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- Feb 10, 2023
SNP Government Announces New Measures to Protect Teacher Numbers and School Hours
New measures have been outlined by Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP as part of the SNP Government’s unyielding commitment...
- Feb 8, 2023
UCI Cycling World Championships, Glasgow 2023
Today I attended an exhibition in the Scottish Parliament to raise awareness of the inaugural Union Cycliste International (UCI Cycling) ...
- Feb 7, 2023
Tory 'Levelling Up' Fund Short Changes Scotland
Earlier today, I asked Richard Lochhead, the Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work about the UK Government’s so-called...
- Feb 6, 2023
Deadline for School Age Payment Applications is 28 February
The SNP Government has encouraged families to check whether they should apply for Best Start Grant School Age Payment as this year’s...
- Feb 4, 2023
World Cancer Day 2023
To mark #WorldCancerDay, I was pleased to talk to That’s TV about NHS Ayrshire and Arran’s Early Cancer Diagnostic Centre at University...
- Jan 30, 2023
SCOTTISH GAS LAUNCHES NEW £10 MILLION PREPAYMENT CUSTOMER SUPPORT FUND
The funding is targeted to help prepayment and vulnerable customers and comes in the form of a non-repayable prepayment meter credit up...
- Dec 14, 2022
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....
- Dec 4, 2022
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...
- Nov 15, 2022
Scotland at COP27
Following the cautious progress made during COP26 in Glasgow, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP announced an additional £5 million of...
- Nov 11, 2022
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...
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