tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297954372010-01-08T15:31:48.316ZStewart Stevenson was first elected Member of the Scottish Parliament for Banff and Buchan in the North-East of Scotland in 2001. He was re-elected with an increased majority in 2003 and again increased his majority in 2007. He is now Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change in the first ever SNP Government. He lives with his wife in a very rural part of Banffshire.Stewart Stevensonnoreply@blogger.comBlogger868125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29795437.post-77166753859658849682010-01-07T14:13:00.003Z2010-01-07T17:33:40.816Z

Banff & Buchan MSP Stewart Stevenson has welcomed the announcement of the latest round of funding from the Rural Priorities scheme which sees £25.4 million awarded to 350 projects across the Grampian region. Several projects are located within Banff & Buchan, including £31,500 for Ian G Pirie & Co at Overton of Bruxie to implement environmental improvements, £320,000 for Ordens Farms Ltd near

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SCOTLAND'S TRANSPORT NETWORK CONTINUES TO COPE WITH FREEZING CONDITIONS Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson praised the round the clock operation to keep traffic moving and said travellers should continue to take extra care when out celebrating the New Year. Stewart Stevenson said: “Adverse weather conditions continue - some of the coldest conditions in recent times - and temperatures are set

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SCOTLAND WELL-PREPARED FOR CONTINUING FREEZE BUT EXTRA CARE NEEDED The country’s transport network is continuing to cope in the face of plummeting temperatures thanks to the dedication of workers keeping things moving, says Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson. As freezing conditions and high winds were predicted to take us into the New Year, Mr Stevenson praised the 24-hour operations to keep

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SNOW CLEARING IS ONGOING BUT PUBLIC MUST GO CAREFULLY IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson has praised the mobilisation of workers operating around the clock to keep Scotland’s transport network moving in the face of further snow and freezing conditions. The Minister also called on the public to help ease the situation by avoiding unnecessary journeys while clearance

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Banff & Buchan MSP Stewart Stevenson and MP Alex Salmond have welcomed the latest announcement by Awards for All, which sees four organisations sharing over £23,000. Awards for All Scotland is supported by the Scottish Arts Council, sportscotland and the Big Lottery Fund who award grants of between £500 and £10,000 for people to take part in art, sport, heritage and community activities, and

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PEOPLE POWER CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE AS FOCUS TURNS TO MEXICO First Minister Alex Salmond today described the result of the Copenhagen climate change summit as a missed opportunity in the ongoing battle to counter global climate change. Mr Salmond said: "Copenhagen was a tiptoe forward when what the world required was a giant leap. "Recognition of a non-binding accord is a long way from a

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Passengers travelling to and from Dunbar are set to receive a boost next year with the planned introduction of additional services connecting the town with Edinburgh. Transport Scotland is working with ScotRail to introduce new Monday-Friday services from May 2010. Under the proposal, which is subject to confirmation under standard industry procedures, passengers would be able to travel to

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A £6.5 million project to improve access to and from Scotland’s vital west coast ports has moved a step closer with the selection of the contractor to build the 2.3km A75 Cairntop to Barlae scheme. Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson today announced that RJ Macleod will build the Transport Scotland funded project, which will deliver a 2.3km stretch of dual carriageway in each direction on one

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Over 2000 new council houses are to be built across Scotland after record funding from the SNP Government. Commenting on the news, local MSP Mr Stewart Stevenson said: "I have been heartened by the manner in which local authorities across the country have worked with this Government to reverse decades of decline in council house building. "Increasing council house building will add to the

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THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT TO MAKE ITS MARK AT WORLD CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT The Scottish Government will set out its world-leading approach to tackling climate change tomorrow (Monday) as the crucial second week of negotiations at the Copenhagen summit begins. First Minister Alex Salmond and Climate Change Minister Stewart Stevenson will be in Copenhagen this week to promote Scotland’s

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STEWART STEVENSON GIVEN BACKING OF PARLIAMENT TO STATE SCOTLAND'S CASE. Scotland's climate change minister has been given the full support of parliament to take Scotland's emissions targets to Copenhagen to inspire the rest of the world to take action. The Minister told a parliamentary debate on climate change today that Scotland's ambitious targets sent a message to the rest of the world that

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The process of identifying the contractor who will build and maintain the new rail link to the Borders is now under way. The notice for the construction has been submitted for publication in the Official Journal of European Union (OJEU) by Transport Scotland, the Scottish Government agency in charge of the scheme. The milestone has been reached in a project which forms a key part of a

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Banff & Buchan MSP Stewart Stevenson has expressed his frustration at the UK Government’s refusal to accelerate capital spending and the impact it will have on Peterhead. Accelerated capital spending last year was a vital part of the economic stimulus needed to combat the recession, but the UK Government has refused to repeat the measure this year despite stimulus packages continuing in other

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Scottish Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson yesterday (Tuesday 8 December) launched the new hybrid Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) Mobile Travel Centre at the Scottish Parliament. The vehicle - owned and operated by SPT - is the first of its kind in the UK and demonstrates the organisation's commitment to leading the way in hybrid bus technology with anticipated 33% fuel savings.

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Banff and Buchan MSP Stewart Stevenson attended the Carers’ event organised by North Aberdeenshire VSA at the Royal British Legion Hall at Turriff last week. Commenting, Mr Stevenson MSP said: “I am delighted that this event has been arranged and I am pleased to be taking part. Carers deserve our recognition for the work which they do and there will be a range of agencies present on the day

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A series of measures to improve congestion on the A96 through Elgin have been drawn up by Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland Ltd and The Moray Council. Road users travelling on the A96 trunk road regularly face delays when driving through Elgin, as the road passes through the town centre which is already heavily populated with local traffic. Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson has met with The

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SCOTLAND'S COUNTDOWN TO COPENHAGEN Climate Change minister Stewart Stevenson is taking the Low Carbon Mission, a world-class event on Scotland's world-leading climate change framework, to the Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen next week. As the world turns its gaze on the deal-making talks this week, Mr Stevenson said it was only right that Scotland, with its world-leading Climate Change Act,

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Rail passengers across Lanarkshire and the Lothians are set to benefit from a significant improvement in the service linking Glasgow with Edinburgh via Shotts, with journey times slashed by up to 33 minutes. As part of the new winter timetable announced by Transport Scotland, a new hourly service will commence on Monday, December 14, more than doubling the number of journeys on the route.

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The A87 at An Coileach is to benefit from £3m of essential road maintenance, Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson announced today. The contract award by Transport Scotland to RJ MacLeod will see reconstruction of the road to strengthen and widen 2.7km of the A87, from Abhainn Ceann Bridge through Sconser to the junction at Kingdom Hall. Mr Stevenson said: "I am pleased to announce the award of

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Eight of the world’s most respected construction and specialist engineering companies have been invited to tender for the principal contract to build the landmark Forth Replacement Crossing. A total of 39 companies expressed an interest in becoming involved following publication of the contract notice in June this year. A final eight, who submitted pre-qualification questionnaires indicating

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The deadline for applications for cash from a new £1 million fund to help create new businesses and premises for community projects has been set for 1 February 2010. The Stations Community Regeneration Fund (SCRF) was launched by Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson in May this year and has been created to bring redundant or disused station buildings back into use for the benefit of passengers

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WHY DO 17 BABIES DIE EVERY SINGLE DAY IN THE UK? Scottish National Party MSP for Banff & Buchan, Stewart Stevenson, has attended a special Scottish Parliament reception to launch the Why 17? campaign in Scotland, which asks the question, ‘Why do 17 babies die every single day in the UK?’ Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity, held the reception at the Scottish Parliament on 18th

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ScotRail TRAINS ARE ON THE MOVE More than 60 ScotRail trains will start switching routes from September 2010 following the arrival of new electric trains in Ayrshire and Inverclyde. The Transport Scotland investment in 38 new electric Class 380 trains will add 9000 seats to the Scottish rail network. From Ayr in the west to North Berwick in the East, customers will see benefits from the

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Banff & Buchan MSP Stewart Stevenson has welcomed Alanah Ironside (9) and Lisa Baxter (10) to the Scottish Parliament to receive prizes from the SCARF calendar awards. The two pupils attend Bracoden Primary School in Gamrie and were amongst the thirteen winners from schools across the North East of Scotland. The SCARF Calendar Awards saw around 4,000 entries this year from school pupils who

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Banff & Buchan MSP Stewart Stevenson has welcomed the announcement of a further £9.3 million package for the Scottish fishing industry under the European Fisheries Fund. This takes the total level of funding from the fund over £25 million for 2009 and sees significant funding for fishing and processing businesses in Banff & Buchan. The funding includes £381,953 for Mapco Ltd in Peterhead towards

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