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Whittle seeks reassurance from Costa over jobs consultation

Local MSP Brian Whittle has been in touch with bosses at Costa Coffee after the company announced a nationwide consultation over possible job losses at the chain. Scottish Conservative MSP Brian contacted Costa to clarify how their announcement that up to 1650 jobs across the business were under th

MSP urges people to download Protect Scotland app as Covid cases rise

South Scotland MSP Brian Whittle is encouraging smartphone users to download NHS Scotland’s new contact tracing app, “Protect Scotland”. The new app doesn’t share any personal data with other users and relies on anonymous encrypted codes shared over Bluetooth to detect when your phone is close to a

MSP hails success of Eat Out to Help Out Scheme

South Scotland MSP Brian Whittle has applauded the success of the UK Government’s Eat Out to Help Out Scheme as newly released figures showed that people across Scotland had enjoyed over six million meals through the discount scheme. Over 8,500 restaurants across the country registered for the sche

Whittle backs plan to “Power up” Scotland’s economy

Scottish Conservative MSP Brian Whittle is backing his party’s plans to “Power up Scotland” and kick-start the local economy. Brian says the wide-ranging plan for jobs and economic growth, unveiled by the party’s leader, Douglas Ross, can help re-energise communities across South Scotland by moving

Latest statistics emphasise the value of the United Kingdom says MSP

The United Kingdom is more valuable than ever to Scotland according to Scottish Conservative MSP Brian Whittle. The South Scotland MSP was speaking following the publication of the latest “Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland” (GERS) report.

Scottish Conservative MSP welcomes latest UK Government support figures

South Scotland MSP Brian Whittle has welcomed the latest figures for the UK Government’s self-employment support scheme and Job Retention scheme, which have protected thousands of livelihoods across East Ayrshire The latest figures show that across Scotland 157,000 self-employed people have receive

Whittle’s shadow role expanded to include mental health

The new leader of the Scottish Conservative Party, Douglas Ross MP, has given local MSP Brian Whittle an expanded role within the party’s health team. Brian will now be the Shadow Minister for Public Health, Mental Health, Sport and Wellbeing where continuing his existing work on issues like p