County MSP Iain Gray has given his backing the Royal College of Nursing’s campaign to scrap the one per cent cap on nurses’ pay. Mr Gray attended the RCN Scotland rally at Parliament this week and signed up to support its campaign to end the pay restraint on nurses and other public sector workers, which has been in place since 2013. Iain Gray MSP said: “I was delighted to join Labour colleagues in backing the campaign and urging an end to the pay cap for nurses. It cannot be fai...

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Iain Gray MSP attended a drop-in event at parliament this week to pledge support for a new fundraising campaign from Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) called ‘Keep the Joy Alive’. The campaign is calling on people across Scotland to spell out their names using alphabet stickers, designed by the children supported by CHAS services, and aims to boost awareness of the vital work the charity does as Scotland’s national children’s hospice service, supporting babies, children a...

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Parliament has moved a step closer to banning fracking in Scotland, following Scottish Labour Environment spokesperson Claudia Beamish’s announcement of her intention to press ahead with a Member's Bill to outlaw the controversial practice across the country. A public consultation ahead of the bill found that 87 per cent of respondents were in favour of a ban, with more than 1,000 people responding to the consultation – one of the highest response rates in Scottish Parliament history. ...

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As part of this year’s Global MND Awareness Week activities, Iain Gray MSP attended MND Scotland’s reception at the Scottish Parliament. There, Mr Gray had the opportunity to meet people who are affected by Motor Neurone Disease (MND), to discuss issues that are important to them. MND is a rapidly progressing terminal illness, which stops signals from the brain reaching the muscles. This may cause someone to lose the ability to walk, talk, eat, drink or breathe unaided. Iain Gray ...

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