Local MSP, Clare Haughey, has hailed new figures that show a record number of 18-year-olds have secured a place at university. UCAS figures reveal the number has increased to 17,920 - a record high for Scottish students on exam results day, up from 17,350 the previous year.

Local MSP, Clare Haughey, has praised the hard work of learners and teachers, as it has been revealed that this year’s exam passes are up at all levels.

Local MSP, Clare Haughey has welcomed new figures from the Scottish Government which show that 400 families whose children are receiving treatment from NHS Lanarkshire, and 3,257 receiving treatment from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, have received financial support while their children underwent a stay in hospital. 

As pupils across Rutherglen and Cambuslang prepare to receive their exam results on Tuesday 4th August, local MSP, Clare Haughey, has highlighted the range of resources that are available to help them and their families take their next steps with confidence. 

The number of children and young people learning an instrument has gone up across Scotland since the Scottish Government removed fees for music lessons in 2021.

Local MSP, Clare Haughey, has said that Scotland continues to lead the way in the provision of public electric (EV) charging points as new figures showed there are over 12,672 across the country – including 601 in South Lanarkshire.

Local MSP, Clare Haughey, has welcomed the news that thousands of young people in Scotland are to be offered free vaccination against meningococcal B disease (MenB) ahead of the 2026-27 academic year.

Householders across Rutherglen and Cambuslang have been urged to check whether they use the Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS), ahead of the national switch-off on the 30th June 2025. 

MSP for Rutherglen Constituency, Clare Haughey has welcomed the news that over 5,500 affordable and social homes have built in South Lanarkshire since 2007. The latest housing data show that almost 137,000 have been built across Scotland, with 97,099 socially rented homes completed.  Proportionately, this is 40% more than those built in England and 70% more than those built in Wales.

Rutherglen Constituency MSP, Clare Haughey has slammed the UK Labour Government’s announcement that disability payments are to be slashed, branding the move cruel and draconian.  The UK Work and Pensions Secretary, Liz Kendall recently announced that the Westminster Government would slash Personal Independent Payments (PIP) by £5 billion per year by 2030.