Clare met with Pancreatic Scotland at the Scottish Parliament to hear more about the cancer.
MSP CELEBRATES NATIONAL LOTTERY WINDFALL FOR RUTHERGLEN CHARITIES
I lodged two motions at the Scottish Parliament congratulating two Rutherglen groups who received National Lottery funding.
NHS LANARKSHIRE WORKFORCE BOOST AS STAFF NUMBERS RISE
The number of workers in NHS Lanarkshire has reached a record high.
CLARE’S COLUMN IN THE RUTHERGLEN REFORMER
My column for this week was on 'Small Business Saturday'.
DEBATE ON SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
Clare participated in a debate raising the awareness of 'Small Business Saturday' - which takes place this year on the 2nd December.
LOCAL POLITICIANS HOLD CHRISTMAS COLLECTION FOR RUTHERGLEN FOODBANK
Myself and Cllr Carol Nugent are collecting food donations for Rutherglen and Cambuslang Foodbank for the Christmas period.
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.