Humza Yousaf’s measures to tackle A&E waiting times are having a “minimal effect” in NHS Lothian Wednesday, 24 November, 2021 Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP Jeremy Balfour for Lothian says Humza Yousaf’s measures to tackle A&E waiting times are having a “minimal effect” in NHS Lothian. Jeremy Balfour’s call comes after the latest weekly waiting time statistics showed that NHS Lothian once again fell well short of meeting the SNP’s target. They state that 95% of patients should be treated within four hours of... Holyrood News
Lothian MSP encourages self-employed to apply for income support grant 17th August 2020 The UK Government has opened applications for a second and final income support grant for people who are self-employed. Self-employed workers who have been... Articles
A call to retailers to make stores more accessible for people with hearing loss 30th July 2020 Lothian MSP Jeremy Balfour has shown his support for a campaign that calls on UK retailers to make their stores more accessible for people who are deaf or have... Articles
Local primary school pupil donates all his savings to Save the Children 30th July 2020 Aidan Dodds was inspired to donate the pocket-money he had been saving up after viewing a Save the Children appeal on TV that highlighted the plight of... Local News
Thousands of disabled in Edinburgh waiting for housing 29th July 2020 Lothian MSP Jeremy Balfour has revealed over 6,000 disabled people across Edinburgh are currently waiting for permanent housing. The Scottish Conservative and... Articles
Lothian MSP calls on Swinney to clarify rules on after-school clubs 24th July 2020 Lothians MSP Jeremy Balfour has urged SNP Education Secretary John Swinney to outline when breakfast and after school clubs will be up and running again as... Articles
Balfour praises UK Government for financial support given to individuals in Midlothian 17th July 2020 Scottish Conservative MSP for Lothian, Jeremy Balfour, has praised the UK Government for protecting jobs across Midlothian through the Self-Employment Income... Local News
Conservative MSP calls for greater emphasis on care home staff testing 18th June 2020 Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP Jeremy Balfour has called on the SNP Government to ‘up their game’ when it comes to testing care home staff for Covid-19... Articles
Lothian MSP calls on the Scottish Government to allow the reopening of Edinburgh Zoo 15th June 2020 Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, has written a letter to the Fiona Hyslop MSP, the SNP Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture, urging her to allow... Articles
Conservative MSP calls for action plan for high streets 15th June 2020 Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP Jeremy Balfour is calling on the SNP Government to set out a plan to rescue high streets in Edinburgh. The MSP is backing... Articles