News Release from Pete Wishart MP
Attn: News Desk For immediate release: 26 October 2022
Wishart shows support for Royal Mail postal workers amid threat of 10k job losses
Pete Wishart, MP for Perth and North Perthshire, has called on the Royal Mail to 'stop the threats of job cuts to valued postal workers and 'engage meaningfully' with the Communications Worker...
News Release from Pete Wishart MP
Attn: News Desk For immediate release: 28 September 2022
Wishart blasts PM Truss following IMF statement
Pete Wishart, MP for Perth and North Perthshire, has blasted PM Liz Truss and her government for causing economic chaos following the Chancellor’s recent mini-budget announcement. Mr Wishart’s comments come after the IMF released a damning...
News Release from Pete Wishart MP
Attn: News Desk For immediate release: 14 July 2022
Wishart makes statement on Scottish Affairs Committee report on Access to Cash
Pete Wishart, MP for Perth and North Perthshire and Chair of the Scottish Affairs Committee (SAC), today made a statement in Westminster Hall about access to cash in Scotland, following the...
News Release from Pete Wishart MP and John Swinney MSP
Attn: News Desk For immediate release 10th March 2022
Wishart and Swinney welcome National Lottery funding for local groups
MP for Perth and North Perthshire, Mr Pete Wishart, and MSP for Perthshire North, Mr John Swinney, have welcome the announcement that several local groups have been successful in securing National...
Tuesday 01 February 2022 - For Immediate Release
WISHART SEEKS PUBLIC'S VIEWS ON ACCESS TO CASH
Pete Wishart, MP for Perth and North Perthshire and Chair of the Scottish Affairs Committee, is seeking to get views from members of the public across Scotland about their access to cash, at a time where payments are increasingly being made electronically.
It comes after...
Monday 31st January - For Immediate Release
WISHART WELCOMES EXTRA SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR CHARITY HELPING FAMILIES WITH DISABLED AND SERIOUSLY ILL CHILDREN
Pete Wishart, MP for Perth and North Perthshire, has welcomed additional funding from the Scottish Government to Family Fund, and is urging eligible families to apply to their grant scheme. This comes after the charity recently received...
News Release from John Swinney MSP, Jim Fairlie MSP and Pete Wishart MP
Attn: News Desk For immediate release 21 January 2021
Perthshire politicians meet with OVO
Perthshire North MSP, Mr John Swinney, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire MSP, Mr Jim Fairlie, and Perth and North Perthshire MP, Mr Pete Wishart, have today met virtually with Adrian Letts, Retail CEO of...
Friday 14th January 2022 – For Immediate Release
WISHART WELCOMES NEW SUPPORT FUND LAUNCHED FOR SCOTS STRUGGLING WITH ENERGY BILLS
Pete Wishart, MP for Perth and North Perthshire, has welcomed a new home heating support fund which will help Scots struggling with their energy bills amid a growing cost-of-living crisis.
The £3million Scottish Government scheme, which is administered by national advice...
Thursday 13 January 2022 - For Immediate Release
WISHART SEEKS CLARITY AFTER OVO REDUNDANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Pete Wishart, MP for Perth and North Perthshire, has spoken out after it emerged this morning that energy supplier OVO are seeking to make 1,700 voluntary redundancies and plan to close their Perth base:
"I am very concerned with this announcement from OVO and job losses on...
Wednesday 12 January 2022 - For Immediate Release
WISHART WRITES TO ROYAL MAIL DIRECTOR AFTER SERIES OF COMPLAINTS
Pete Wishart, MP for Perth and North Perthshire, has written to the Director of Public Affairs & Policy at the Royal Mail Group, David Gold, to address widespread concerns over the current situation at the Perth Delivery Office.
This comes after Mr Wishart received multiple...
News Release from Pete Wishart MP
Attn: News Desk For immediate release 13 December 2021
Wishart meets local business owners working together to thrive during pandemic
Pete Wishart, MP for Perth and North Perthshire, met with Hollie Irvine, the young founder of Perth-based digital marketing company, Highbeat Digital.
The visit from Mr Wishart came just weeks after Ms Irvine was...
News Release – 10th December 2021 – For Immediate Release
PETE WISHART MP THANKS LOCAL POSTMEN AND WOMEN FOR THEIR HARD WORK THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC ON A PRE-CHRISTMAS VISIT
Pete Wishart, MP for Perth and North Perthshire, passed on Christmas greetings to postmen and women at Perth Sorting Office
Christmas is Royal Mail’s busiest time of the year and Mr Wishart...
Financial support for Scottish businesses
Scotland is yet to receive a single penny from the UKG to mitigate the impact of Brexit, compared to Ireland who were granted €1.05 billion from the EU. The £1.4 UK-wide billion Global Britain Investment fund will prove futile.
The UKG is to provide £150m to support Scottish business, but this is to be disbursed through...
Perthshire North MSP, Mr John Swinney, Perth and North Perthshire MP, Mr Pete Wishart, and Councillor Mike Williamson (SNP) met yesterday with constituents affected by recent instances of dirty camping.
The meeting, which took place on the banks of Loch Tummel, gave constituents an opportunity to share their experiences of the past few weeks, and also to discuss steps that...
Today, the First Minister has outlined how we are to move into phase one of Scotland’s route map out of lockdown.
We are scheduled to begin with this process tomorrow (Friday 29th May 2020) . I know that you will welcome this, but it is important to fully understand what the small changes to the lockdown rules are and for...
Perth and North Perthshire MP, Pete Wishart, has called for Perth and Kinross Council to listen to community concerns about the state of Perthshire’s roads ahead of a possible influx of extra motorists on the county’s road network. Heart 200 is expected to encourage a greater number of vehicles onto the road network in Perthshire, Stirlingshire and the Trossachs...
Read More Perth and North Perthshire MP, Pete Wishart, has cautiously welcomed the news that Debenhams department store in Perth is not part of the announced closure program.
Mr Wishart, who has previous hosted meetings with John Swinney MSP and Perth city traders, has called on the High Street chain to ensure that the Perth shop remains a viable business.
Debenhams announced the...
Perth and North Perthshire MP, Pete Wishart, took part in a House of Commons debate on the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme today (Thursday 6th July).
The scheme is used by many in the soft fruit sector in Perthshire to attract seasonal workers and to ensure that soft fruit arrives on our shelves in the best possible condition.
Mr Wishart said;
“I...
Perth and North Perthshire MP, Pete Wishart, has this week met with Tay Cities Deal head, David Littlejohn, to discuss the Tay Cities Deal and the opportunities it will present for Perth and Perthshire.
Speaking following the meeting Pete Wishart said.
“The Tay Cities Deal is now approaching conclusion and will soon be presented to the UK and Scottish Governments for...
The Scottish National Party’s Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & North Perthshire, has welcomed the announcement today (Monday) from Aviva confirming Perth as one of the insurance giant’s core locations in the UK alongside Bristol, Norwich, Sheffield and York.
Mr Wishart said:
“The designation of Perth as a core location by Aviva will hopefully provide reassurance for...
The Scottish National Party’s Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & North Perthshire, has condemned the UK Tory Government’s plans to privatise the remaining 30% public stake in the Royal Mail.
Mr Wishart, who has long opposed the Royal Mail sell-off, has described the move as a further serious threat to the terms of the Universal Service...
The Scottish National Party's Ms Roseanna Cunningham MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament for Perthshire South & Kinross-shire, and Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & North Perthshire, have expressed their concern at reports that the Homebase store in the St Catherine's Retail Park, in Perth, is to close with the loss of 34 jobs.
Speaking this...
The Scottish National Party’s Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth and North Perthshire, met with Sainsbury’s supermarket Development Manager, Andrew Sanderson, in the House of Commons this morning (Thursday) to discuss the recent decisions to postpone and abandon Sainsbury's developments in Perthshire.
Speaking following the meeting, Mr Wishart said:
“I had a useful meeting this morning with Sainsbury’s...
CALLS ON DANNY ALEXANDER TO DITCH ANTI-CAMERA CAMPAIGN Welcoming the publication of statistics showing that the number of drivers caught speeding on the A9 has fallen dramatically since average speed cameras were introduced, the Scottish National Party’s Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & North Perthshire, praised the Scottish Government’s commitment to improving safety on the A9...
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Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & North Perthshire helped to mark the Federation of Small Business’s Small Business Saturday by visiting a number of local businesses in his constituency at the weekend.
Mr Wishart was accompanied by Nicola Martin, Chair of Perthshire Businesswomen’s Network and the inspiration behind the #PerthLoveFest campaign to encourage the people of...
SNP QUESTION UNCOVERS THE HARSH REALITY OF WESTMINSTER SANCTIONS
The Scottish National Party’s Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & North Perthshire, has condemned Westminster’s failure to offer support to new fathers after it was revealed that the legal entitlement for Paternity Leave does not extend to jobseeker's allowance claimants in mandatory work or a community placement.
After...
PERTH-BASED COMPANY SHOWING A “POSITIVE LEAD” TO INDUSTRY
The Scottish National Party’s Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & North Perthshire has welcomed the news that Perth-based power firm SSE has been awarded Scotland’s largest ever ‘living wage contract’.
Mr Wishart said:
“I am extremely pleased to see this coming together of the Scottish Government’s determination to seeing a...
The Scottish National Party’s Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & North Perthshire, has given his support to Tesco’s fifth Neighbourhood Food Collection, in conjunction with the Trussell Trust and FareShare which is taking place this week in stores around the country. Speaking after a visit to the TescoExtra store on Crieff Road, Perth this morning,...
Commenting on concerns being expressed by shopkeepers in Perth City Centre about access to their premises being hampered by the stalls and cabins associated with the Christmas Market, the Scottish National Party’s Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & North Perthshire has said that the issue underlined the need for a Civic Square to be opened...
Read More Reflecting on the extremely successful and well-attended SNP conference held in the Perth Concert Hall at the end of last week, the Scottish National Party’s Mr Pete Wishart has pledged to ensure that conference continues to return to Perth on a regular basis.
Mr Wishart said:
“This year’s Annual Conference was a massive success for the Scottish National Party with a...
Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & North Perthshire paid a visit recently to the premises of Elegance of Perth, to discuss a range of issues facing city centre businesses and took the opportunity to highlight the importance of local, longstanding, independent retailers such as this.
Speaking after his visit, Mr Wishart said:
“Longstanding, independent businesses like Elegance of Perth are...
As Perth prepares to welcome the 80th Annual National Conference of the Scottish National Party, Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & North Perthshire, said:
"With SNP membership soaring, the part is now the third largest political party in the whole of the UK, far outstripping all the other parties' presence in Scotland.
"The party is in buoyant...
The Scottish National Party’s Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & North Perthshire, attended the launch in the House of Commons this morning (Wednesday) of FairFuelUK’s General Election Manifesto.
Speaking after the meeting Mr Wishart said:
“Since the beginning of 2011, the FairFuelUK Campaign has been credited with stopping all fuel duty increases that were planned in this...
A new #PerthLoveFest campaign for promoting Perth as a vibrant, attractive city has received the backing of Perth and Kinross MP, Pete Wishart. Launched by local online magazine, Small City, Big Personality, the campaign encourages local people, businesses and visitors to work together in a celebration of the best of Perthshire’s retailers, restaurants, attractions and events.
Driven by social media,...
The Scottish National Party’s Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & South Perthshire has welcomed news that the First Minister has announced plans to bring forward legislation to ensure councils can take no further action to recover ancient poll tax debts.
Mr Wishart said:
“This welcome announcement from the First Minister comes after it become clear that a...
The Scottish National Party's Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & North Perthshire, has written to the chief Executive of Sainsbury's seeking a meeting with senior representatives of the company to discuss the issues behind their decision not to proceed with the development of a new supermarket in Perth. Mr Wishart will also be seeking formal...
Read MoreThe Scottish National Party’s Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & North Perthshire has welcomed the news that T in the Park is to stay within Perth & Kinross with the announcement of Strathallan Castle as the new venue for the event from next summer onwards. Mr Wishart said: “T in the Park is a really...
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The Scottish National Party's Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & North Perthshire, yesterday (Monday) visited Haggarts of Aberfeldy to meet the team that help make it such a unique business. Established in 1801, Haggart's has been tailoring and outfitting in tweed and classic countrywear ever since. All the tweed they use is woven in Scotland, much...
PRIVATISATION COMPLETELY INDEFENSIBLE Commenting on reports that taxpayers may be over £1 billion worse off as a result of the UK Government's decision to sell-off Royal Mail well below City banks' estimates, the Scottish National Party's Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & North Perthshire, has criticised the Westminster Coalition for short-changing taxpayers in the rush to...
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The Scottish National Party’s Mr Pete Wishart MP, has welcomed the decision by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in this week’s budget, to reduce the tax burden on bingo clubs from 20% to 10% following a long campaign which he had supported.
The Boost Bingo campaign, run by The Bingo Association, gathered more than 330,000 petition signatures from bingo players calling...
As part of a programme of engagement with local businesses, the Scottish National Party's Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & North Perthshire, has visited Edradour Distillery and Inveralmond Brewery in his constituency in recent days. Both companies have their eyes firmly fixed on the upcoming Budget Statement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mr Wishart...
Read MoreLOCAL POLITICIANS ENCOURAGE BUSINESSES TO PARTICIPATE The Scottish National Party’s Ms Roseanna Cunningham MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament for Perthshire South & Kinross-shire, and Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & North Perthshire, have welcomed the launch by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) of a special online survey of businesses in Scotland, allowing them to have their...
Read MoreThe Scottish National Party’s Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & North Perthshire has welcomed the launch by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) of a fund to tackle alcohol-related harm as it extends its commitment to addressing misuse and promoting responsible drinking. The £500,000 Scotch Whisky Action Fund has been set-up by the SWA, the industry trade...
Read More The Scottish National Party's Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & North Perthshire, turned Bingo Caller for an afternoon to highlight a campaign being launched to support a reduction in the tax on bingo.
Most gambling is taxed at 15% and yet bingo is taxed at 20%. To oppose this inequality, the Boost Bingo campaign is being...
The Scottish National Party's Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & North Perthshire, visited Perth's Food Bank this afternoon (Friday).
During his visit Mr Wishart met with Michael Archibald, the Chairman of the Perth Food Bank, saw some of the work they are doing and found out more about how they have progressed since opening.
Speaking afterwards Mr...
The Scottish National Party’s Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & North Perthshire visited Bruce Farms, an important agricultural enterprise in his constituency, on Thursday 12 December 2013.
Mr Wishart met with Geoff Bruce and other potato farmers to hear of their concerns regarding the future of their contracts with Albert Bartlett, the successful potato brand.
Speaking in...
The Scottish National Party’s Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & North Perthshire, has welcomed confirmation that, thanks to the economies of scale in VisitScotland’s latest seasonal push, Perth & Kinross Council is enjoying much greater marketing exposure than their marketing budget could have bought on its own.
Mr Wishart said:
“I understand that this year’s Explore Scotland...
The Scottish National Party’s Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & North Perthshire is urging support for a local group who are seeking funding support through the RBS Inspiring Enterprise programme for women’s enterprise. Enterprising East Perthshire Ltd, known as GrowBiz, are through to the ‘public vote’ round of the contest and over the coming week...
Read More The Scottish National Party’s Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & North Perthshire has welcomed the news that the Office of Fair Trading has approved the purchase of Vion by the 2 Sisters Food Group,
Speaking this afternoon (Wednesday), Mr Wishart said:
“I am delighted by the news that the Office of Fair Trading has approved the purchase...
The Scottish National Party’s Ms Roseanna Cunningham MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament for Perthshire South & Kinross-shire, and Mr Pete Wishart MP, Member of Parliament for Perth & North Perthshire, met this afternoon [Friday] with senior management of Aviva, the insurance giant with a significant presence in Perth.
Speaking following the meeting, Ms Cunningham said:
“After this morning’s great news...