To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to review the current rates of insurance premium tax. As announced at Autumn Statement 2016, the standard rate of insurance premium tax will increase to 12% with effect from 1 June 2017.
Drew Hendry has pledged to support an upcoming Private Member’s Bill (PMB) which would require the UK Government to legally commit to providing a better framework for addressing violence against women and girls, by making the Istanbul Convention law in …
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Update from Drew Hendry MP: Its Christmas Card Competition time! 🎄I am inviting local primary and nursery school children to get involved in this years Christmas Card Competition and design my 2016 Christmas Card with the theme “My Constituency at Christmas” 🎄To be in with the chance of winning a £100 donation for your …
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Drew Hendry MP is backing Disability Agenda Scotland’s campaign to raise awareness about the positive contributions of disabled people and help to end the stigma and discrimination which they still experience. DAS is calling for action to ensure greater support …
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On December 2nd, I will be hosting a Funding Fayre to bring together organisations offering funding prospects with community & third sector groups in my constituency. If you are from a community or third sector group, I would like to encourage you to come along and find …
This defence review announcement is much worse than we expected, with savage tory cuts meaning the defence footprint will be cut by around 20% in Scotland. This follows months of us asking whether Fort George and other bases were under threat, and nothing but silence from the MOD. I long suspected, this silence was, in …
With winter on the way, Drew Hendry, Member of Parliament for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey, has today called on his constituents to ensure they are taking advantage of free help and support with energy bills. Drew Hendry MP said: “It’s really important to be prepared for winter. I want everyone in Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch …
Drew Hendry MP has welcomed moves by the UK Government to clampdown on nuisance calls by changing the law following a campaign led by the SNP in Westminster. The MP, who sat on the Digital Economy Bill Committee which looked at the issue, says he regularly receives letters from constituents who have been affected by …
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SNP REAFFIRMS SCOTLAND’S ROLE AS A EUROPEAN NATION MP DELIVERS SPEECH AT CPMR GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE FUTURE OF SCOTLAND AND THE EU SNP MP, Drew Hendry, has today reaffirmed Scotland’s position as a strong European nation at the international Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe in Portugal. In his speech at the think-tank’s …
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CONSULTATION OFFER “AFTER” DECISION DEMONSTRATES LACK OF RESPECT SNP MP Drew Hendry has condemned the UK Government for failing to hold talks with either the Scottish Government, Highland council or local communities on the future of Fort George and Kinloss ahead of any decision being made. David Mundell has written to the MP to provide …
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