News from Kate Forbes

Kate Forbes MSP backs campaign urging people to register electrical items

The constituency MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch has urged Highlanders to register their electrical items as part of Electrical Safety First’s new ‘Do It Now’ campaign.

Kate Forbes MSP welcomes confirmation that lion’s share of convergence funding will go to agriculture in remote areas

Kate Forbes MSP has welcomed confirmation from the Scottish Government that a significant proportion of convergence funding – owed to Scottish farmers by the UK Government – will go to those farming and crofting in marginal and remote areas.

Almost one in five dwellings on Skye now an AirBnB according to new Government research

Almost one in five dwellings on the Isle of Skye is now an AirBnB a new Scottish Government study has revealed.

West coast MSP urges fishermen to participate in new MCA safety consultation

Kate Forbes MSP is urging fishermen in the West Highlands to attend an event organised by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency as the organisation consults on a new safety code for the industry.

Almost 1,000 Highlanders wrongly denied benefits by UK Government

Disabled people in the Highlands have successfully appealed against a decision to deny them benefits almost 1,000 times – prompting calls for a fresh review of the DWP assessment and appeals process.