Modern Slavery can take many forms and it can be hard to spot, even though it’s often happening right where we are, but hidden in plain sight. Many people are tricked, traded and trapped into modern slavery by criminals as they try to escape poverty, persecution and conflict. The Salvation Army provide specialist support to […]
Climate Café is a community led space, where people can come together to drink, chat and act on climate. There are Climate Café spaces across Scotland, and around the world. Please find a short leaflet below which may be of interest and do get in touch with the organisation if you would like to know more about Climate […]
I have written to Cabinet Secretary for Transport Fiona Hyslop MSP calling on urgent action to deal with ScotRail’s ongoing timetable chaos as ScotRail announce further cuts to services this weekend without replacement bus service cover for all impacted routes. ScotRail advised customers to check journeys on the day before travelling as services are impacted […]
There has been lots of coverage lately on low emission zones (LEZs) and what the mean. However, there has also been a lot of mis-information circulating and what the impact on people will be. I wrote to the Scottish Government on behalf of a constituent who had queries about how it works, and below is […]
All elected members have received correspondence from the Public Health Minister about the delivery of the Shingles Vaccination Programme. There has been recent enquiries about the expansion to this programme and hopefully the following information is helpful to anyone with queries. Eligibility of the Shingles Vaccination Programme has changed to allow individuals to get protected […]
I am urging older people across the region to be “scam aware” as incidences of targeted scam and fraud crimes against them have seen significant rises. I recently met with representatives from Age Scotland at the Scottish Parliament where the very real threat of scammers trying to take advantage of older people was discussed. Recent […]
I have received a lot of correspondence from constituents who are rightly horrified by the news coming out of Israel and Palestine. What is clear in the increasingly complex situation is that neither Israeli nor Palestinian civilians have asked for this war and the bloodshed we have all witnessed is shocking. What is also clear […]
Please see below a letter I sent today to Mairi McAllan the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Just Transition calling for the government to intervene on the concerns over health and safety that have led to a walkout by workers at the petrochemical plant. Also please find below that the press release from Unite […]
Community safety is “a secondary consideration” in Fire Service cuts says MSP A Mid Scotland and Fife MSP has said that “community safety is a secondary consideration to budget savings” as a document released by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service shows the extent of budget cuts the service plans to make over the coming […]
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 […]