Clare welcomes the news that Calderside Academy in Blantyre was awarded over €2000 in Erasmus funding.
Category: Press Releases
FRESH WARNINGS ON FUTURE OF STEEL PLANTS AFTER TORY EXTREME BREXIT
UK Steel has warned that if the Tories continue to pursue a hard Brexit, then our steel sector could be severely affected.
BREXIT FOOD PRICE RISE WORRYING SCOTS CONSUMERS
Recent reports have shown that Scottish people are growing increasingly concerned about the cost of food due to Brexit.
MSP CALLS ON ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY GROUPS TO APPLY FOR FUNDING
Clare welcomes the latest round of Central Scotland Green Network funding.
EDUCATION BILL CONSULTATION LAUNCHED
The Scottish Government have launched a consultation on their new Education Bill.
BUSINESS BONUS BENEFITING LOCAL COMPANIES IN SOUTH LANARKSHIRE
The SNP Scottish Government's Small Business Bonus scheme has helped to support 4483 businesses in South Lanarkshire this year. The scheme reduces rates liability - and can take some firms out of business rates altogether.
MSP BACKS CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF ‘DIABULIMIA’
I took part in a debate at Parliament on diabulimia. Diabulimia, a term coined to represent diabetic bulimia, is an eating disorder that affects people with type 1 diabetes, whereby the person affected regularly and deliberately reduces the amount of insulin they take to reduce their weight and alter their body shape.
RUTHERGLEN MSP BACKS MUSICIANS TO GET BEST DEAL FROM BREXIT
Brexit is going to bring untold problems to many sectors of work. I met with the Musicians' Union to hear about how the UK's withdrawal from the EU will impact on artists and performers.
RUTHERGLEN MSP TABLES MOTION ON CUNINGAR LOOP AWARD WIN
Cuningar Loop in my constituency won a prestigious award at the Saltire Civil Engineering Awards. I submitted a motion to Parliament congratulating all involved in making the park the asset that it is.
MSP BACKS BILL TO BAN ‘EXPLOITATIVE’ UNPAID TRIAL SHIFTS
My SNP colleague, Stewart McDonald MP, is bringing forward a Private Member's Bill at Westminster to ban unpaid trial shifts.