Tom Arthur, SNP MSP for Renfrewshire South, has demanded that Westminster respects Scottish democracy after the Supreme Court ruled that the Scottish Parliament does not have the power to hold an independence referendum. The local MSP has also said that the Supreme Court ruling must be respected but it demonstrates Read more…
Tom Arthur, SNP MSP for Renfrewshire South, is encouraging constituents wanting help or advice to come along to one of his dedicated Cost of Living Advice Surgeries, taking place over the coming weeks. Mr Arthur has planned these events as a result of a worryingly increasing number of people contacting Read more…
ALL ELIGIBLE FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UNDER-16 ELIGIBLE FOR SUPPORT The Scottish Child Payment has been increased from £20 to £25 per week per child, meaning 1280 families in East Renfrewshire are set to receive a boost to their household incomes from the Scottish Government. Eligibility for the payment, which is Read more…
ALL ELIGIBLE FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UNDER-16 ELIGIBLE FOR SUPPORT The Scottish Child Payment has been increased from £20 to £25 per week per child, meaning 4455 families in Renfrewshire are set to receive a boost to their household incomes from the Scottish Government. Eligibility for the payment, which is only Read more…
INDEPENDENCE THE ONLY WAY TO UNLEASH SCOTLAND’S POTENTIAL Households and businesses in Renfrewshire South are being made to suffer from the worst of the Tories’ botched Brexit Tom Arthur has warned, after a top business leader slammed Brexit and said there is ‘no evidence’ of the promised dividend to businesses Read more…
INDEPENDENCE THE ONLY WAY TO UNLEASH SCOTLAND’S POTENTIAL Households and businesses in Renfrewshire South are being made to suffer from the worst of the Tories’ botched Brexit Tom Arthur has warned, after a top business leader slammed Brexit and said there is ‘no evidence’ of the promised dividend to businesses Read more…
Tom Arthur, SNP MSP for Renfrewshire South, met with Donna Louise Armstrong of Poppy Scotland at their stall in Morrisons Supermarket, Johnstone recently. The organisation fundraises and provide invaluable support services for armed forces personnel, veterans and their families across the country, all year round. Tom has been a regular Read more…
FAMILIES IN EAST RENFREWSHIRE SAVE ON AVERAGE £5,000 IN CHILDCARE COSTS The number of children benefitting from free early learning and childcare in East Renfrewshire stands at 1,910 saving the average family £5,000 per eligible child on childcare costs. Among the children who are eligible, 66 eligible two-year-olds and 1,693 Read more…
FAMILIES IN RENFREWSHIRE SAVE ON AVERAGE £5,000 IN CHILDCARE COSTS The number of children benefitting from free early learning and childcare in Renfrewshire stands at 3,363 saving the average family £5,000 per eligible child on childcare costs. Among the children who are eligible, 335 eligible two-year-olds and 2,729 three and Read more…
SCOTTISH ECONOMY LOSES £2.2BN IN TRADE TO EU Brexit has cost East Renfrewshire the equivalent of £38.8 million, as Scottish exports have plummeted since the UK left the EU to the value of £2.2bn. Figures from HMRC show that exports have dropped 13% in the past two years from £16.7bn Read more…