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04 Jun 2013 NEIL CONGRATULATES MAVISBANK ON TOP INSPECTION31 May 2013 NEIL MARKS TWO YEARS AS LOCAL MSP
31 May 2013 NEIL OUTLINES PLAN TO IMPROVE PAIN SERVICES
16 May 2013 Funding Package Boost for Students
14 May 2013 Neil Calls on Westminster and NLC to Reconsider Bedroom Tax
08 May 2013 Neil welcomes Greengairs Post Office move
08 May 2013 Neil Welcomes ASDA Decision for Airdrie
08 May 2013 Neil Slams NLC for Bedroom Tax Dodge
08 May 2013 MSPs help Mary’s Meals Backpack Project
26 Mar 2013 NEIL CALLS ON NLC TO INVEST IN UPPERTON
26 Mar 2013 NEIL CALLS FOR MONKLANDS INQUIRY
26 Mar 2013 DATE SET FOR REFERENDUM
26 Mar 2013 LABOUR MP CRITICISED FOR ‘FAILING TO STAND UP FOR WORKERS RIGHTS’
26 Mar 2013 Labour fail to back bus passes
26 Mar 2013 Neil concern for NLC winter response
26 Mar 2013 LATEST FIGURES SHOW SCOTLAND BETTER OFF INDEPENDENT
26 Mar 2013 SNP TO STEP UP BEDROOM TAX CAMPAIGN
26 Mar 2013 PLAINS STATION A STEP CLOSER - ALEX NEIL MSP
27 Feb 2013 LOWEST ENERGY TARIFF SHOULD BE AUTOMATIC
27 Feb 2013 NEIL WELCOMES BILL TO PROTECT VICTIMS AND WITNESSES
27 Feb 2013 BEDROOM TAX PUBLIC MEETING
27 Feb 2013 NEIL CALLS FOR END TO BLACKLISTING
27 Feb 2013 Neil highlights Homeheat Helpline
27 Feb 2013 RISE IN NHS LANARKSHIRE ALLOCATION
27 Feb 2013 Neil Calls for Council Commitment to No Compulsory Redundancies
27 Feb 2013 NEIL DELIGHT AT BIOCITY INVESTMENT
27 Feb 2013 Neil congratulates local Lottery Grant winners
27 Feb 2013 NEIL WELCOMES DROP IN YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
27 Feb 2013 NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL REDUNDANCY NOTICE
27 Feb 2013 Neil congratulates World Champ Airdrie Pie Maker
27 Feb 2013 Neil Hails Huge Boost for Cycling Around Airdrie
27 Feb 2013 NHS LANARKSHIRE QUICKEST FOR DRUG & ALCOHOL TREATMENT
27 Feb 2013 NLC DELAY CUTS DECISION
27 Feb 2013 NEIL SLAMS NLC FOR £5MILLION MANCHESTER LOAN
27 Feb 2013 NEIL SLAMS NL LEISURE FOR CUTS PLANS
27 Feb 2013 NASH SLAMMED FOR FAILING TO STAND UP TO TORIES ON PENSIONS
27 Feb 2013 NEIL BACKS UNISON NLC RALLY
27 Feb 2013 NEIL REVEALS MORE DAMNING NLC FIGURES
27 Feb 2013 £1.2M ON 4300 MOBILES SHOWS NLC LEADERSHIP OUT OF TOUCH
27 Feb 2013 MSP’s JOBS FAYRE HAILED A SUCCESS
08 Nov 2012 NEIL TO HOST LOCAL JOBS FAYRE
08 Nov 2012 NEIL REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO CLIMATE CHANGE ACT
08 Nov 2012 SECRETARY OF STATE DUCKS QUESTIONS ON BENEFIT CUTS
08 Nov 2012 NEIL CALLS FOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT TO BOOST GROWTH
25 Oct 2012 COUNCIL WORKS COULD SEE JOBS LOST
05 Oct 2012 Saltire Smart Cards plans welcomed by MSP
05 Oct 2012 Streets safer with 13 year low on reconvictions
02 Oct 2012 NEIL WELCOMES BARTLETT’S STATESIDE EXPANSION
26 Sep 2012 Neil Welcomes U Turn Over Airdrie Police Station
20 Sep 2012 COALITION MAKES PENSIONERS £900M WORSE OFF
20 Sep 2012 NEIL ROLLS OUT FAMILY NURSES SCHEME
20 Sep 2012 COMMONHEAD COLLIERY DISASATER SHOULD BE COMMEMORATED
20 Sep 2012 NEIL TO MEET DIVISIONAL COMMANDER ABOUT LOCAL STATIONS
20 Sep 2012 NEIL SLAMS NLC CUTS AS THATCHERITE
20 Sep 2012 GAS FUND OPPORTUNITY FOR NLC AND SALSBURGH
03 Sep 2012 NEIL RECEIVES ASSURANCES ON GREENGAIRS POST OFFICE
31 Aug 2012 WESTMINSTER SHOULD MATCH FRENCH FUEL CUT
31 Aug 2012 MAJORITY OF SCOTS BELIEVE NEIGHBOURHOODS ARE SAFE
29 Aug 2012 Wishaw Press Column - September
15 Aug 2012 Neil Calls for Improved Standards at Monklands Hospital
06 Aug 2012 Wishaw Press Column - August
25 Jul 2012 Neil Slams McCabe for Wasting Thousands on Foreign Jolly
11 Jul 2012 Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser Column - July
05 Jul 2012 NEIL WELCOMES STATUTORY RECOGNITION FOR KINSHIP CARERS
05 Jul 2012 MCCABE UNDEMOCRATIC AND DICTATORIAL
05 Jul 2012 Wishaw Press Column - July
03 Jul 2012 Neil Congratulates Schools on Receipt of Grants
03 Jul 2012 NEIL WELCOMES SHOTTS PARK AND RIDE
29 Jun 2012 FUEL CAMPAIGN PAYS OFF
29 Jun 2012 Neil Welcomes Latest Budget Statement
29 Jun 2012 NEIL WELCOMES RECORD DECREASE IN RECORDED CRIME
29 Jun 2012 NEIL WELCOMES AWARDS FOR ALL FUNDING
29 Jun 2012 ALEX NEIL MSP SHOWS HIS SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL MICROCHIPPING MONTH
29 Jun 2012 NEIL CONGRATULATES SHOTTS ON SCOTTISH CUP WIN
29 Jun 2012 NEIL CALLS ON UK TO SHOVE TRIDENT AND BACK SHOVEL READY PROJECTS
27 Jun 2012 Neil Welcomes News of Scotland Fifth Richest in European Union
25 May 2012 Neil Encourages Response to Victims' Rights Consultation
22 May 2012 Alex Neil: "Scrap Duty Increase and Start Fuel Regulator"
22 May 2012 Neil Congratulates Primary School on Grant
22 May 2012 Neil Congratulates Airdrie Grant Recipients
22 May 2012 Neil Gives Cautious Welcome to Employment Statistics
22 May 2012 NEIL IMPRESSED BY PRIMARY SCHOOL REPORTS
10 May 2012 NEIL WELCOMES POSITIVE REFERENDUM INTERVENTIONS
08 May 2012 Neil Condemns Stamp Price Hike
24 Apr 2012 Neil Calls for Enquiry into Cronyism Allegations in North Lanarkshire Leisure
19 Apr 2012 SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT STEPS IN TO PROTECT COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT FROM UK CUTS
17 Apr 2012 NEIL URGES LOCAL GROUPS TO APPLY FOR NEW YOUTH FUND
16 Apr 2012 Neil Calls for End to Big Bonuses for Top Council Staff after Investor in People Failure
04 Apr 2012 NEIL URGES NLC TO APPLY TO NEW FUND FOR PLAINS STATION
04 Apr 2012 NEIL WELCOMES ZERO TOLERANCE FOR KNIFE CRIME
29 Mar 2012 Scottish Government bring forward radical plans on antisocial behaviour
29 Mar 2012 COMPLETING THE CENTRAL SCOTLAND MOTORWAY NETWORK
26 Mar 2012 NEIL CONDEMNS NLC TOP LEVEL BONUSES
26 Mar 2012 UK Government Budget Blow for Pensioners
15 Mar 2012 NEIL DEMANDS UK CAPITAL ACCELARATION TO TACKLE UNEMPLOYMENT
15 Mar 2012 NEIL SUBMITS M8 UPGRADE FOR UK BUDGET
15 Mar 2012 NEIL RESPONDS TO LABOUR’S ALCOHOL HYPOCRISY
15 Mar 2012 NEIL WELCOME POLICE FIGURES
09 Mar 2012 MINIMUM PRICING WILL REDUCE DEATHS AND CUT CRIME
09 Mar 2012 NEIL SLAMS UK GOVERNMENT FOR REMPLOY CUTS
09 Mar 2012 NEIL WELCOMES SCOTTISH SOCIAL CARE BILL
09 Mar 2012 NEIL WELCOMES SHOTTS LOTTERY INVESTMENT
24 Feb 2012 Neil targets Shotts regeneration
20 Feb 2012 NEIL SLAMS LABOUR’S BETRAYAL OF WORKERS
09 Feb 2012 NEIL WELCOMES RATES RELIEF STATS
09 Feb 2012 NEIL WELCOMES NEW FUNDING FOR STUDENTS AND COLLEGES
09 Feb 2012 NEIL TELLS NLC NOT TO BE LEFT BEHIND ON BROADBAND
09 Feb 2012 NEIL ASKS ROYAL MAIL TO RECONSIDER CLOSING SHOTTS OFFICE
08 Feb 2012 NEIL IMPRESSED BY HONEYWELL FACTORY VISIT
02 Feb 2012 NEIL REPORTS PENSIONER STEALTH TAX TO OFFICE OF FAIR TRADING
02 Feb 2012 NEIL SLAMS WELFARE REFORM "BEDROOM TAX"
30 Jan 2012 NEIL CALLS FOR NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH TO BE SET UP IN CALDERBANK
27 Jan 2012 NEIL HAILS PARKING CHARGES VICTORY
27 Jan 2012 WATER PRICES FROZEN FOR FOURTH YEAR
27 Jan 2012 NEIL WELCOMES HEALTHY LOTTERY GRANTS
27 Jan 2012 MSP ALERTS SEPA TO SHOTTS BING FIRE
27 Jan 2012 MSP WELCOMES £120M TRANSMISSION INVESTMENT IN NORTH LANARKSHIRE
26 Jan 2012 NEIL CALLS ON AIRDRIE & SHOTTS TO PLAY PART IN INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM
19 Jan 2012 Alex's latest newspaper column
19 Jan 2012 NEIL SLAMS NLC ON PPP COSTS
19 Jan 2012 NEIL DEMANDS ANSWERS ON NHS PRIVITISATION FROM NASH
19 Jan 2012 NEIL WELCOMES DISABLED UPGRADE FOR SHOTTS STATION
19 Jan 2012 Neil congratulates Airdrie schools on grants
12 Jan 2012 NEIL CALLS ON ENERGY COMPANIES TO EXTEND PRICE CUTS
12 Jan 2012 NEIL WELCOMES 2014 DATE FOR REFERENDUM
12 Jan 2012 Neil Welcomes Major Jobs Boost for Airdrie
12 Jan 2012 Neil signs The Pledge for Prostate Cancer
12 Jan 2012 NEIL HORRIFIED ABOUT CHILD POVERTY STATS
22 Dec 2011 Neil warns of bogus bag collectors
22 Dec 2011 NEIL WELCOMES TOUGHEST KNIFE SENTENCES
22 Dec 2011 Neil Highlights Home Heat Helpline
22 Dec 2011 Neil demands NLC action to support older people stay in their homes
21 Dec 2011 Neil calls for 56 bus to run into the night
21 Dec 2011 NEIL INVESTIGATES SHOTTS SUNDAY TRAIN SERVICE
21 Dec 2011 Christmas Message for 2011 from Alex Neil MSP
21 Dec 2011 Neil Calls for Parking Charges Christmas Present
21 Dec 2011 Alex's latest newspaper column
14 Dec 2011 Neil Accuses NLC of Trying to Hoodwink Salsburgh People Over Footbridge
06 Dec 2011 Neil Slams Council's Plan to Shut 37 Women's Refuges in North Lanarkshire
06 Dec 2011 Neil Calls for a Deep clean at Monklands Hospital
06 Dec 2011 Neil Calls on Council To Keep the Airdrie Arts Centre Open
06 Dec 2011 LOCAL MSP VISITS INNOVATIVE SHOTTS PHARMACY
06 Dec 2011 NEIL WELCOMES SUPPORTIVE COMMENTS ON PLAINS STATION
06 Dec 2011 NEIL WELCOMES £30M INVESTMENT IN YOUNG SCOTS
06 Dec 2011 Neil urges carers to find out about help with the costs of caring
06 Dec 2011 NEIL BACKS AIRDRIE HOSPICE EVEREST FUNDRAISER
06 Dec 2011 Latest Wishaw Press Column
06 Dec 2011 December Column for Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser from Alex Neil MSP
06 Dec 2011 Neil to submit Plains station and Shotts upgrade to Rail review
06 Dec 2011 NEIL DEMANDS UK GOVERNMENT UNEMPLOYMENT ACTION
06 Dec 2011 Neil slams NLC over 5,200 outstanding Equal Pay claims
06 Dec 2011 Neil welcomes £13.4m boost to autism funding
08 Nov 2011 Remember Remembrance Sunday
08 Nov 2011 "Solar industry threatened by UK Government cuts": Neil
08 Nov 2011 Better travel information for commuters this winter
08 Nov 2011 NEIL WELCOMES RISE IN RATES RELIEF UPTAKE
07 Nov 2011 SNP CLAMPING DOWN ON METAL THEFTS
28 Oct 2011 COUNCIL TAX LEVY TO TACKLE EMPTY HOMES
27 Oct 2011 NEIL WELCOMES INCREASE IN INSULIN PUMPS
27 Oct 2011 EXTRA £1.5M IN BOILER SCRAPPAGE FUND
27 Oct 2011 Expansion of First Time Buyer Scheme welcomed
27 Oct 2011 LOCAL NHS SERVICES SAFE WITH SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
27 Oct 2011 NEIL CALLS ON PLEURAL PLAQUES INSURERS TO PAY UP
27 Oct 2011 Neil announces record fuel poverty investment
27 Oct 2011 Local MSP plugs new digital health channel
27 Oct 2011 NEIL ANNOUNCES NEW FUEL POVERTY INVESTMENT
27 Oct 2011 NEIL BACKS TOUGHER DRINK-DRIVE LAWS
27 Sep 2011 Neil Welcomes Extra Millions for NHS Lanarkshire
27 Sep 2011 Neil Calls for Scotland to get its own Distinct Domain Name
22 Sep 2011 NEIL WELCOMES LOCAL GROUP FUNDING AWARDS
22 Sep 2011 SNP to introduce minimum income for students
20 Sep 2011 Neil calls on Cameron to step in to save Remploy
19 Sep 2011 Neil Strongly Welcomes New Inspection Regime for Care Homes
13 Sep 2011 NEIL WELCOMES REINTRODUCTION OF BOOZE PLANS
13 Sep 2011 Neil Welcomes Scottish Government Programme
08 Sep 2011 Neil approaches 500th case since election victory
24 Feb 2011 Neil delight at NHS Lanarkshire funding increase
24 Feb 2011 NEIL WELCOMES CITIZENS ADVICE REPORT ON YOUNG PEOPLE IN RECESSION
24 Feb 2011 HUGE RISE IN DENTAL REGISTRATIONS
10 Feb 2011 Neil anger at potential damage of Housing Benefit reforms
10 Feb 2011 Neil demands end to “Dial-a-Drink” trade
10 Feb 2011 Airdrie-Bathgate stations nearing completion
01 Feb 2011 MORE HEATING HELP AFTER FREEZING WINTER
10 Jan 2011 Alex Neil MSP Calls for Urgent Action to Stop Flooding of Allanton Village
10 Jan 2011 Neil makes a pitch for local football clubs - Sportscotland and the Big Lottery keen to invest
22 Dec 2010 Neil calls for UK Government to cut building VAT
22 Dec 2010 NEIL ATTACKS DLA REFORM PROPOSALS
22 Dec 2010 Neil Welcomes Water Charge Freeze
22 Dec 2010 Neil welcomes Scottish Government student commitment
22 Dec 2010 Neil delight as Right to Buy reforms become law
15 Dec 2010 North Lanarkshire gets big slice of £168 million Skills Package
15 Dec 2010 M8 upgrade jobs boost for Airdrie and Shotts
15 Dec 2010 NEIL COMMENTS ON NLC JOB CUTS
13 Dec 2010 Neil predicts jobs boost for Airdrie from new rail line
13 Dec 2010 Neil praises dedication of postal workers
09 Dec 2010 Neil calls on Council to clear local roads
09 Dec 2010 Neil encourages unpaid carers to claim their allowance
07 Dec 2010 Neil calls on NLC to recruit teachers after drop of 200
07 Dec 2010 VETERANS MINISTER EXPRESSES CONCERS OVER WAR PENSION CUTS
03 Dec 2010 Neil calls on UK Government to increase Winter Payments
03 Dec 2010 Neil encouraged by Petitions Committee appearance
16 Nov 2010 Neil encourages Lanarkshire to winter-proof homes
11 Nov 2010 Neil hits out at benefit cuts proposals
11 Nov 2010 NEIL WRITES TO NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL ON COLD WEATHER CONTINGENCIES
06 Oct 2010 Neil congratulates NHS Lanarkshire on Cancer and hospital acquired infections figures
06 Oct 2010 Neil unveils new law to improve housing rental market
06 Oct 2010 Neil endorses Alcohol Awareness Week
06 Oct 2010 Neil slams "Inhumane" housing benefits cuts
06 Oct 2010 Alex Neil welcomes massive reduction in knife crime
16 Sep 2010 STUC unemployment figures highlight Westminster failures - Neil
16 Sep 2010 Neil slams Postal Privatisation Plan
16 Sep 2010 North Lanarkshire sees massive rise in affordable house building
16 Sep 2010 Neil recommends Greengairs for Green Investment Bank
16 Sep 2010 Neil welcomes legal class size limit and calls on NLC to shift focus
16 Sep 2010 Neil delight at Shotts Home Insulation Drive
16 Sep 2010 Alex Neil urges constituents to put kettle on to raise £8m for charity
09 Sep 2010 Labour still threatening Monklands
07 Sep 2010 Neil calls for overhaul of Ombudsman
07 Sep 2010 North Lanarkshire sees big drop in crime under SNP
07 Sep 2010 Neil backs Alcohol Minimum Price
06 Sep 2010 Neil slams Labour’s Lanarkshire Cuts
06 Sep 2010 Neil congratulates Airdrie Savings Bank on news of expansion
06 Sep 2010 Neil welcomes Ofgem energy misselling investigation
06 Sep 2010 Neil to meet beCogent management after company sold
06 Sep 2010 Investigation begins into Whitefield data breach
06 Sep 2010 NEIL CHALLENGES WHITEFIELD ON COUNCIL TAX PLANS
09 Aug 2010 Labour threaten Free Personal Care
09 Aug 2010 Neil to help hold landlords to account over deposits
06 Aug 2010 Independent Budget Review highlights SNP success and Labour failures
06 Aug 2010 LABOUR MSP SHOULD RESIGN AS EDUCATION COMMITTEE CONVENER
05 Aug 2010 Children's Games Clock launched at Parliament
05 Aug 2010 Children's Games Clock launched at Parliament
04 Aug 2010 Neil puts forward 4 point plan to save MSD jobs at Newhouse
04 Aug 2010 Neil welcomes progress in Airdrie-Bathgate dispute
04 Aug 2010 Neil Attacks Tory Housing Benefit Reforms as an attack on the poor
04 Aug 2010 Neil pushes GCC on school move plans
04 Aug 2010 MSP backs new carers' strategy
04 Aug 2010 Neil urges nominations for Philip Lawrence Awards
04 Aug 2010 Labour plans to scrap free pensioner bus travel
04 Aug 2010 Neil angered by SLC equal pay stance
04 Aug 2010 New report exposes costs of cheap alcohol
04 Aug 2010 Neil backs new rules to stop holiday mobile bill shock
28 Jun 2010 Failures of ESA angering Alex Neil MSP
21 Jun 2010 Neil backs Burnhead Post Office campaign
17 Jun 2010 Neil says time is up for Fagan
17 Jun 2010 Neil welcomes Gartcosh police investment
17 Jun 2010 Neil asks for "demeaning" Carers Allowance Review
15 Jun 2010 Neil calls on Council and Network Rail to sort traffic chaos
10 Jun 2010 Neil offers to mediate in Gartsherrie Row
09 Jun 2010 Alex Neil MSP formally opens Broomfield Gardens for Bield Housing
09 Jun 2010 NHS Lanarkshire faces £1.5 billion PPP/PFI burden from Labour
09 Jun 2010 Neil continues to press case for Gartsherrie
09 Jun 2010 Neil Encourages Informing on Gangsters
09 Jun 2010 Neil backs equal pension rights for Veterans in Parliament
09 Jun 2010 Dogs Bill receives Royal Assent to become law
09 Jun 2010 Neil delighted by local team gaining SportScotland award
09 Jun 2010 NEIL: "SLC HALL FEES WILL DAMAGE VOLUNTARY SECTOR & CHARITIES"
09 Jun 2010 Neil welcomes knife crime drop
09 Jun 2010 Neil hits back at "nonsensical" Labour claims on EAP
09 Jun 2010 Neil slams Labour bonuses hypocrisy
09 Jun 2010 190,000 treated at Monklands since 2007
09 Jun 2010 Neil’s Dogs Bill passed by Parliament
15 Apr 2010 NLC given increased funding to freeze Council Tax for third year
15 Apr 2010 Neil asks Scottish Government to call in NLC school closures
15 Apr 2010 Neil welcomes move to make mobile calls cheaper
01 Apr 2010 Neil delighted at drop in Prescription Charges
01 Apr 2010 Alex Neil to hold Energy Advice Surgery
01 Apr 2010 Neil welcomes UK Government Mephedrone Measures
01 Apr 2010 Neil welcomes Welfare Reform Manifesto
26 Mar 2010 Neil calls on Ofcom to Terminate the Rate
25 Mar 2010 Neil demands answers from McMahon and Whitefield on Council Tax
24 Mar 2010 Neil calls on Logue to resign over school closures sham
24 Mar 2010 Neil slams NLC for £6M consultancy bill
23 Mar 2010 NLC PFI Bill equates to extra 600 teachers a year: Alex Neil MSP
23 Mar 2010 Neil attacks UK Government for "stealing" miners' pensions
17 Mar 2010 Neil calls on Council to come clean over Gartsherrie
16 Mar 2010 Neil welcomes record NHS Lanarkshire Budget
10 Mar 2010 Neil anger at Murphy’s rip off
10 Mar 2010 Neil demands answers from NLC on Council Tax discounts
08 Mar 2010 Housing Minister Slaps Down Cathie Craigie over Cumbernauld High Rise Flats
04 Mar 2010 Neil calls for cold weather payments increase
04 Mar 2010 Neil welcomes first council house building in 10 years
03 Mar 2010 Neil delighted at record police numbers for people of Lanarkshire
25 Feb 2010 Neil exposes Labour's threat to Lanarkshire economy
24 Feb 2010 Boiler scrappage scheme "on its way" says Neil
22 Feb 2010 Funding boost for Orbiston Neighbourhood Centre
22 Feb 2010 Neil calls on Fagan to resign
17 Feb 2010 Neil congratulates NHS Lanarkshire on Cancer waiting times
17 Feb 2010 Medical Experts Back Alcohol Plan
17 Feb 2010 Neil gets new law passed to protect families
17 Feb 2010 Neil attacks Labour for denigrating memory of Nye Bevan
17 Feb 2010 NEIL SLAMS NLC EQUAL PAY "DELAYING TACTICS
04 Feb 2010 Neil cautious over 25% incapacity drop
04 Feb 2010 Neil delighted with positive Scottish Budget for Airdrie
01 Feb 2010 Airdrie Health Centre given Scottish Government approval
28 Jan 2010 Neil meets students from St. Margaret’s High
28 Jan 2010 Neil accuses Labour MSPs of Public Info Double Standards
26 Jan 2010 Neil responds to Logue’s “poet license”
25 Jan 2010 Neil questions NHS Lanarkshire on cuts
13 Jan 2010 Thousands facing poverty if Labour scrap Attendance Allowance
11 Jan 2010 Neil Encourages Airdrie businesses to "Adopt an Apprentice"
11 Jan 2010 Neil backs call for cold weather and fuel payment increase
07 Jan 2010 Neil congratulates NHS Lanarkshire and Scottish Government on C.Diff
07 Jan 2010 Neil reaffirms backing for Gartsherrie campaign
07 Jan 2010 Neil urges rethink on Uddingston surgery closure
17 Dec 2009 Neil wishes constituents Merry Christmas and wants action on youth unemployment for 2010
17 Dec 2009 Neil demands answers from SLC on Porterswell Playing fields
15 Dec 2009 Wishaw General Consultant calls on Central Scotland MSPs to back Alcohol Bill
15 Dec 2009 Neil back Allanton Primary & Nursery after excellent Inspector Report
15 Dec 2009 Scottish Government delivers Record £28.6 million drugs funding
15 Dec 2009 Neil encourages Airdrie’s businesses to take advantage of energy loan scheme
15 Dec 2009 Neil calls on Whitefield to explain alcohol plan opposition
15 Dec 2009 Neil welcomes £85m contracts for 10 year old beCogent
24 Nov 2009 Neil rounds on Labour for taking money from disabled
24 Nov 2009 Neil rounds on Labour for taking money from disabled
17 Nov 2009 Neil anger at Belvidere closure plans
02 Nov 2009 McMahon scores first Local Government own goal
29 Oct 2009 Neil urges Lanarkshire businesses to apply for apprentice incentive
29 Oct 2009 Neil calls on Lanarkshire Local Authorities to apply for domestic abuse cash
29 Oct 2009 Neil welcomes Harthill PO service proposal
15 Oct 2009 RECORD LOW HOSPITAL INFECTION RATES IN LANARKSHIRE
14 Oct 2009 Neil tells hypocritical North Lanarkshire Labour to “put up or shut up” on Plains station
14 Oct 2009 NEIL WELCOMES £30 MILLION BOOST FOR STUDENTS
06 Oct 2009 Latest Issue of Alex's Standard Online now
05 Oct 2009 Neil vows to fight for Harthill Post Office Service
01 Oct 2009 Alex Neil MSP supports Alcohol Awareness Week
30 Sep 2009 Murphy proven wrong as ‘Arc’ out performs UK and ‘70s documents predict Scottish oil boom
29 Sep 2009 SNP pledge new schools for North Lanarkshire
25 Sep 2009 Neil announces National Scheme to Protect Rent Deposits
23 Sep 2009 Neil angered by McMahon ASBO comments
23 Sep 2009 Neil’s anger at North Lanarkshire’s £50m PPP Bill
23 Sep 2009 Neil Welcomes further Council Tax freeze for North Lanarkshire
17 Jul 2009 Neil calls for Murphy action on Lanarkshire unemployment
13 Jul 2009 Neil Welcomes NLC Salsburgh U-Turn
07 Jul 2009 SNP GOVERNMENT INVESTS £1,525,000 IN SLC NEW SOCIAL HOUSING
07 Jul 2009 SNP GOVERNMENT INVESTS £1,950,000 IN NLC NEW SOCIAL HOUSING
06 Jul 2009 Neil Backs Salsburgh Protestors and Calls for Urgent Road Safety Measures on the old A8
02 Jul 2009 Neil welcomes Coatbridge College redevelopment
02 Jul 2009 Neil calls for end to ‘neglect’ of Shotts
02 Jul 2009 Neil supports Anne Frank Declaration
15 Jun 2009 Neil Calls for Changes to Council Tax Banding in Lanarkshire
10 Jun 2009 Neil hails historic Lanarkshire victory
09 Jun 2009 Neil delight at record police numbers
09 Jun 2009 Neil challenges Whitefield and McMahon on Labour Council Tax plans
22 May 2009 Neil welcomes Rosepark FAI
18 May 2009 Neil angered by Whitefield hypocrisy
12 May 2009 AUSSIE COUNCILLOR BACKS HOMECOMING CAMPAIGN
07 May 2009 Neil supports Ghurkhas’ case
07 May 2009 Checks Bank Millions for Scottish Pensioners
30 Apr 2009 “More needs to be done for small businesses” – Alex Neil MSP
27 Apr 2009 Airdrie & Shotts sees largest unemployment rise in Scotland
27 Apr 2009 Hamilton and Bellshill sees second largest unemployment rise in Scotland
22 Apr 2009 RECORD CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS INSTALLED
22 Apr 2009 Neil welcomes extra NHS cleaners
22 Apr 2009 Business rates benefits for 2000 in North Lanarkshire
22 Apr 2009 Business rates benefits for 2500 in South Lanarkshire
16 Apr 2009 NEIL WELCOMES YET LOWER PRESCRIPTION CHARGES
16 Apr 2009 Neil calls for Orbiston Nursery to stay open
13 Apr 2009 Neil calls on SLC to publish care enquiry
02 Apr 2009 RED TAPE CUT TO HELP DISABLED HOME OWNERS
27 Mar 2009 Neil calls on NLC to reverse teaching decline
27 Mar 2009 Brown’s Recession Doubles Airdrie Unemployment
26 Mar 2009 Neil welcomes £250m Airdrie development
19 Mar 2009 SNP ON TRACK TO SURPASS POLICE TARGET
17 Mar 2009 CHARGES FALL IN SCOTLAND - BUT GO UP IN ENGLAND
17 Mar 2009 Neil delighted with £17.6 million North Lanarkshire Housing Package
17 Mar 2009 Neil delighted as saved hospitals help 200,000
17 Mar 2009 MSP calls on Lanarkshire Councils to investigate ‘blacklisting’
05 Mar 2009 Neil welcomes knife crime crackdown
25 Feb 2009 NHS LANARKSHIRE ALREADY MEETING WAITING TIME TARGETS
23 Feb 2009 Alex Neil promoted to Scottish Government
23 Feb 2009 ID Cards would cost Hamilton North and Bellshill £5.9m
23 Feb 2009 ID Cards would cost Airdrie and Shotts £6.5m
20 Feb 2009 February Issue of Alex's Standard Online
11 Feb 2009 Prescription price to fall again as SNP bids to scrap “tax on the sick”
09 Feb 2009 FOOD PREPARATION CHARGING TO END
09 Feb 2009 PURNELL ON THE RACK OVER EURO-FUNDING
06 Feb 2009 Neil disappointed at Camelot strategy after Bellshill closure
05 Feb 2009 Lanarkshire Residents Should Make the Most of Central Heating Programme, Says Neil
05 Feb 2009 FUNDING FOR FURTHER COUNCIL TAX FREEZE FOR NORTH LANARKSHIRE
03 Feb 2009 Half of Dangerous Dog Cases result in no action
29 Jan 2009 Alex Neil responds to Chorus and SSE job losses
29 Jan 2009 Lib/Lab Budget “NO” Vote depressing for Lanarkshire – Council Tax rise possible
28 Jan 2009 Neil welcomes North Lanarkshire expulsion reduction
28 Jan 2009 Friday Surgery Details
23 Jan 2009 Neil gives welcome to extra money for struggling homeowners
22 Jan 2009 Unemployment up 77% in Airdrie and Shotts
21 Jan 2009 Grant scheme creates and safeguards Lanarkshire jobs
20 Jan 2009 MSP Welcomes boost to Lanarkshire Drug Treatment Funding
20 Jan 2009 Lanarkshire public sector housing outstrips previous Executive
20 Jan 2009 Neil delighted at £6m NHS Lanarkshire investment
19 Jan 2009 ENGLISH TAX RISE EMPHASIZES SCOTTISH COUNCIL TAX FREEZE
18 Jan 2009 "ASTONISHING BLUNDERS" FROM CBI SCOTLAND CHIEF
17 Jan 2009 A TALE OF TWO INQUIRIES
17 Jan 2009 Possibility of Lanarkshire Health Board elections moves step closer
16 Jan 2009 Neil welcomes 50% reduction in Lanarkshire hospital infections
15 Jan 2009 Neil wants Pensioners to check their claims
15 Jan 2009 GRAY’S FANTASY FIGURES 30 TIMES UK APPRENTICES
15 Jan 2009 PARLIAMENT'S JOKER ADMITS HIS OWN PARTY WASTED TAXPAYERS MONEY
15 Jan 2009 Neil slams Tories for failing Whisky Industry
15 Jan 2009 LIB/LAB EXECUTIVE BLEW £114M ON CONSULTANTS IN LAST YEAR IN POWER
14 Jan 2009 NEIL ON HONEYWELL JOB LOSSES
13 Jan 2009 RHODRI MORGAN CONCEDES £300m LABOUR CUTS FOR WALES
13 Jan 2009 LABOUR DITHERED ON STIMULATING ECONOMY WHILST SNP ACTED
12 Jan 2009 £5million UK Government betrayal of miners
12 Jan 2009 Greengairs power cuts “intolerable” – Alex Neil MSP
09 Jan 2009 BUDGET BOOST FOR LANARKSHIRE
09 Jan 2009 Ofgem to monitor energy companies’ pricing
09 Jan 2009 East Kilbride Rolls Royce redundancies embarrassment for Brown and Kerr
09 Jan 2009 BUDGET BOOST FOR SCOTLAND’S ECONOMY
08 Jan 2009 Neil urges folk to seek mortgage help
08 Jan 2009 North Lanarkshire boosted by early European money
07 Jan 2009 McMahon “ill-advised” party political attack on Monklands – Alex Neil MSP
06 Jan 2009 MSP welcomes drink drive arrests down by a quarter
18 Dec 2008 NLC get 4.2% funding rise
18 Dec 2008 SLC gets 4% funding rise
18 Dec 2008 Council attacked over Gaiety decision
18 Dec 2008 Winter 2008 Home Heat Helpline Campaign link
18 Dec 2008 “Network Rail’s attitude has to change” Alex Neil MSP
17 Dec 2008 Record NHS staff welcomed by Alex Neil MSP
12 Dec 2008 HBOS VOTE THREATENS THOUSANDS OF JOBS
10 Dec 2008 Christmas message from Alex Neil MSP
07 Dec 2008 Ferguson could face retrial
05 Dec 2008 “Lloyds TSB trying to bribe HBOS shareholders” – Alex Neil MSP
05 Dec 2008 HBOS CASE PUT TO NATIONAL AUDIENCE
04 Dec 2008 Lanarkshire to be considered for Health Board election pilot
03 Dec 2008 Neil delighted with police numbers boost in light of firearms stats
02 Dec 2008 FIFA Peru decision warning for GB team
01 Dec 2008 NEIL JOINS WORLD AIDS DAY CALL
01 Dec 2008 Latest Edition of Alex's Parliamentary Newsletter Available Online
01 Dec 2008 LABOUR CUTS WILL HAMMER SCOTTISH SPENDING
26 Nov 2008 Neil challenges Airdrie murderer decision
25 Nov 2008 Can UK survive as politically independent state?
25 Nov 2008 Majority in favour of Local Income Tax
25 Nov 2008 Neil welcomes Scottish Government action on poverty
24 Nov 2008 MSP backs DEC Congo Crisis Appeal
21 Nov 2008 BROWN AND DARLING BETRAYAL OF HBOS
20 Nov 2008 NEIL WELCOMES SHORTER WAITING TIMES
20 Nov 2008 Proposed Palliative Care Bill supported by Alex Neil MSP
20 Nov 2008 Neil optimistic for VAT cut
20 Nov 2008 Neil calls for an end to unfair double tax on Bingo
19 Nov 2008 Alex Neil welcomes new Fuel Poverty measures to benefit 1400 in Lanarkshire
19 Nov 2008 School Meals vote to benefit extra 22,000 Lanarkshire pupils
19 Nov 2008 Neil slams Whitefield for failing Airdrie and Shotts school children
19 Nov 2008 NEIL DISAPPOINTMENT AT LLOYDS VOTE
18 Nov 2008 DARLING CAUSES CAPITAL CONFUSION BEFORE HBOS VOTE
18 Nov 2008 Neil delighted with new waiting targets and faster cancer treatment in Lanarkshire
16 Nov 2008 SPOWART BLASTS LABOUR OVER LACK OF SUPPORT FOR HBoS
16 Nov 2008 "EXTRAORDINARY BEHAVIOUR" FROM HBoS BOARD MEMBERS
13 Nov 2008 Neil to attend Airdrie flooding summit
13 Nov 2008 Neil calls for Lanarkshire NHS elections pilot
13 Nov 2008 Neil delighted at Brown’s Card Account U-turn
12 Nov 2008 Neil Accuses Brown of Failing to Keep His Promise about Fair Treatment for Possible Rival Bids for HBoS
12 Nov 2008 SNP Small Business Bonus benefits Lanarkshire
12 Nov 2008 AUTHORITIES 'ABLE TO FREEZE' COUNCIL TAX NEXT YEAR
11 Nov 2008 HBOS UNION MUST PROTECT JOBS – REVIEW OFFERS BEST DEAL FOR WORKFORCE
11 Nov 2008 Elderly hardest hit if Post Office loses Card Contract
11 Nov 2008 FT comes out against Lloyds TSB takeover of HBoS
11 Nov 2008 Neil delighted with £270m waiting times investment
11 Nov 2008 Fire Service sprinkler plea supported by MSP
06 Nov 2008 HBoS AGM “national insult” – Alex Neil MSP
04 Nov 2008 SNP CREATING JOBS IN SCOTLAND – LABOUR DESTROYING BANKING JOBS
04 Nov 2008 Neil Slams Lloyds TSB's £60k a month Consultancy Deal for HBOS Hornby
03 Nov 2008 Lloyds TSB publish false prospectus
03 Nov 2008 MURPHY SHOULD "CONSIDER POSITION" IF HE LEAKED HBOS RIVAL BID
03 Nov 2008 UK GOVERNMENT "INCOHERENT" ON HBOS TAKEOVER
31 Oct 2008 MANDELSON'S DECISION THREATENS THOUSANDS OF SCOTTISH JOBS
31 Oct 2008 LLOYDS TSB CHIEF EXEC 'INDIFFERENT' TO SCOTTISH INTEREST
30 Oct 2008 MSP demands urgent Lanarkshire wide hospital enquiry
30 Oct 2008 Neil calls for Winter Fuel Allowance rise to tackle winter deaths
30 Oct 2008 Neil welcomes Darling HBOS letter
30 Oct 2008 Fuel profits emphasise need for tax cuts
28 Oct 2008 SNP Cancer Plan backed by MSP
28 Oct 2008 Brown and Darling Abandon Lanarkshire HBOS jobs and branches
28 Oct 2008 Royal Mail Profits appal Alex
28 Oct 2008 Neil thrilled with Airdrie InBev investment
27 Oct 2008 Neil demands honest answers on HBOS
27 Oct 2008 Bison boost to Uddingston delights Alex Neil MSP
27 Oct 2008 BROWN AND DARLING ABANDON HBOS JOBS
24 Oct 2008 NEIL WELCOMES FIREWORKS HELPLINE
24 Oct 2008 Neil urges Lanarkshire Central Heating Applications
24 Oct 2008 FORMER EU AMBASSADOR UNDERMINES LABOUR SCAREMONGERING
24 Oct 2008 ROYAL MAIL PRIVATISATION WOULD SPELL DISASTER SAYS MSP
24 Oct 2008 Neil demands HBOS short selling investigation
23 Oct 2008 SNP GOVERNMENT MOVE TO STOP GP COMMERCIALISATION
23 Oct 2008 Neil outraged at Lanarkshire Labour MPs voting against Scottish jobs
23 Oct 2008 Neil Accuses Mandelson of Driving a Coach and Horses through EU Competition Rules
22 Oct 2008 TREASURY REJECTION OF SCOTLAND'S £1 BILLION MAKES WESTMINSTER GOVERNMENT LOOK 'INCOHERENT'
21 Oct 2008 Neil questions energy companies on pricing
21 Oct 2008 SNP announce £10m central heating extension
21 Oct 2008 Neil demands answers over HBOS takeover
20 Oct 2008 Clampdown on Private Cleaning and Catering Contracts Congratulated
20 Oct 2008 Neil Congratulates Commonwealth Scot Scanlon
20 Oct 2008 LEADING SCOTTISH BUSINESSMAN UNDERMINES LABOUR'S SCAREMONGERING
16 Oct 2008 The Fingerprint Inquiry Scotland: Initial Hearing
15 Oct 2008 Neil demands UK action for Lanarkshire unemployment
15 Oct 2008 Financial Watchdog Chief’s remarks confirm HBOS forced marriage unnecessary
14 Oct 2008 Senior Charge Nurse plan “a welcome development” – Alex Neil MSP
14 Oct 2008 Neil questions validity of School Inspection Report
13 Oct 2008 Reflationary package would mean millions to Lanarkshire
13 Oct 2008 “Brown will inflict untold damage” with HBOS takeover – Alex Neil MSP
13 Oct 2008 LABOUR ISOLATED ON FREE SCHOOL MEALS AS COSLA RESTATES POSITION
13 Oct 2008 NOW KERR OPENS UP DIVISIONS ON £1 BILLION INVESTMENT PROGRAMME
10 Oct 2008 Neil Reaches Out to Lanarkshire Towns’ Counterparts to Celebrate Year of Homecoming
09 Oct 2008 Labour on the run over Free School Meals
08 Oct 2008 NEIL WELCOMES LANARKSHIRE PROGRESS IN BATTLE AGAINST SUPERBUGS
08 Oct 2008 MSP wants Lanarkshire to get taste for Alcohol Awareness Week
07 Oct 2008 Post Office must keep Card Accounts to sustain Lanarkshire branches
07 Oct 2008 Fiscal Fines could contribute to communities in Lanarkshire
06 Oct 2008 “Brown must double winter fuel allowance” – Alex Neil MSP
06 Oct 2008 MSP wishes Scanlon well at Youth Commonwealth Games
03 Oct 2008 Back to work £19m great news for North Lanarkshire
03 Oct 2008 LABOUR FINANCE SPOKESPERSON GETS HIS VOTES WRONG
03 Oct 2008 Alex Neil furious at Council’s education services threat
02 Oct 2008 Scottish Government announce £3m Paliative Care funding
02 Oct 2008 Neil reacts angrily to Lord Coe ignoring Scotland
02 Oct 2008 Neil delighted at free school meals for p1-3s
01 Oct 2008 Lanarkshire's blind people ignored by Westminster
01 Oct 2008 NEIL WANTS AIRDRIE SCOTTISH WATER STUDY
01 Oct 2008 Neil calls on Darling to tackle poverty and deprivation
01 Oct 2008 Neil welcomes drop in Lanarkshire crime
01 Oct 2008 Local MSP welcomes latest Rosepark indictment
01 Oct 2008 "Too many children in temporary housing" - Alex Neil MSP
30 Sep 2008 VAT reduction would help building industry
29 Sep 2008 HMIE report on North Lanarkshire Children Services
25 Sep 2008 GRAY CONDEMNED OVER HBOS ACTIONS
25 Sep 2008 MSP urges contributions to Licence Fee consultation
25 Sep 2008 Neil critical of Bank of England in HBoS speech to Parliament
23 Sep 2008 Neil reacts angrily to Post Office closures
23 Sep 2008 MSP joins call for special cancer help
23 Sep 2008 NEW WAITING TIME GUARANTEE PLANNED FOR SCOTTISH PATIENTS
23 Sep 2008 Alex Neil MSP: 'Fight Is On To Save HBOS Jobs in Lanarkshire'
23 Sep 2008 Neil alarmed at affordability of Lanarkshire water
20 Sep 2008 Neil continues campaign over bungled Bank takeover
19 Sep 2008 Neil hits out at HBOS Hornby jackpot payout
18 Sep 2008 Neil calls on Brown to safeguard HBOS HQ
18 Sep 2008 Lanarkshire could benefit from cheaper electricity says SNP MSP
18 Sep 2008 Scottish Government invests £4.7m to end single ambulance crewing
18 Sep 2008 Neil Welcomes £32m SNP investment for Police and Fire Pensions
16 Sep 2008 Guide for Mortgage Borrowers in Difficulty Welcomed by Neil
16 Sep 2008 Neil sickened by scandalous PFI profits for Hairmyres firm
16 Sep 2008 Tavish Challenged Over £800m Cuts
05 Sep 2008 Latest Edition of Alex's Parliamentary Newsletter Available Online
04 Sep 2008 Neil wants Westminster working to support blind people
04 Sep 2008 Alex makes Post Office cases personal
03 Sep 2008 Darling's Doom Followed by Gray's Gloom
03 Sep 2008 Scrapping unfair Council Tax to benefit 8 out of 10 families
03 Sep 2008 Proposed Flood Risk Management Bill welcomed
02 Sep 2008 Support Given to save Scotland's football team
02 Sep 2008 Airdrie Police figure welcomed but Alex warns over local Police Station
02 Sep 2008 Passage of Asbestos Conditions Bill crucial
01 Sep 2008 Alex calls for Westminster energy action
01 Sep 2008 “Keep Bonnyton Post Office open” – Alex Neil MSP
29 Aug 2008 Alex to continue making representation on Airdrie's flooding problem
29 Aug 2008 Alex strongly opposed to Post Office closures
29 Aug 2008 Alex on WHO report into life expectancy
28 Aug 2008 Alex calls into question SPSA claims
27 Aug 2008 Alex delighted that waiting times at all time low
18 Aug 2008 Alex hits back at McMahon over Uddingston Grammar claims
18 Aug 2008 SNP Dominating Labour in Central Scotland according to latest YouGov poll
29 May 2008 overwhelming case for cutting building repair work VAT
27 May 2008 North Lanarkshire missing out on £278m oil revenue windfall
27 May 2008 Council must accept some of the blame for Ibstock's demise
27 May 2008 concern over planning process for flood-plain Uddingston grammar school
27 May 2008 Hairmyres financed on 'one for the price of two deal'
27 May 2008 Alex hails success of Armadale drink age pilot
23 Apr 2008 sharp rise in central heating installations in Lanarkshire
23 Apr 2008 water rates pledge is welcome news for local charities
23 Apr 2008 consultation shows strong support for Alex's dogs bill
23 Apr 2008 Time to end the 'Buckfast culture' which is scarring our communities
23 Apr 2008 Alex calls for urgent action to save 600 McAlpine jobs
25 Mar 2008 Scots Labour MPs spurn chance to block post office closures
25 Mar 2008 NHS Board must make resource centre their top priority
25 Mar 2008 Whisky tax hike is bad news for Airdrie
07 Mar 2008 Lanarkshire residents urged to ditch plastic bag culture
07 Mar 2008 massive increase in installations under Central Heating Programme
07 Mar 2008 Alex hails abolition of graduate endowment
07 Mar 2008 Monklands announcment warmly welcomed, despite Labour scaremongering
07 Mar 2008 More than 12000 Lanarkshire businesses to benefit from rates cut
07 Mar 2008 Neil attacks energy firm over excess profits
20 Feb 2008 Alex welcomes £2million Gartlea regeneration
20 Feb 2008 concern over proposal to divide Airdrie in 2
20 Feb 2008 M74 completion given green light
20 Feb 2008 Alex welcomes council tax freeze; budget settlement
13 Feb 2008 Upcoming Surgeries - dates & times
13 Feb 2008 Neil urges Lanarkshire residents to take part in road safety consultation
23 Jan 2008 Upcoming surgeries
15 Jan 2008 Alex launches proposals for Control of Dogs (Scotland) Bill
20 Dec 2007 Alex condemns NHS Lanarkshire Scrutiny Panel submission
20 Dec 2007 Urgent action needed on fuel poverty
20 Dec 2007 Walk-in pharmacy try-out in Monklands
14 Dec 2007 Christmas & New Year message
14 Dec 2007 Alex slams Karen Whitefield over student vote
12 Dec 2007 Council tax freeze 'will save hundreds' within 3 years
12 Dec 2007 Alex given important European role
12 Dec 2007 Police pay decision is the right one
12 Dec 2007 massive poll swing to SNP in Central Scotland
12 Dec 2007 Alex hails return of grants for part time students
12 Dec 2007 Westminster continues to fail Farepak victims
12 Dec 2007 Kinship carers to be given the same rights as foster carers
12 Dec 2007 Future of fire service control rooms guaranteed
04 Dec 2007 Extra funding boost for eye care services across Central Scotland
04 Dec 2007 Alex welcomes tax slash for local businesses
03 Dec 2007 SQA Scottish history decision long overdue
03 Dec 2007 £54 million funding boost to tackle superbugs
21 Nov 2007 £7million boost for Central Heating Programme
21 Nov 2007 NHS Lanarkshire - more broken promises
21 Nov 2007 Alex condemns "woefully inadequate" Euro qualifier coverage
21 Nov 2007 Future of Airdrie Police Station guaranteed
15 Nov 2007 Completing motorway network is key to kickstarting Lanarkshire economy
15 Nov 2007 Alex welcomes abolition of "anomalous" prescription charges
14 Nov 2007 councils must play their part in freezing council tax
14 Nov 2007 Alex condemns "biased and flawed" A&E closure plans
14 Nov 2007 Alex welcomes government's policing plans
14 Nov 2007 Ending Right to Buy will stem the fall in affordable homes
07 Nov 2007 North Lanarkshire is systematically failing to meet needs of special needs kids
07 Nov 2007 McMahon guilty of complacency over flood-plain school
07 Nov 2007 Labour in denial about winter deaths problem
01 Nov 2007 Alex demands that NHS Lanarkshire's PFI details be made public
01 Nov 2007 Public-Social Partnerships hold key to economic regeneration
01 Nov 2007 £30million sports facility is major boost for Ravenscraig's rebirth
22 Oct 2007 True scale of PPP "staggering"
22 Oct 2007 Action needed for Nimmo patients
22 Oct 2007 Don't ignore free flu jab, Alex urges
22 Oct 2007 Alex calls for review of free bus travel
27 Sep 2006 Neil Brands Network Rail “Dictatorial” for Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link Failures
21 Sep 2006 Neil Calls for School Bus Safety Debate
21 Sep 2006 Neil Launches Older People’s Commissioner Bill at Parliament
19 Sep 2006 Lanarkshire Has Highest Number of People Per Doctor in Scotland
19 Sep 2006 Neil Decries Spineless Labour and Liberal MSPs for Monklands Failure
05 Sep 2006 Neil Welcomes Non-Numeric Fingerprinting but Reiterates McKie Public Inquiry Call
01 Sep 2006 Lanarkshire Alcohol Related Deaths Highest Since 1990
30 Aug 2006 Neil Worried by Crime Levels
24 Aug 2006 Neil Calls for Review of Bank Charges
23 Aug 2006 Neil Writes to Transport Minister to Urge School Bus Safety Improvements
23 Aug 2006 Neil Calls for Posthumous Pardon for First World War Soldiers
23 Aug 2006 Neil Alarmed by 1438% Increase in Breaches of Bail Across Strathclyde
21 Aug 2006 Alex Neil MSP Launches Stinging Attack on Labour Minister for Monklands Decision
14 Aug 2006 Neil Calls on Council to Reintroduce Discounted Pensioner Swimming
09 Aug 2006 Neil Reveals Executive Mishandling of Glasgow Housing Transfer
02 Aug 2006 Neil Not Impressed by NHS Lanarkshire Annual Review
01 Aug 2006 Neil Calls for Greater Financial Assistance for Cancer Patients
25 Jul 2006 Neil Calls for Veterans Badges to be Handed to all Widows and Widowers – MSP Decries MoD “Mean Spiritedness”
25 Jul 2006 Neil Meets with Lewis Macdonald to Spell out Why Monklands A&E Should be Saved
13 Jul 2006 Neil to Meet Minister to Discuss Monklands
12 Jul 2006 Neil Calls for Lord Advocate to Release MacKay Report in Full
06 Jul 2006 SNP Promise to Keep Monklands A&E Unit Open
30 Jun 2006 Alex Neil MSP Demands Meeting with Deputy Health Minister about Monklands
30 Jun 2006 Alex Neil MSP Tops SNP List for Central Scotland
30 Jun 2006 Alex Neil Alarmed by Executive Reneging on Greengairs Fund Commitment
28 Jun 2006 Neil Decries NHS Lanarkshire Con Merchants
27 Jun 2006 Neil Fears for Future of Monklands A&E
22 Jun 2006 Alex Neil Backs Campaign to Get Ayrshire Outlets to Stock Local Produce
22 Jun 2006 Neil Hits Out at North Lanarkshire Special Uplift Charges
21 Jun 2006 Neil Backs South Lanarkshire Council Calls for Assisted Area Status
21 Jun 2006 Neil Backs Proposals to Modernise Culpable Homicide Law
21 Jun 2006 Alex Neil Wishes Pupils and Staff at Albert Primary School All the Best
21 Jun 2006 Neil Says MacLeod Reports Expose Incompetence of the SCRO and Their Fellow Travellers
20 Jun 2006 Neil Hits Out at Executive for Uddingston Grammar Rubber Stamp
20 Jun 2006 Neil Calls for Inspection of Kilmarnock Prison in Light of Murder
15 Jun 2006 Alex Neil MSP says First Minister “Has a Cheek” to Criticise Him
15 Jun 2006 Neil Calls for More Money for North Lanarkshire for Free Personal Care for the Elderly
15 Jun 2006 Neil Backs Attempts to Clean up the Honours System
15 Jun 2006 Neil Calls for Law to Ban Development on Flood Plains in Light of Uddingston Case
14 Jun 2006 Neil Calls for London Centric Civil Service to Send Jobs to Lanarkshire
14 Jun 2006 Neil Calls for London Centric Civil Service to Send Jobs to Ayrshire
14 Jun 2006 Alex Neil MSP Criticises BBC License Fee Plans
09 Jun 2006 Alex Neil MSP Alarmed by Executive Step Back from Greengairs Environmental Justice Fund
09 Jun 2006 Neil calls for action on 28,200 Lanarkshire “Hidden Unemployed”
09 Jun 2006 Neil calls for action on East Ayrshire’s Hidden Unemployment Levels
09 Jun 2006 Neil Calls for Sector Skills Councils to be Located in Scotland
08 Jun 2006 Neil Calls for Standard Life Demutualisation Benefit for Charity
08 Jun 2006 Neil Decries Executive’s £40,000 Expenditure on Clinton Lunch as “Excessive”
08 Jun 2006 Neil Calls for More Cash for Falkirk Council for Free Personal Care for the Elderly
07 Jun 2006 Alex Neil Calls for Investment in Lanarkshire Sports Facilities
07 Jun 2006 Alex Neil Calls for Investment in East Ayrshire Sports Facilities
07 Jun 2006 Neil Presses Executive for Torture Flight Investigation in Light of Prestwick Allegations
31 May 2006 Alex Neil MSP Demands Answers from Scottish Executive for Greengairs
30 May 2006 Neil Calls on Justice Committee to Investigate New SCRO Fingerprint Error
25 May 2006 Neil Hails Conciliatory Gesture of Scottish Opera Workers to Halt Strike Action
25 May 2006 Alex Neil MSP Writes to Scottish Opera and Union Officials in Attempt to Avert Strike
25 May 2006 Neil Calls for Action on People Trafficking and Help for those Forced into Prostitution
25 May 2006 Neil Alarmed by Lanarkshire Health Board Chairman’s Reported Comments
25 May 2006 Alex Neil MSP Calls for Changes to Scottish Executive Bankruptcy Plans
22 May 2006 Neil Calls on Boots to Hand over Airdrie Factory £15million
16 May 2006 Neil Calls for £50million to Save Monklands Accident and Emergency
16 May 2006 Alex Neil MSP Calls for Council Tax to be Scrapped
09 May 2006 Neil Hits Out at Council Official for Pursuing Vendetta against St Kevin’s Parents
09 May 2006 Neil Calls for Clarity from NTL on their Plans for Bellshill
04 May 2006 Neil Hits Back at McConnell Over “Witch Hunt” Claims
04 May 2006 Alex Neil to Contest Hamilton North and Bellshill for SNP
03 May 2006 Neil Speaks up for Uddingston Grammar School Campaigners at Parliament
27 Apr 2006 Neil calls on NHS Scotland Chief Exec to Rethink Lanarkshire A&E Reduction Comment
27 Apr 2006 Neil Calls for Greater Funding for Central Scotland Voluntary Organisations
21 Apr 2006 Neil Calls for NHS Rethink on Future of A&E in Light of Health Board’s Crazy Plans
21 Apr 2006 Neil Welcomes Fingerprint Action Plan but Maintains Calls for McKie Inquiry
19 Apr 2006 Neil Speaks up for St Kevin’s Primary at Scottish Parliament
13 Apr 2006 Neil Hails Figures as Proof of Fallacy of Health Boards Plans
06 Apr 2006 Neil Says Ayrshire and Arran Health Board should be elected in future
06 Apr 2006 Neil Says Lanarkshire Health Board should be elected in future
06 Apr 2006 Neil Accuses NHS Lanarkshire of Deliberately Undermining Monklands A&E
31 Mar 2006 Neil Supports Services for Deaf and Deafblind People with Mental Health Problems
30 Mar 2006 Neil Backs Efforts to End Puppy Trafficking into Scotland
28 Mar 2006 Lanarkshire Health United Lodge Counter Arguments to the Health Board’s Crazy Plans
23 Mar 2006 Neil Welcomes Parliamentary McKie Inquiry but Maintains Call for Public Inquiry
23 Mar 2006 Neil Expresses Sadness at Death of Former Cumbernauld MP Margaret Ewing
23 Mar 2006 Neil Calls for Inquiry into Scottish Enterprise’s Financial Incompetence
20 Mar 2006 Neil Wants Answers from Tavish Scott to Forth Road Bridge Questions
20 Mar 2006 Neil Alarmed at East Ayrshire Topping Table for Underage Alcohol Prosecutions
16 Mar 2006 Neil Calls for Answers on Botched Kidney Operation
15 Mar 2006 Neil Slams Uddingston Grammar Decision
14 Mar 2006 Neil Calls for Scrapping of Prescription Charges for Cystic Fibrosis
13 Mar 2006 Neil Appalled at 70% Increase in Drug-Related Crime across Strathclyde
13 Mar 2006 Neil Concerned at NHS Closure Plans Effect on Parking at Wishaw General
13 Mar 2006 Alex Neil MSP Calls for Introduction of ‘Fire-Safe’ Cigarettes
13 Mar 2006 MSP Neil Warns that the New Larbert Hospital will be Swamped if Monklands’ A&E Closes
13 Mar 2006 MSP Neil Backs St Kevin’s Parents
08 Mar 2006 Neil Questions Scottish Executive on Cumbernauld Rail Improvements
07 Mar 2006 Neil Supports Local Government Workers on Pensions
06 Mar 2006 Neil Calls on McConnell to Apologise to Shirley McKie
06 Mar 2006 Neil Welcomes Council Leader’s Support in Accident and Emergency Campaign
01 Mar 2006 Neil Speaks out against New Labour Butchers of Lanarkshire’s NHS
28 Feb 2006 Neil Renews Call for McKie Public Inquiry: Time for Executive to Get Head Out of the Sand
28 Feb 2006 Neil Calls for Prestwick Airport Name Change to Honour Robert Burns
27 Feb 2006 Neil Expresses Sadness at Death of Danny Coffey
27 Feb 2006 Neil Calls for Strathclyde Police to be Stripped of Marion Ross Murder Investigation
22 Feb 2006 Neil Disappointed at Ministerial Statement: McKie Inquiry Still Needed
21 Feb 2006 Neil Calls for Suspension of Glasgow Fingerprint Service
20 Feb 2006 Neil Responds to Jamieson: Time for a Public Inquiry into Shirley McKie Case
02 Feb 2006 Neil Calls for Labour MSPs to Get Involved in Campaign to Save All Lanarkshire A&E Departments
02 Feb 2006 Alex Neil MSP Calls for Abolition of Council Tax
01 Feb 2006 Alex Neil MSP Expresses Concern at Lanarkshire School Exclusion Numbers
27 Jan 2006 Alex Neil MSP Hits Out at Nuclear Power
26 Jan 2006 Neil Criticises Labour, Tories and Liberals for Opposing Free Prescriptions
25 Jan 2006 Neil Outraged at NHS Wasting £35,000 on Spin
25 Jan 2006 Neil Backs Planners Uddingston Quad Bike Track Rejection
25 Jan 2006 Alex Neil MSP Hits Out at Extortionate Somerfield Car Park Fines
25 Jan 2006 Neil Calls for New Investigation into the Marion Ross Murder Case
19 Jan 2006 Neil Looks Into Polmont Young Offenders Institute Situation
19 Jan 2006 Alex Neil Calls Labour to Join United A&E Campaign
19 Jan 2006 Neil Calls For Urgent Action to tackle Scottish Enterprise Financial Crisis
19 Jan 2006 Alex Neil Angered by St Kevin’s Primary Decision
18 Jan 2006 Neil Condemns Albert Primary Closure
12 Jan 2006 Alex Neil Calls for Immediate Council Tax Freeze in East Ayrshire
12 Jan 2006 Alex Neil Calls for Greengairs Action Plan
12 Jan 2006 SNP Calls for Cross-Party Campaign to Save Monklands A&E Department
11 Jan 2006 Neil Makes Appeal to Council to Keep Albert Primary School Open
10 Jan 2006 Alex Neil MSP Calls for Greater Christmas Light Safety Standards
09 Jan 2006 Neil Questions Executive on Future of Croy Station Car Park
21 Dec 2005 Alex Neil MSP to Launch Campaign to Save Monklands Accident and Emergency
21 Dec 2005 Neil Calls for Cumbernauld Town Centre Rethink in Light of ‘Demolition’ Programme
19 Dec 2005 Neil Backs RNID Hearing Loss Campaign
16 Dec 2005 Neil Highlights Number of Assaults on Lanarkshire Hospital Staff
16 Dec 2005 Neil Highlights Number of Assaults on Lanarkshire Hospital Staff
16 Dec 2005 Neil Questions Scottish Support for 2012 Olympics in Light of New Report
16 Dec 2005 Alex Neil Calls for NHS Lanarkshire to Ditch their Sham A&E Consultation
16 Dec 2005 Alex Neil Calls for Action on Excess Winter Deaths and Fuel Poverty
13 Dec 2005 Neil to Visit Malawi in Spring with Parliamentary Colleagues
12 Dec 2005 Neil Writes to Lord Advocate to Demand Justice is Done in Alexander Pullar Murder
09 Dec 2005 Neil Calls for Improvements to A76 to better link Ayrshire to Dumfries and Galloway
09 Dec 2005 Neil Calls for Independent Inquiry Into Monklands Hospital
09 Dec 2005 Neil Concerned at Monklands A&E Closure Threat
30 Nov 2005 Neil Opposes Reduction in Lanarkshire NHS Beds for Skin Conditions
30 Nov 2005 Neil Calls for Fairer Council Tax Deal for Sheltered Housing Residents
11 Nov 2005 Neil Welcomes Albert Primary School Lifeline
10 Nov 2005 Alex Neil MSP Calls for Justice for Veterans
27 Oct 2005 Neil Concerned by Increase in Ayrshire’s Excess Winter Deaths
25 Oct 2005 Neil Alarmed at Growth in Drugs and Drink Deaths in Forth Valley
25 Oct 2005 Neil Alarmed at Growth in Drugs and Drink Deaths in Lanarkshire
25 Oct 2005 Neil Greatly Concerned at Increase in Ayrshire Drugs Related Deaths
18 Oct 2005 Neil Slams Labour for Opposing Progress of St Andrews Day Holiday Bill
12 Oct 2005 Neil Calls for South Lanarkshire to Reject Uddingston Grammar Plan
12 Oct 2005 Alex Neil Makes Clear Objections to Albert Primary Closure
03 Oct 2005 Neil Calls For Separate Scottish Olympic Team
03 Oct 2005 Neil Calls for Overhaul of Modern Apprenticeship Scheme
30 Sep 2005 SNP MSP Slams Council’s Decision to Close Albert Primary School
16 Sep 2005 Alex Neil MSP Demands First Minister Apology
14 Sep 2005 Neil Steps up Fight Against Unwanted Mobile Phone Masts
14 Sep 2005 Neil Calls for Council to Reject Uddingston Quad Bike Park Application
14 Sep 2005 Neil Calls for Carers to be Given Concessionary Travel Rights
06 Sep 2005 Alex Neil MSP Calls for Older People’s Lottery Fund
06 Sep 2005 Neil Says No to British Football Team
06 Sep 2005 Alex Neil MSP Welcomes Mossend Mobile Phone Mast U-Turn
05 Sep 2005 Neil Calls on Scottish Executive to Reject Cumbernauld House Appeal
26 Aug 2005 Neil Writes to Minister of Finance to Cancel Old Folks Warden Fees
26 Aug 2005 Alex Neil MSP Calls for A76 Road Upgrade
25 Aug 2005 Neil Carries on Fight Against Abronhill Phone Mast
25 Aug 2005 Alex Neil Calls for Upgrade to Airdrie Roads
25 Aug 2005 Neil Continues to Press for Auchenkilns Answers
22 Aug 2005 Neil Demands a Commonwealth Games Lottery
17 Aug 2005 Neil Calls for Free School Meals for All – No More Empty Bellies
17 Aug 2005 Neil and Horne Attack Postwatch as Toothless Bulldog over Post Office Closure
16 Aug 2005 Neil Demands that Share of the Oil Revenues be Earmarked for Ayrshire’s Roads
16 Aug 2005 Neil Demands Answers on Auchenkiln Works
16 Aug 2005 Alex Neil MSP Calls for Commonwealth Games Lottery
11 Aug 2005 Neil Calls for South Lanarkshire to Ditch “Crazy” Uddingston Grammar Plans
11 Aug 2005 HMP Kilmarnock: The Case Against Private Prisons
11 Aug 2005 Alex Neil Exposes True Cost of Kilmarnock’s Private Prison
12 Jul 2005 Neil Calls on South Lanarkshire Council to Halt Plans to Build New School on Floodplain
11 Jul 2005 Alex Neil Demands an End to the Fuel Duty Robbery
06 Jul 2005 Neil Calls for London Olympics Watchdog Committee
06 Jul 2005 Neil Calls for Action to Halt Decline of Scotland’s Paper Manufacturing Industry
30 Jun 2005 Alex Neil Quizzes Communities Minister About Greengairs
29 Jun 2005 Alex Neil Calls for Reversal of Clydesdale Bank Closures Plan
29 Jun 2005 Alex Neil Cautiously Welcomes Report that Indicates some Progress at Kilmarnock Prison
28 Jun 2005 SNP Accuse Royal Mail of Treating Hamilton People with Utter Contempt
28 Jun 2005 Neil Demands Lanarkshire’s Share of Scotland’s Oil Windfall
28 Jun 2005 Alex Neil Writes to Olympic Chief to Make Scotland’s Case
22 Jun 2005 Neil Calls for A76 Upgrade to Dual Carriageway from Kilmarnock to Dumfries
22 Jun 2005 Neil Outlines five reasons for Keeping Hamilton’s Main Post Office Open
09 Jun 2005 Neil Calls Upon Labour Party to Apologise to Norway for Diplomatic Snub
09 Jun 2005 100 Years of Norwegian Independence
08 Jun 2005 Neil says “Scotland has wasted thirty years”– time to follow Norway’s independence example
08 Jun 2005 Kilmarnock Prison leads Scotland in Prisoners Refusing Mandatory Drug Testing
06 Jun 2005 Olympic Report Published – Alex Neil Wishes London 2012 Bid Well
01 Jun 2005 Alex Neil MSP Calls for Post Office to Secure New Site in Broomfield as Quickly as Possible
01 Jun 2005 Alex Neil Calls for Abolition of Student Loans
25 May 2005 Alex Neil calls for a Public Inquiry into Prison after Officer tries to Score Drugs
13 May 2005 Alex Neil MSP Concerned at Ambulance Arrival Times in Lanarkshire
13 May 2005 Alex Neil MSP Concerned at Ambulance Arrival Times in Forth Valley
13 May 2005 Alex Neil MSP Concerned at Ambulance Arrival Times in Ayrshire and Arran
30 Mar 2005 Neil Questions McConnell on Support for Victims of Crime
30 Mar 2005 Alex Neil Alarmed by Kilmarnock Prison’s Knife Culture
24 Mar 2005 Neil Concerned at Growing Health Problems in Lanarkshire
24 Mar 2005 Neil Concerned at Growing Health Problems in Ayrshire and Arran
24 Mar 2005 Neil Calls for Single Firearms Act to Tackle Scotland’s Growing Gun Culture
24 Mar 2005 Neil Calls for Action to End Council Tax Poverty Amongst Pensioners
24 Mar 2005 Neil Criticises McAvoy for Wasting Public Money on Exercise in Self Indulgency
24 Mar 2005 Neil Calls for Action in Kilmarnock Prison Suicide Case
22 Mar 2005 Neil Calls for Scottish Executive to Stop Funding the London Olympic Bid
22 Mar 2005 Neil Demands Investigation into Kilmarnock Prison Allegations
22 Mar 2005 Neil Calls upon Council to Say No to Mossend Mobile Phone Mast
22 Mar 2005 Neil Concerned at Massive Rise in First Outpatient Waiting Times in Forth Valley
22 Mar 2005 Neil Concerned at Massive Rise in First Outpatient Waiting Times in Ayrshire
22 Mar 2005 Neil Concerned at Massive Rise in First Outpatient Waiting Times in Lanarkshire
17 Mar 2005 Neil calls for rethink on the location of new Uddingston Grammar School
17 Mar 2005 Neil calls for urgent demolition of Longriggend Remand Centre
17 Mar 2005 Millions to be lost for Scottish Heritage Lottery Fund – Neil Slams Executive
17 Mar 2005 Alex Neil MSP Quizzes Jack McConnell on Kilmarnock Prison
09 Mar 2005 Neil Calls for Prison Contract to be Terminated Immediately
02 Mar 2005 Alex Neil MSP Concerned at Ayrshire and Arran Health Board Figures
02 Mar 2005 Alex Neil MSP Concerned at Lanarkshire Health Board Figures
28 Feb 2005 Scottish Executive Fail to give Neil Definitive Answer on Future of Greengairs Landfill Site
09 Feb 2005 Neil Calls for End to Pregnancy Discrimination
08 Feb 2005 Alex Neil MSP Calls for Early Preparation to Mark the 250th Birthday of Robert Burns
02 Feb 2005 Alex Neil MSP Welcomes Increased Police Presence on A77
13 Jan 2005 Alex Neil MSP Calls for More Visible Police Presence on A77
11 Jan 2005 Neil calls for answers on Wark's £9,000
10 Dec 2004 Alex Neil MSP Speaks in Iraq War Debate
10 Dec 2004 Alex Neil MSP Calls for Action on Fuel Poverty to Tackle Excess Winter Deaths
10 Dec 2004 Alex Neil MSP Angry at Craigneuk Unit Closure
10 Dec 2004 Alex Neil MSP Welcomes Carers Rights Day for East Ayrshire’s Carers
10 Dec 2004 Alex Neil MSP Welcomes Carers Rights Day for Lanarkshire’s Carers
30 Nov 2004 Alex Neil MSP Calls Upon Ayrshire and Arran NHS to Sort out Record Wait for Inpatients
30 Nov 2004 Alex Neil MSP Calls Upon Lanarkshire NHS to Sort out Record Wait for Inpatients
25 Nov 2004 Alex Neil Demands End to Fuel Poverty to Stem Lanarkshire’s Excess Winter Deaths
23 Nov 2004 Neil Calls for More Christmas Spirit from North Lanarkshire Council
09 Nov 2004 Alex Neil Dismayed at Lord Advocate’s Attitude Towards Shirley McKie Case
05 Nov 2004 Alex Neil MSP Calls for Reform and not Reaction in Education
05 Nov 2004 Alex Neil MSP Calls for Instatement of a Citizens Pension
05 Nov 2004 Alex Neil MSP Calls for Action Against Domestic Abuse
04 Nov 2004 Alex Neil MSP Calls on Scottish Councils to Introduce Council Tax Relief for Territorial Army Personnel
27 Oct 2004 Alex Neil MSP Calls on Royal Mail to Keep Greenfaulds Post Office Open
27 Oct 2004 Alex Neil MSP Calls for Action
01 Oct 2004 Alex Neil MSP Speaks up in Parliament for Rowallan Patients in Blantyre
01 Oct 2004 Alex Neil MSP Tackles McConnell on Immigration – Independence the Answer
30 Sep 2004 Alex Neil MSP Welcomes Queen Mother’s Maternity Hospital Announcement
28 Sep 2004 Alex Neil MSP Criticises New Labour-Liberal Scottish Executive’s Gaelic Language Bill
21 Sep 2004 Alex Neil MSP Condemns Scottish Power for their Cynical Price Rises
21 Sep 2004 Alex Neil MSP Welcomes Citylink Pensioner Concessionary Fare Scheme
20 Sep 2004 Alex Neil MSP Calls for Public Jobs for Lanarkshire
20 Sep 2004 Alex Neil MSP Calls for Greater Efforts to end Fuel Poverty and Improve Energy Efficiency
17 Sep 2004 Alex Neil MSP Calls for end to Pensions Means Testing and the Creation of a Citizen’s Pension
16 Sep 2004 Alex Neil MSP Alarmed at Lanarkshire Homeless Figures
13 Sep 2004 Alex Neil MSP Disappointed at Airdrie Post Office Closure
09 Sep 2004 Neil Calls for Action to Reverse Decline in Number of Hospital Beds in Ayrshire
08 Sep 2004 Alex Neil MSP Meets Homeopathic Hospital Campaigners at Scottish Parliament
06 Sep 2004 Neil tries to secure debate on patient involvement in health decisions