claim that a separate Scotland would be liable for North Sea decommissioning costs, which comes in sharp contrast to Energy Minister...
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Tom pays a visit to Cambuslang Voluntary Care Club
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 16 April 2012 Tom Greatrex MP recently joined the Cambuslang and District Voluntary Care Club for their Wednesday evening meeting at Cambuslang Parish Church. The Club, which has been running...
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Sign up to Tom's petition against the "bridie tax"
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4 April 2012 Rutherglen and Hamilton West’s Labour MP Tom Greatrex has urged local people to sign his petition against the Tory-Liberal government’s “bridie tax”....
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EASTER SURGERY TIMETABLE UPDATE
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2 April 2012 As the next surgery date falls on Good Friday and Easter Saturday, I have decided to move my surgeries to the following week at the usual times...
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More dither and delay from government on CCS - Greatrex
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27 March 2012 Tom Greatrex MP, Labour’s Shadow Energy Minister, commenting on Ed Davey’s statement on CCS today, said: “Yet again the Government has failed to...
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Safety after Shetland oil spill is paramount
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23 March 2012 Commenting on reports of an oil spill off Shetland this week, Labour’s Shadow Energy Minister Tom Greatrex MP said: “Whilst reports suggest...
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A Tory-Liberal Budget to help the privileged few, not the hard-pressed many
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23 March 2012 Rutherglen and Hamilton West’s local Labour & Cooperative MP Tom Greatrex has hit out at the Tory-led government’s Budget this week, calling it a Budget...
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POTENTIAL INVESTMENT LOW CARBON TECHNOLOGY AT GRANGEMOUTH ‘A WELCOME STEP’
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20 March 2012 Commenting on reports that the Summit Power Group has entered into an agreement with National Grid and Petrofac to seek funding for the development of...
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Tom secures meeting with fitness to work reviewer
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 20 March 2012 Rutherglen and Hamilton West’s Labour MP Tom Greatrex has secured a meeting with the man charged by the government to reform the flawed Work Capability Assessment....
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Tory and SNP plans are hurting, but not working
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16 March 2012 Local Labour representatives accused the Tory and SNP governments of presiding over a national unemployment crisis after jobless figures continued to rise....
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Tom urges energy consumers to make the Big Switch
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 15 March 2012 Shadow Energy Minister, and local MP, Tom Greatrex joined forces with Which? to help energy customers switch to reduce their domestic energy bills.. Which? held a...
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Changes to Tax Credits and Child Benefit unfair and unworkable
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9 March 2012 Rutherglen and Hamilton West’s Labour MP Tom Greatrex has called on the Tory-led government to rethink its plans to slash Child Benefit and Working Tax...
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ENERGY REPORT MAKES THE CASE FOR THE UNION - GREATREX
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5 March 2012 Speaking about the publication of an Electricity Generation Policy Statement by the Scottish Government today, Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP, and Labour’s Shadow Energy Minister,...
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House Magazine article on CCS
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26 February 2012 Below is Tom Greatrex MP’s article in House Magazine on Carbon, Capture and Storage (CCS), an important technique in the UK’s transition to a low-carbon economy....
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Greatrex: Books open up a world of possibilities
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 24 February 2012 Rutherglen and Hamilton West’s Labour MP marked World Book Day with the Schools Book Trust in the House of Commons this week....
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Tom welcomes Trinity High pupil to Westminster
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 24 February 2012 Local Labour MP Tom Greatrex welcomed a Rutherglen youngster to Parliament this week as part of her work experience week. Rachel...
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CENTRICA PROFITS SHOW GOVERNMENT OUT OF TOUCH AND UNABLE TO STAND UP TO VESTED INTERESTS IN ENERGY INDUSTRY
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23 February 2012 Commenting on the preliminary financial report for 2011 from Centrica, who own Scottish Gas, showing profits of £2.415 billion, Tom Greatrex, MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West...
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Latest E-Newsletter available today
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10 February 2012 Tom Greatrex MP’s latest e-newsletter is now available to read. This week’s edition includes information about how the SNP at Holyrood are cutting out steel companies in...
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Tom joins Cambuslang Football Club training session
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 8 February 2012 Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP Tom Greatrex dropped in to a recent training session with the Cambuslang Football Club, and to present them with a £1200 award...
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2 February 2012 PLEASE NOTE: Tom will not be present for the Halfway surgery on Saturday 4 February – however, a member of his staff will be there on his...
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