Archive News>2001 |
17 February 2001 - Gavin Strang's speech to Labour Party Rural Revival meeting
Gavin Strang addressed the meeting of Labour Party Rural Revival held at Labour's Spring Conference in Glasgow. Chaired by LPRR's John Hough, the meeting took place at 6.30pm at the Arthouse Hotel on Saturday 17 February and the other speakers included Gordon Adam MEP. Read more... |
12 March 2001
Gavin Strang MP has expressed his concern about delays to investment in the East Coast Mainline. The Strategic Rail Authority has put on hold its consideration of franchise bids for the line, following Railtrack's announcement of an increase in its cost estimates for the upgrading of the line. Read more... |
18 April 2001
Following a further delay to the refranchising of the East Coast Mainline (ECML), Gavin Strang MP said today that there are grounds for hoping that we will soon see progress. Read more... |
20 June 2001
'Working with the leaders of the Fisherrow fishing community was one of the most productive and rewarding aspects of life as an MP for me during the 1970s.' Read more... |
18 July 2001
Gavin Strang, MP for East Edinburgh and Musselburgh, has written to Stephen Byers MP, Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government & the Regions. Read more... |
25 July 2001
Stephen Byers, Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government & the Regions has announced that he will not be awarding the new franchise for the East Coast Main Line now. Read more... |
5 October 2001 - a letter in The Times newspaper by Gavin Strang
Sir, On October 4 Sir Jeremy Greenstock, the British Ambassador to the UN, formally deposited the instrument of ratification for the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the United Nations. The United Kingdom has become the 42nd nation to ratify the statute. Read more... |
25 October 2001 - Gavin Strang's speech to local Labour Party
'The enormity of the situation before us is almost impossible to comprehend. The fact that terrorists were able to carry out the atrocities that killed 6,000 people on 11 September is a terrifying demonstration of the power that a malign organisation can wield.' Read more... |
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A grim anniversary passed this year. In 1981, the first case of Aids was officially recorded. Twenty years on, terrible epidemics rage across the globe. Read more... |
1 December 2001 - an article by Gavin Strang in the Edinburgh Evening News
Twenty years ago, in the United States, the first case of Aids was officially reported. Since then, 3312 people in Scotland have been diagnosed HIV positive, and 793 have died. Read more...
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