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Local MP Jo Swinson has welcomed improvements made to the stretch of the Allander Way in Milngavie following her intervention on behalf of a young constituent.
In February Jo accompanied Euan McGeachie to examine the amount of rubbish on the Allander Way between Auchenhowie and Dobbies after receiving an email from the nine year old.
On Monday local MP Jo Swinson joined fellow women MPs and Peers as they met with a delegation of female members of the Afghanistan and Pakistan Parliaments in Westminster. Jo took part in the 'Parliament and Politics' session where she spoke of her role in the Campaign for Gender Balance.
Local Liberal Democrat MP Jo Swinson is taking real action to get local residents back into work with the Get East Dunbartonshire Working initiative.
Already 32 placement opportunities have been pledged thanks to Jo's campaign with local businesses, training providers, Job Centre Plus and Skills Development Scotland.
Jo Swinson MP for East Dunbartonshire has said economic recovery is the centrepiece of the Government's plans laid out in the Queen's speech this week. She welcomed measures to support families, small businesses and communities, protect the environment, and the commitment to helping the world's poorest.
Jo Swinson, local MP for East Dunbartonshire, was at ASDA Bishopbriggs last Friday as the first Community Life Initiative charity winner, Marie Curie Cancer Care, was announced. ASDA also announced a change to the scheme that will see charities nominated in three categories - health, education, and eco-environment.
Local MP Jo Swinson's latest e-consultation has found that a clear majority of local respondents are against independence for Scotland. The results show that of 500 respondents 35% were in favour of Scottish independence while 65% were against.
In order to see how the wording of the question affected responses, two different questions were asked. One group was asked "Do you agree that Scotland should be an independent country?", the same question the SNP have said they would like to see on the ballot paper at the proposed referendum in 2014. The second group was asked "Do you support or oppose Scotland becoming a country independent from the rest of the United Kingdom?", which is the question most commonly being asked in opinion polls on the subject. Both groups were overwhelmingly against independence, with no statistically significant difference in the answers for the two different questions.
Jo Swinson, MP for East Dunbartonshire, has welcomed the local election results which saw Liberal Democrats Ashay Ghai, Eric Gotts and Vaughan Moody all re-elected to East Dunbartonshire Council.
Long-standing Councillors Eric Gotts and Vaughan Moody topped the poll in Milngavie and Bearsden South respectively. Ashay Ghai, who became a Councillor after winning the Bearsden South by-election in 2009, won a seat in his new ward of Bearsden North.
Jo Swinson local MP for East Dunbartonshire has written to the General Manager of Arnold Clark in Bishopbriggs about the parking situation on streets surrounding their store. Ms. Swinson has been contacted by several constituents who are appealing for something to be done.
Residents have claimed that Arnold Clark staff use Kirkintilloch Road, Coltpark Avenue, Coltpark Lane and Stuart Drive to park their cars during the day, often preventing access to driveways and residential streets. They have even noted instances where the Council's waste collection trucks are unable to pick up rubbish due to this problem.
Arnold Clark has responded that they are now using their compound on Crowhill Road to store some of their vehicles, freeing up some parking for staff.
Commenting Jo said:
"I fully understand the concerns of people in the area andsympathise with residents fed up with never being able to park outside their own homes.
"Local residents are rightly angry at the careless parking of a small minority of people and I would ask people who park inconsiderately not to do so.
"I hope the measures taken by Arnold Clark willlead to improvements but the proof will be in residents' experiences."
Jo Swinson MP has shown support for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), the world's leading type 1 diabetes research charity, by attending the 'Type 1 Parliament' event which took place in Westminster on 25 April 2012. Jo attended the event alongside 50 other MPs, and spoke to adults and children about living with type 1 diabetes.
