Sir,
The letter from Donald Mackinnon (29th March) is designed to mislead readers about
the hard work being done by our MP Angus Macneil.
During the past five years Mr Macneil has ranked first among Scottish MPs and 21st
among 650 British MPs in terms of the number of contributions made on the floor of
the House of Commons.
A small sample of the points important to the people of the Western Isles raised
by Mr Macneil include:
- The shaming of Danny Alexander into carrying out his pledge to introduce fuel derogation
and save motorists five pence a litre for fuel. He also helped Gordon Diesel to expose
the restrictive practices on filling stations, and cut the price of petrol even further.
- A reduction in the rate of VAT for the tourist sector as requested by Mr Macritchie
of the County Hotel, Stornoway
- The re-introduction of the Coast Guard Tug for the North West of Scotland
- Improved broadband and 4G mobile coverage for the Western Isles
- Protecting people with mental health problems from austerity cuts
- Requests for an increase in the Winter Fuel Allowance
- The issue of staffing at coastguard stations
- Support for Syrian refugees
He has also spoken up for the people of these islands on a host of other issues.
This can be readily seen by reading Hansard, which is available on the internet.
Dr David Wilson
Press Officer, SNP Lewis branch
12b Tolsta Chaolais
Isle of Lewis
Letter: Macneil - “speaking up for the islands”
6 April 2015