A Fife MSP has called for a national housing strategy to be put in place with the objective to tackle what he calls the ‘growing housing crisis’ in Scotland. Speaking in the Scottish Parliament Alex Rowley highlighted the current housing position in Scotland stating; “There are over 150,000 people on the council waiting lists in […]
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Debate on the First Minister’s Statement: Outcome of the Scottish Independence Referendum 23/09/14
This week I spoke in the debate which proceeded the First Ministers statement on the Scottish Independence Referendum result and set out my belief that we must unite and work together to tackle the real issues that my constituents and people across Scotland discussed on the door step every day of the independence campaign. I […]
Scottish Government debate on the Future of Scotland, 21/8/08
This week in the Scottish Governments debate on Scotland’s future I set out a vision for Scotland which put fairness and social Justice first. A vision which is about listening to the needs of our people and responding to them with effective policy to bring about real change. My vision is a Labour vision based […]
Scottish Government Welfare Reform Debate; 13/08/14
This week I spoke in the Scottish Government debate on welfare reform and made the argument that we need to have a clear strategy aimed at tackling poverty and tackling the causes of poverty. I believe we must be more ambitious than simply arguing for improvements in welfare benefits; we must strive to give every […]
Gaza Members Debate; 12/08/14
This week I spoke in the members debate on Gaza about why I believe action must be taken to end the killing of innocent men, women and children now. I also believe that we must make sure that no weapons manufactured in the UK are being exported to Israel and that the United Nations must […]