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Brian Whittle calls on SNP to back plans for more local cops

South Scotland MSP Brian Whittle is challenging the SNP to back Scottish Conservative plans for a new Local Policing Act to get more officers out on patrol in Ayrshire. Brian’s call comes as new figures from Police Scotland show that 840 divisional police officers have been lost since the regional

Brian Whittle MSP welcomes fuel duty freeze

South Scotland MSP Brian Whittle has welcomed Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement in the Budget that the UK Government will continue the freeze on fuel duty. Scottish Conservative Brian believes this is a welcome boost by the UK Government for rural motorists and businesses as they work to recove

Brian Whittle calls for A&E armed forces plan

Scottish Conservative MSP Brian Whittle is calling for the Scottish Government to set out how it plans to deal with the continuing A&E waiting times crisis. The South Scotland MSP has welcomed the arrival of help from the UK Armed Forces to support Scotland’s ambulance service but remains conce

MSP backs powerchair football team’s search for sponsors.

Local MSP Brian Whittle is spearheading a campaign to find new sponsors for Ayrshire’s only powerchair football team, the Ayrshire Tigers. Established in 2015 by South Ayrshire Council & South Ayrshire Access to Sport, the club has grown to have 12 full time members, the youngest of whom is jus

Scottish Government urged to provide details of Covid passport scheme

Brian Whittle MSP has urged Nicola Sturgeon to deliver on promises to provide more information about how the Scottish Government’s Covid Passport scheme will work when it’s launched on the 1st of October. The Scottish Conservative MSP, who is a member of Holyrood’s Covid Recovery Committee challeng