

FEARS OVER TAX AVOIDANCE
A UK Government decision could open the door to people avoiding paying all the tax they are due or stopping them paying tax all together....


Where is the Food?
Yesterday I participated with Dr Philippa Whitford MP and Patricia Gibson MP in an information event organised by North Ayrshire Foodbank...


Scotland at COP27
Following the cautious progress made during COP26 in Glasgow, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP announced an additional £5 million of...

Impact on Affordable Housing of Tory Cuts to Scotland's Capital Allocation
Yesterday, I asked Shona Robison MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government about the impact of high...


Families of 2,108 North Ayrshire Children Save £5,000 per Child
Across North Ayrshire 2,108 children - 95% of three and four year olds and eligible two year olds - now benefit from free early learning...


Difficult Budget Decisions Needed to Balance the Books, Warns Holyrood's Finance Committee
A Holyrood committee has warned of difficult tax and spending decisions in the budget if the Scottish Government is to balance the books...


Homicides in Scotland at Record Low
The number of homicides across Scotland last year has reached their lowest point since records began in 1976. The latest official...

SNP Government invests £65 Million to Support for Drugs Services
Drug support services are benefitting from a £65 million boost to drive down the number of drug deaths each year. Life-saving...

SNP Government Funding supports 193 North Ayrshire Survivors of Violence and Abuse in First 6 Months
A new fund for those affected by violence against women and girls has supported 193 survivors across North Ayrshire in its first six...

Record Recruitment for Scottish Ambulance Service
A record 540 paramedics, ambulance drivers, call handlers, and clinicians have been employed by the Scottish Ambulance Service in the...