Welcome to the website of John Thurso MP

John is MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross and has had the honour to represent our area since 2001. John is the Liberal Democrats Shadow Secretary of State for Business and is also a representative on the Treasury Select Committee.

John, along with Jamie Stone MSP and our local Councillors, is part of the strong Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Lib Dem team. A team committed to fighting for our area and for the Highlands as a whole.

Latest News

Cold Weather Payments - Local MP seeks new links to Cassley weather station Mon 1st Feb 2010 Local MP John Thurso is seeking to have additional areas of the Far North linked to the Cassley weather station for the purpose of triggering cold weather payments in recognition of the more extreme winter weather condition which they experience.

Thurso calls for Lloyds to meet with Foundation Tue 26th Jan 2010 Local MP John Thurso, at a hearing of the Treasury Select Committee, pressed Lloyds Banking Group Chief Executive, Eric Daniels, to continue to fund the Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland.

Dounreay - MP meets with Major Projects Review Group Mon 25th Jan 2010 Local MP, John Thurso has given evidence to the Major Project Review Group (MPRG) who are advising the Treasury in respect of the Dounreay contract. Set up by the Office of Government Commerce within the Treasury, MPRG is tasked with assessing the value to the taxpayer of major projects and advising the Treasury on funding awards.

"Days when financial services dictated how economy is run over" Thurso Tue 19th Jan 2010 Local MP reiterated his conviction today that a rebalanced economy must have manufacturing at its very heart - both in an outside of recession.

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