Myself and Cllr Carol Nugent are collecting food donations for Rutherglen and Cambuslang Foodbank for the Christmas period.
Category: Press Releases
MSP FORMALLY SUPPORTS UN NUCLEAR BAN TREATY
I have formally signed the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons' pledge to “work for the signature and ratification of this landmark treaty by our respective countries”.
BLANTYRE MSP HOLDS MEETING ON ALLEGED MIS-SELLING OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY PRODUCTS
I hosted the latest in a series of public meetings on Monday 27th November at Blantyre Old Parish Church on the alleged mis-selling of energy efficiency products.
RECORD NUMBER OF SCOTS AT UNI
The latest UCAS figures reveal that Scottish universities opened their doors to record numbers of new students – whilst a record number of Scots were accepted to UK universities in 2017.
UK BUDGET FALLS SHORT FOR RUTHERGLEN SAYS LOCAL MSP
The UK Government's budget does very little for the people of my Rutherglen constituency. My reaction to the budget can be read here.
POLITICIANS URGE COUNCIL TO TACKLE PARKING PROBLEMS IN CAMBUSLANG
Cambuslang Community Council have called on South Lanarkshire Council to take action to tackle the poor parking provision on the Main Street.
NEW INITIATIVE LAUNCHED TO INCREASE EXPORTS FROM SOUTH LANARKSHIRE
The Scottish Government are piloting Local Export Partnerships to offer support and expertise to companies, particularly SMEs, with little or no previous exporting experience and help them enter international markets.
MSP BIDS TO STOP BIG COMPANIES EXPLOITING ENERGY EFFICIENCY CONSUMERS
In light of the alleged mis-selling of energy efficiency products by Cambuslang-based HELMS, I've launched a new Cross Party Group at the Scottish to protect consumers of energy efficiency and renewables’ products.
RUTHERGLEN MSP CALLS ON CONSTITUENTS TO JOIN CAMGLEN BUDDIES
Clare Haughey visited Camglen Buddies to hear about the tremendous work they are doing in Rutherglen and Cambuslang.
MSP WELCOMES SUPREME COURT MINIMUM PRICE RULING
I welcome the Supreme Court ruling that the Scottish Government's minimum alcohol pricing policy is legal.