Category: Parliamentary Updates

23 JAN

Where are the renewables jobs for Fife?

I asked Nicola Sturgeon at First Minister’s Questions today what has happened to the promised renewable jobs for Fife. I drew attention to the example of BiFab, and other yards sitting empty across the country and asked the FM about the Scottish Government’s Low Carbon Economic Strategy for Scotland published in 2010 which stated that […]

19 DEC

Prison Staffing Raised with Justice Secretary

This week I raised a question with the Cabinet Secretary for Justice about what action the government is taking to address staffing shortages in our prisons. See what he had to say in response below. I also spoke recently in the Parliament about the subject, and you can see that debate below as well: Debate […]

17 DEC

Menu for Change Report: Found Wanting

I was pleased to be able to secure a Member’s debate in order to discuss the findings of the Menu for Change report: Found Wanting. It is a disgrace that in 21st century Scotland people are living with food insecurity. This is simply not acceptable and more needs to be done to tackle this. There […]

14 OCT

Lega Right to a Safe, Secure and Affordable Home

I was delighted to sign up to support Shelter Scotland’s call for the right to a home being enshrined in Scottish Law The campaign was launched after research conducted by YouGov for Shelter Scotland found that 88% of people surveyed agreed that everyone in Scotland should have a legal right to a safe, secure and […]

09 OCT

Better Public Services Needed

In a just and compassionate society, everyone should be able to access public services like education, healthcare, housing and transport. By investing in affordable and accessible services, we can loosen the grip of poverty. This was the message I discussed when I met with representatives of Age Scotland. Having good public services is crucial for […]

17 SEP

Citizens Assembly of Scotland

We cannot stand still and simply uphold the status quo as the Scottish Tories and Liberals would like – instead we need to find a way forward and to ask questions about the best way to do that. We will engage with the Scottish Citizens’ Assembly about moving Scotland forward. See what I had to […]