Statement on the death of HRH The Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh 9th April 2021 John Lamont MP has paid tribute to His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh after the sad announcement of his death. John Lamont MP said:... Articles
Hongkongers will be made welcome in the Borders 9th April 2021 Tens of thousands of people from Hong Kong could relocate to the UK as part of the UK Government’s response to the Chinese imposition of the National Security... Articles
Red Meat Levy to deliver more for Scottish farmers 7th April 2021 New arrangements will mean that Scottish red meat farmers are to benefit to the tune of £1.2m. Arrangements for the Red Meat Levy Redistribution Scheme have... Articles
UK travel must be allowed at same time as Scottish mainland 6th April 2021 There have been calls for travel restrictions in the UK to be relaxed at the same time as those on the Scottish mainland. Currently, people living in the... Articles
Over 17,000 Borderers benefit from furlough scheme 30th March 2021 New figures released by HMRC have shown that more than 17,300 people in the Scottish Borders have benefitted from the UK Government’s furlough scheme. The... Articles
Borders lowest Covid-19 rate in the UK 29th March 2021 New figures show that the Scottish Borders has the lowest rate of Covid-19 per head of population in the UK. Figures from the UK Government coronavirus... Articles
MP urges Borderers to follow suit and get tested for Covid-19 29th March 2021 Borders MP, John Lamont, has urged local residents to make use of the asymptomatic Covid-19 testing regime being rolled out by NHS Borders. Mr Lamont got a test... Articles
Action needed to allow spring farm work to go ahead 26th March 2021 There have been calls for lockdown restrictions to be eased to allow tractor tests for agricultural workers. The National Farmers' Union of Scotland has said... Articles
Borders charities hear from Postcode Lottery 25th March 2021 The People’s Postcode Lottery and John Lamont MP held a virtual funding workshop for good causes in the Borders this week. Over 20 charities and local... Articles
