Wedding bells can soon start to ring again now that the Scottish Conservatives have successfully amended legislation in the Scottish Parliament so that the ban on marriages taking place in Scotland can be lifted.

Rachael Hamilton MSP raised the issue of Ovo Energy job losses at First Minister’s Questions.

Ovo Energy, Britain’s second biggest supplier of domestic gas and electricity said it will completely close its office in Selkirk.

Rachael Hamilton MSP has called on the Scottish Government to offer a Covid-19 test to all care home residents in the Borders and Scotland.

Rachael Hamilton MSP has urged the Scottish Government, UK Government and other devolved administrations to work together to plan the easing of lockdown.

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Rachael Hamilton MSP has praised the work of hardworking Borderers during the coronavirus pandemic.

NHS staff and volunteers have been working round the clock across the Borders to keep services going.

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Rachael Hamilton MSP and John Lamont MP have welcomed the Prime Minister’s latest statement updating the nation on the coronavirus pandemic.

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Following a statement from the First Minister, Rachael Hamilton MSP sought assurances that all is being done to ensure those affected by the coronavirus are not financially disadvantaged.

New figures have revealed that 1,019 incidents of domestic abuse were recorded by the police in the Scottish Borders in 2018-19.

There was a slight decrease in the numbers across the Borders, but the figure remains significantly higher than just 10 years ago.

Shona Haslam and Rachael Hamilton MSP have criticised the Scottish Government’s Budget plans which leave councils facing a huge financial black hole.

Rachael Hamilton MSP is calling on the Scottish Government to offer more funding to farmers to drive greater environmentalism, in light of a major climate change report.