http://www.robertbrownmsp.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Robert Brown MSP en-GB Robert Brown MSP http://www.robertbrownmsp.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Robert Brown MSP 2010-07-30T11:13+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.robertbrownmsp.org.uk/news/000379/childrens_panel_cases_can_stigmatise_for_life.html Glasgow MSP Robert Brown has today called for an enquiry after it was revealed that adults are being stigmatised for offences they admitted to when they were children, in the context of appearances before the Children's Panel. 2010-07-21T00:00+01:00 http://www.robertbrownmsp.org.uk/news/000378/robert_brown_demands_investigation_as_child_shootings_double.html Glasgow MSP Robert Brown has called for an investigation into a jump in the number of children hospitalised after gun accidents. 2010-07-05T00:00+01:00 http://www.robertbrownmsp.org.uk/news/000377/congratulations_to_the_glasgow_womens_library.html Glasgow MSP Robert Brown has lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament to celebrate the promotion of Glasgow Women's Library to full status as an Accredited Museum by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA). 2010-07-05T00:00+01:00 http://www.robertbrownmsp.org.uk/news/000376/children_as_young_as_three_must_not_be_labelled_criminals.html Glasgow MSP Robert Brown has warned that society must be very careful about labelling young children as criminals. 2010-06-22T00:00+01:00 http://www.robertbrownmsp.org.uk/news/000374/robert_brown_calls_on_snp_government_to_support_glasgows_subway.html Glasgow MSP Robert Brown has called for the SNP Government to commit to the future of Glasgow's subway. 2010-06-21T00:00+01:00 http://www.robertbrownmsp.org.uk/news/000375/labour_government_left_economic_mess_as_unemployment_rises_in_rutherglen.html Glasgow MSP Robert Brown has described the legacy of the last Labour Government as "an economic mess" as the Office of National Statistics revealed that unemployment in Rutherglen and Hamilton West rose over the last year to 5.5%. 2010-06-21T00:00+01:00 http://www.robertbrownmsp.org.uk/news/000373/robert_brown_visits_princess_royal_trust_centre_for_carers_week.html Robert Brown visits Princess Royal Trust Centre for Carers' Week 2010-06-18T00:00+01:00 http://www.robertbrownmsp.org.uk/news/000372/people_trafficking_system_needs_overhaul_before_commonwealth_games.html Glasgow MSP Robert Brown has condemned the findings of a report by the Anti Trafficking Monitoring Group as shocking and disappointing. 2010-06-18T00:00+01:00 http://www.robertbrownmsp.org.uk/news/000371/robert_brown_urges_halt_to_taser_pilot.html Commenting on the Amnesty International-commissioned report into tasers, which indicates that Strathclyde Police has not acted lawfully in setting up a taser pilot scheme, Robert Brown MSP said: 2010-05-17T00:00+01:00 http://www.robertbrownmsp.org.uk/news/000367/robert_brown_calls_for_support_for_local_voluntary_sector_groups.html Glasgow MSP Robert Brown has called for targeted action to support vital local voluntary sector groups. The MSP's call came following the publication of the latest report by Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector, entitled 'The Effect of the Recession on Glasgow's Voluntary Sector'. 2010-04-06T00:00+01:00 http://www.robertbrownmsp.org.uk/news/000368/speech_and_language_provision_criticised.html Major shortcomings in the provision of speech and language therapy across Scotland have been criticised by Glasgow MSP Robert Brown. Mr. Brown was questioning Communities Minister Alex Neil at Question Time in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday, following the publication of a survey of services carried out by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. 2010-03-29T00:00+01:00 http://www.robertbrownmsp.org.uk/news/000369/calls_for_chemotherapy_services_to_be_provided_at_stobhill.html Glasgow MSP Robert Brown has joined East Dunbartonshire MP Jo Swinson and others who have backed calls for chemotherapy services to be provided at the new Stobhill Hospital in Glasgow. 2010-03-26T00:00+00:00 http://www.robertbrownmsp.org.uk/news/000364/new_focus_needed_for_spt.html Glasgow MSP Robert Brown has called for an independent enquiry into SPT in the wake of the controversy over the organisation cutting evening and Sunday services. 2010-03-18T00:00+00:00 http://www.robertbrownmsp.org.uk/news/000363/concern_at_problems_with_buy_to_rent_houses__robert_brown.html Glasgow Liberal Democrat MSP Robert Brown has drawn attention to the growing problems in many areas with buy to rent flats. 2010-03-16T00:00+00:00 http://www.robertbrownmsp.org.uk/news/000361/serious_organised_crime__more_must_be_done.html The Scottish Government are "too complacent" in their attitude to certain types of serious and organised crime. This was the claim made by Glasgow Liberal Democrat MSP Robert Brown in a debate on the subject last Thursday in the Scottish Parliament. 2010-03-15T00:00+00:00