http://www.dunfermlinelibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Willie Rennie MP and Jim Tolson MSP en-GB Willie Rennie MP and Jim Tolson MSP http://www.dunfermlinelibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Willie Rennie MP and Jim Tolson MSP 2010-03-11T16:45+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.dunfermlinelibdems.org.uk/news/000479/rosyth_could_be_left_with_nuclear_subs_for_another_generation_warns_rennie.html MP Willie Rennie has reacted angrily to the news that Rosyth may be left to become a nuclear graveyard for years longer than previously predicted after an independent committee revealed that because of government shortcomings the long term storage facility may not be ready on time. 2010-03-09T13:30+00:00 http://www.dunfermlinelibdems.org.uk/news/000478/rennie_welcomes_adult_autism_strategy.html Kingdom MP Willie Rennie has helped to bring about changes, which could transform local support for the thousands of people with autism who feel isolated, ignored and often at breaking point. Along with the National Autistic Society (NAS), Mr Rennie has been calling for dramatic improvements in health, social care and other public services for people with autism through backing the adult autism strategy published on the 3rd March. 2010-03-03T13:30+00:00 http://www.dunfermlinelibdems.org.uk/news/000477/kingdom_servicemen_set_to_miss_out_on_election_warns_rennie.html Changes to voting rules which would help ensure Kingdom servicemen and women serving abroad have the opportunity to vote in the forthcoming General Election are required urgently, according to local MP Willie Rennie. 2010-02-23T17:35+00:00 http://www.dunfermlinelibdems.org.uk/news/000476/action_on_bank_lending_required_urgently_says_rennie.html Local MP Willie Rennie has called on Ministers to force UK banks to meet their lending obligations to small and medium-sized businesses in the Kingdom after separate reports from the Public Accounts Committee at Westminster and the Scottish Government slammed RBS and Lloyds over their failure to meet lending targets introduced as a condition of the financial support they received from the taxpayer. 2010-02-15T18:00+00:00 http://www.dunfermlinelibdems.org.uk/news/000475/rennie_backs_bus_announcement_campaign.html Kingdom MP Willie Rennie has offered his support to a campaign which is seeking to improve the quality of service offered to people with visual impairments on public transport in the UK. 2010-02-15T14:45+00:00 http://www.dunfermlinelibdems.org.uk/news/000474/rennie_and_tolson_kingdom_veterans_must_benefit_from_priority_treatment_scheme.html MP Willie Rennie and MSP Jim Tolson have expressed concerns that UK Government plans to extend the priority treatment services offered to veterans in England and Wales will leave Scottish veterans as the 'second class citizens' of the forces community. 2010-01-27T15:30+00:00 http://www.dunfermlinelibdems.org.uk/news/000473/rennie_warns_of_deadly_carbon_monoxide_risk.html MP Willie Rennie is urging local residents to protect themselves against the threat of Carbon Monoxide poisoning after new research revealed that 75% of households in Scotland do not have an audible Carbon Monoxide alarm. 2010-01-25T18:00+00:00 http://www.dunfermlinelibdems.org.uk/news/000472/jobcentre_failures_hurt_jsa_claimants_and_kingdom_taxpayers_says_rennie.html MP Willie Rennie has expressed his concern after figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats revealed that the amount of money paid out in compensation by Jobcentre Plus in Scotland has more than tripled over the last year. 2010-01-19T16:00+00:00 http://www.dunfermlinelibdems.org.uk/news/000471/one_third_of_pensioners_in_the_kingdom_miss_out_on_cold_weather_payments.html Up to one third of pensioners in the Kingdom will miss out on Cold Weather Payments triggered by the recent weather, according to analysis of Government figures by MP Willie Rennie. 2010-01-19T11:30+00:00 http://www.dunfermlinelibdems.org.uk/news/000470/government_should_honour_our_armed_forces_with_a_veterans_covenant_says_rennie.html The lack of support for veterans and confusion over what services are available to servicemen and women once they leave the armed forces was on the Parliamentary agenda yesterday after a new Veterans Welfare Bill co-sponsored by Willie Rennie MP was introduced in the Commons. 2010-01-14T17:00+00:00 http://www.dunfermlinelibdems.org.uk/news/000469/free_insulation_grants_can_help_reduce_the_costs_of_cold_weather_says_rennie.html Hundreds of households in the Kingdom could be missing out on savings of up to £250 on their energy bills because they are not claiming free insulation grants to which they are entitled, according to local MP Willie Rennie. 2010-01-08T16:00+00:00 http://www.dunfermlinelibdems.org.uk/news/000468/rennie_kingdom_must_benefit_from_boiler_scrappage_scheme.html Local MP Willie Rennie has called on Government Ministers in Edinburgh and London to work together to ensure that people in the Kingdom can benefit from the boiler scrappage programme launched this week. Under the new arrangements as they stand, eligible households in England will receive grants of £400 towards the cost of a new boiler. 2010-01-08T15:00+00:00 http://www.dunfermlinelibdems.org.uk/news/000467/mod_rental_costs_up_55__rennie.html Government expenditure on Substitute Single Service Accommodation (SSSA) has increased by 55% since 2004, according to figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats. 2010-01-07T12:00+00:00 http://www.dunfermlinelibdems.org.uk/news/000466/255_generals_and_brigadiers_in_army__rennie.html There are now 255 people at the rank of brigadier or above in the British Army, the Liberal Democrats have revealed. 2010-01-07T10:30+00:00 http://www.dunfermlinelibdems.org.uk/news/000465/local_school_boy_has_picture_chosen_for_healthy_eating_calendar.html Local MP Willie Rennie has praised school boy, Kyle Jenkins, from Tulliallan Primary School who has received national recognition for his artwork. Kyle had his design picked from thousands of entries to be one of only 12 that feature on the Food Standards Agency Calendar 2010 to raise awareness of healthy food labelling for young people. 2010-01-06T17:00+00:00