8 November, 2010.
Families in Lanark & Hamilton East will be worse off because of housing allowance cuts.
The Conservative led government want to change the way local housing allowance is calculated. The change they propose means 700,000 people in Britain are set to lose out by an average of £9 a week according to official DWP figures, with losses in every local authority in Britain from October 2011.
Jim Hood, MP for Lanark & Hamilton East said:
“Families on modest incomes in Lanark & Hamilton East will be concerned that from next year they could be an average of £7.50 a …
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28 September, 2010.
LOCAL MP , JIM HOOD, HAS PLEDGED TO DO HIS BIT FOR ARMED FORCES, VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES
The Royal British Legion has asked MPs across the political spectrum to pledge to do their bit as a sign of their support for the whole Armed Forces.
Jim Hood MP said:
”Our Armed Forces are the best in the world. Whether in Afghanistan or here in the UK, they acquit themselves with determination, skill and bravery and the whole country is proud of the fantastic work that they do.
“The Armed Forces make huge sacrifices in the service of this country. They risk …
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MP Joins Campaign to Lower Mobile Termination Rates
Jim Hood, MP for Lanark & Hamilton East, has joined the “Terminate the Rate Campaign” in support of Ofcom’s proposals to cut the cost of Mobile Termination Rates.
Mr. Hood said:
“I have recently received many letters from people in Lanark & Hamilton East who have responded to the Ofcom consultation on the wholesale mobile voice call termination market review where Ofcom is already proposing that the rates should be reduced from 4.3p to 0.5 p.
Nobody should have to worry about whether they can afford to communicate with friends and relatives. Last year we were …
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April 8th 2010
LANARKSHIRE LABOUR BANK ON OWEN
Local Labour politicians have added their support to a national campaign to commemorate New Lanark founder Robert Owen on Scottish banknotes.
Clydesdale MSP Karen Gillon and Lanark and Hamilton East MP Jim Hood, whose constituencies both include the World Heritage Site of New Lanark, have added their support to the Bank on Owen petition.
The petition calls on the Royal Bank of Scotland, the Bank of Scotland and the Clydesdale Bank to recognise the achievements of Robert Owen by commemorating him on bank notes.
Clydesdale MSP Karen Gillon said:
“The contributions which Robert Owen made to …
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29 March, 2010.
Stunning Mathletics Success – Hamilton College Praised by MP
Mr. Jim Hood, MP for Lanark and Hamilton East, was treated to a Mathletics demonstration by some of the P7 pupils at Hamilton College on Friday 26 March. Mr. Hood had been invited to the College by Scotland’s Mathletics Ambassador, P7 student Olivia Greener.
Speaking from his constituency office Mr. Hood said:
“ What a fantastic achievement for the college where its students secured the top three places in Scotland – with P7 student, Sharan Maiya, coming fourth in the world out of over a million students from over 56,000 schools.
I was …
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