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Douglas Ross comments after First Minister’s Moray Covid announcement

Moray MP Douglas Ross has expressed his disappointment at the decision to keep Moray in level three restrictions for at least another week; but has stressed that the effort by the community to get on top of the virus should see it move to level two very quickly, hopefully next week.  Mr R

Vaccinations for over-18s shows how 'serious' situation is in Moray

Douglas Ross has said news that Covid vaccinations are being stepped up for over-18s in Moray is a sign of how "serious" the situation is in the local area  NHS Grampian has said there is "uncontrolled and sustained" transmission in the region.  The latest statistics have shown that ther

Route map out of lockdown ‘falls short’ of what public expected

Moray MP Douglas Ross has said the SNP Government’s route map out of lockdown “falls short” of what the public had been expecting.    The First Minister said in parliament today that a full plan for exiting the current lockdown would be published in mid-March.

Government must ensure self-catering firms have access to Covid funds

Douglas Ross has urged the Scottish Government to ensure self-catering and B&B operators are given the funds needed to get through the Coronavirus pandemic.   The Moray MP held a virtual meeting with 120 operators on Tuesday (Jan 26) across the country to hear their concerns about acc

Ross urges people to remember Covid guidelines for Hogmanay

Moray MP Douglas Ross has urged people to remember the Covid-19 guidelines as they celebrate Hogmanay this year. Restrictions were eased from December 23-27 across the UK to allow people to travel around the country.

Christmas ‘thank you’ for keeping the public safe during Covid crisis

Moray MP Douglas Ross has offered a Christmas Eve ‘thank you’ to all those that have worked throughout the Covid-19 pandemic to keep the public safe. Mr Ross said that NHS staff, carers, emergency workers, posties, delivery drivers, volunteers and everyone else who kept services moving during the c

New figures show 2,500 people in Moray on UK furlough scheme

New figures have shown that 2,500 people remain on the UK Government's furlough scheme to protect jobs through the Coronavirus pandemic.   Statistics published by HMRC show that 6% of all eligible workers remain paid via the Job Retention Scheme (JRS).