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 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
TSB Dalkeith branch set to closer early 2021 1st October 2020 Jeremy Balfour MSP has expressed his disappointment as TSB announce that they will be closing their Dalkeith branch. The closure comes as part of a wider wave... Local News
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
A call for the Scottish Government to allow the reopening of soft play areas 24th September 2020 A protest was held outside of the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday afternoon calling on the Scottish Government to allow children’s soft play areas to reopen... Local News
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
Praise for the success of the East Out to Help Out scheme in East Lothian 8th September 2020 Lothian MSP Jeremy Balfour has hailed the success of the UK Government’s Eat Out to Help Out Scheme after newly released figures showed that over six million... Local News
Scottish Conservatives Call for Review of A68 27th August 2020 Midlothian’s Provost Peter Smaill and local MSP Jeremy Balfour have joined forces to call for an urgent review of the A68 which is currently undergoing... Local News
Jeremy Balfour MSP is demanding an investigation into why Midlothian has suffered the highest rate of care home deaths 18th August 2020 Analysis that has been highlighted by the Herald on Sunday showed that Midlothian had the highest rate of care home deaths of any local authority, with 75... Local News