Lothian MSP encourages Edinburgh locals to be tourists in their own city 6th October 2020 Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, has encouraged constituents to take a visit to Edinburgh Castle and other historic sites across the city after paying a visit... Articles
Renaming buildings and tearing down statues: is this really how we learn? 1st October 2020 Following the appalling death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, USA; there has been a global outcry for greater acknowledgement of the... Articles
SNP must ‘step up to mark’ on disability benefits 16th September 2020 Lothians MSP Jeremy Balfour has called on the SNP to take responsibility over the control of disability benefits. The Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP... Articles
The Scottish Government needs to do more to publicise available welfare support 11th September 2020 Lothians MSP Jeremy Balfour has hit out at the SNP Government for failing to fully promote support available from the Scottish Welfare Fund during the lockdown... Articles
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
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
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