Archive press releases 2000

28 Jan 2000 | Brian Wilson supports trade mission to Egypt

Egypt offers a wide range of opportunities for British exporters and its government is anxious to strengthen trade links between the two countries, ...

28 Jan 2000 | Modernisation of Post Office will benefit customers in Scotland - Reid

Scottish Secretary John Reid today said that guaranteed daily Monday to Saturday deliveries at a uniform tariff would be just one of the benefits tha ...

26 Jan 2000 | Scotland to remember Holocaust victims

Scotland Office Minister Brian Wilson said today that there would be national and local events in Scotland to mark the first Holocaust Memorial Day t ...

25 Jan 2000 | Rural communities to benefit from Land Fund

Scotland Office Minister Brian Wilson today said that the £10.78 million available under the Scottish Land Fund would help rural communities to acqui ...

24 Jan 2000 | Petrol companies must do more for rural areas - Wilson

Scotland Office Minister Brian Wilson today challenged the oil companies to do more for Scotland’s rural communities by cutting the cost of petr ...

19 Jan 2000 | January labour market statistics for Scotland

International Labour Organisation (ILO) Unemployment Seasonally adjusted ILO unemployment in Scotland fell by 1,000 over the quarter to September-Novem ...

19 Jan 2000 | Reid welcomes Winning to Dover House

Scottish Secretary John Reid today welcomed Cardinal Thomas Winning, the Head of the Catholic Church in Scotland, to a lunch held at the Scotland Off ...

18 Jan 2000 | Wilson pledges support for Clyde shipbuilding

Scotland Office Minister Brian Wilson today confirmed the Government’s support for the Clyde shipbuilding industry and stressed his belief in sh ...

17 Jan 2000 | Innovation and design hold key to textile exports - Wilson

The quality of Scotland’s textiles has long been renowned, but it is the industry’s use of technology and design that will take Scottish t ...

17 Jan 2000 | New rights for Scottish part time employees

New proposals to ensure part-time employees are treated as fairly as full-time employees will guarantee equality in the workplace, Scottish Secretary ...

14 Jan 2000 | John Reid pays tribute to management and workers at Govan Yard

On his first visit to the Govan Yard since its recent change of management, Scottish Secretary John Reid today paid tribute to the dedication and det ...

13 Jan 2000 | "Quality and design will secure textile and clothing jobs, says Wilson"

Quality and design can secure a healthy future for Britain’s textile and clothing industries, Scotland Office Minister Brian Wilson said today, p ...

13 Jan 2000 | Lloyds TSB fund management to stay in Edinburgh - Reid receives confirmation

Scottish Secretary John Reid today received confirmation from Lloyds TSB that they will retain and expand their fund management operation in Edinburg ...

13 Jan 2000 | New Deal delivering for Scottish parents

Scottish Secretary John Reid today announced that the UK Government’s New Deal for Lone Parents has found jobs for over 3000 people across Scotl ...

13 Jan 2000 | Loss of Solway Harvester crew - Reid expresses condolences

Scottish Secretary John Reid today expressed his regret and condolences to the families of the seven crew members lost at sea in the Solway Harveste ...

12 Jan 2000 | Brian Wilson in talks over ferry link with Northern Ireland

Scotland Office Minister, Brian Wilson will meet Northern Ireland Executive Minister Sir Reg Empey in London tomorrow (Thursday 13 January) to discus ...

07 Jan 2000 | John Reid supports Army recruitment drive

Scottish Secretary, and former Armed Forces Minister, John Reid today (Sunday 9 January) added his support to a nation wide recruitment campaign by urg ...

07 Jan 2000 | Ministers welcome £8 million investment in 21st century science

Scottish Secretary John Reid and Scottish Government Lifelong Learning Minister Henry McLeish today (Monday 10 January) welcomed the news that seven Sco ...