Companies in the North East face a perfect storm at the moment with a near record low oil price and the Coronavirus outbreak.

Andrew has welcomed changes to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Scheme which mean that even more businesses and individuals can now access the funding they need, changes to the scheme include, 

The advice for anyone in any setting is to follow these main guidelines.

There is already a GP and nurse shortage in Grampian. People are understandably concerned that the changes to immigration rules may exacerbate this.

It is hard to believe that this time last year, Parliament was in deadlock, unable to pass the Meaningful Vote, lurching from crisis to crisis- the Conservative Party at war with itself and the opposition able to inflict damage on the Government at a stroke. What a difference a few months make.

Aberdeenshire Council and the county’s residents have been given another raw budget deal by the SNP government. Despite £1.6 billion in extra investment being sent from the Conservative UK Government, none of that is being spent here.

As the Government unveils its negotiating objectives, Andrew wrote in The Times on why Scotland has the most to gain from a US Trade Deal.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/…/scotland-has-most-to-gain-from…

Today Andrew asked Matt Hancock MP to confirm and so as to avoid confusion, that whilst delivery of the plan to combat Coronavirus is devolved, the plan is a whole UK plan and that the actions recommended are applicable and the same to every part of the country.

Andrew has once again written to Scottish Government Ministers Kate Forbes & Kevin Stewart asking for action to repair or replace the multiple bridges in Aberdeenshire closed or at risk. He has also asked Councillors what might be done with existing funds. In The Press and Journal today.

Last week Andrew joined colleagues from across the House of Commons at NATO Air Command, Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Specifically to see the UK component and speak to our brilliant RAF personnel serving in Germany and contributing so much to our collective defence.