SNP MSP Clare Haughey has hailed Scotland’s ‘Schools for the Future’ school building programme for investing £14.1 million in South Lanarkshire, on the same day the SNP Scottish Government has opened a hat-trick of new high school buildings across the country.
New stats from business consultancy EY have named Scotland as the second most attractive part of the UK for foreign direct investment (FDI) – after it rose 7% in the last year – proving that SNP-led Scotland is “open for business”, MSP Clare Haughey has said.
The Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee - which I chair - has published its report into sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct at Holyrood. I led a debate on its publication last week.
On the 13th June, I participated on a Ministerial Statement on the Scottish Government's response to the Intervention Report published by the Scottish Information Commissioner.
Freedom of Information figures supplied by the Department for Work and Pensions have shown that Rutherglen and Hamilton West has lost out on £1.4 million because of Tory cuts to disability benefit.
This week at Parliament, Clare took part in a Ministerial Statement announcing that the Scottish Government are to launch an enquiry into the impact of policing on communities during the miners' strike.
I used my column in this week's Hamilton Advertiser to discuss the Growth Commission.
Today I questioned the First Minister on the Scottish Government's response to the imposition of steel tariffs on the EU by the USA. Within my question, I also cited Clydebridge Steel Plant which is based in my constituency.
More than three quarters of council tenants claiming Universal Credit (UC) in South Lanarkshire are in rent arrears. The shocking figure was revealed in a report on welfare reform which went before councillors on the technical and housing resources committee. It states as of March 31 this year 79 per cent of tenants who were in receipt of UC were in arrears.
Clare had the opportunity to highlight events that Universal Connections are holding in Cambuslang and Rutherglen, and Terminal One in Blnatyre to celebrate Year of the Young People.
Clare Haughey MSP 