A proposed package of massive cuts to Fife’s Fire and Rescue Service is again under the spotlight following calls for an urgent meeting between the Scottish Government and every MSP representing Fife. I have written to the Minister for Victims and Community Safety requesting an urgent meeting with all Fife MSPs to discuss the proposals […]
There has been much reporting in the news of the closure of the Dunfermline Queen Margaret hospice with NHS Fife moving to a new model of palliative care. I have been doing work around palliative care provision for an ongoing period – particularly in relation to my work on the Scottish Parliament Covid-19 Recovery Committee. […]
I attended a drop-in event on Wednesday 31 May 2023 in Holyrood to discuss the need to tackle financial hardship in later life. The event was held by Independent Age, the national older people’s charity, as latest figures show that 1 in 7 older people now live in poverty in Scotland, a 25% rise in […]
I have written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt MP urging him to scrap the planned energy price cap rise in April as part of the upcoming UK budget. I have serious concerns about the planned increase in the energy price cap which could see a further hike on the already soaring cost […]
I have written to the Cabinet Secretary for Education raising concerns over the ongoing teacher’s pay dispute and the industrial action from EIS and other teaching unions across Scotland. I am asking the Scottish Government to get back to the table with COSLA and the teaching unions and offer a fair pay settlement to avoid […]
Following the reported news that the UK Government is considering either scrapping or reducing the previously announced £2.5bn shipbuilding project to build five new Type 32 frigates at the naval dockyards in Rosyth; I have written to the Secretary of State for Defence asking for clarification on the matter and calling on him to not […]
I raised a motion in the Scottish Parliament recognising the success of Lochgelly firm Cartmore Building Supplies winning the UK Builders Merchant Award for Best Hard Landscaping Display in the UK. Please see the motion as raised in Parliament below: Motion Number: S6M-07048Lodged By: Alex RowleyDate Lodged: 01/12/2022 Title: Lochgelly Firm Wins Prestigious UK Builders […]
I raised concerns in the Scottish Parliament about the numbers of teaching staff across schools in Scotland and called for a detailed recovery plan to be put in place by the Scottish Government to tackle the problems. I specifically raised concerns over the number of pupils studying STEM subjects, following information showing that between 2008 […]
I have raised a motion in the Scottish Parliament on the reports of major staff vacancies across the care service. If we are to truly tackle the crisis facing care services in our country we need to start by addressing the poor pay and poor terms and conditions faced by workers across the sector. We […]