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20 Most Recent News Stories

Rosyth could be left with nuclear subs for another generation, warns Rennie

Tue 9th Mar 2010

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.

Rennie welcomes adult autism strategy

Wed 3rd Mar 2010

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.

Kingdom servicemen set to miss out on election warns Rennie

Tue 23rd Feb 2010

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.

Action on bank lending required urgently says Rennie

Mon 15th Feb 2010

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.

Rennie backs bus announcement campaign

Mon 15th Feb 2010

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.

Rennie and Tolson: Kingdom veterans must benefit from priority treatment scheme

Wed 27th Jan 2010

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.

Rennie warns of deadly carbon monoxide risk

Mon 25th Jan 2010

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.

Jobcentre failures hurt JSA claimants and Kingdom taxpayers says Rennie

Tue 19th Jan 2010

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.

One third of pensioners in the Kingdom miss out on Cold Weather Payments

Tue 19th Jan 2010

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.

Government should honour our armed forces with a veterans covenant says Rennie

Thu 14th Jan 2010

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.

Free Insulation grants can help reduce the costs of cold weather says Rennie

Fri 8th Jan 2010

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.

Rennie: Kingdom must benefit from boiler scrappage scheme

Fri 8th Jan 2010

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.

MOD rental costs up 55% - Rennie

Thu 7th Jan 2010

Government expenditure on Substitute Single Service Accommodation (SSSA) has increased by 55% since 2004, according to figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats.

255 generals and brigadiers in Army - Rennie

Thu 7th Jan 2010

There are now 255 people at the rank of brigadier or above in the British Army, the Liberal Democrats have revealed.

Local school boy has picture chosen for healthy eating calendar

Wed 6th Jan 2010

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.

Tax bills for thousands of Fife families slashed in half under plans put forward by Lib Dems

Wed 6th Jan 2010

Over 5,000 residents in Dunfermline and West Fife will have their tax bills slashed by at least half under proposals announced by the Liberal Democrats, which have been welcomed by local MP Willie Rennie as a "radical plan" to make Britain's tax system fairer.

MP frustrated that Scottish Government not heeding Fife warnings on grit supplies

Wed 6th Jan 2010

West Fife MP Willie Rennie has expressed his concern that the Scottish Government are not heeding the warnings about grit supply levels in Fife.

MoD "penny pinching" threatens future of army cadet programme warns Rennie

Fri 18th Dec 2009

Hundreds of army cadet camps, including the St Andrews Army Cadet Force in Fife are under threat as a result of the decision by the Ministry of Defence to slash funding given to the army cadet programme according to Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesperson Willie Rennie MP.

Rennie welcomes local business success as Fife "bucks the trend"

Fri 18th Dec 2009

Business in Fife are "bucking the trend" according to West Fife MP Willie Rennie who was commenting after new figures released by the Committee of Scottish Clearing Bankers revealed an 11% increase in the number of new businesses start-ups in Fife between compared to a 16% national decline over the same period

Rennie calls on NHS Fife to deliver on priority treatment for veterans

Thu 17th Dec 2009

MP Willie Rennie has called on NHS Fife to ensure veterans in Fife are given priority treatment, after it was revealed that over half of NHS Boards in Scotland have no idea how many veterans they have treated under the priority scheme.

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