SCOTLAND LEADS ON IVF TREATMENT NHS Greater Glasgow is ahead of IVF waiting time targets by around six months, according to new ISD figures. In the first quarter of this year, 189 new patients for potential treatment were seen at the Glasgow IVF centre, with all but one having waited Read more…
3,720 CARERS BENEFIT FROM DEVOLVED WELFARE POWERS Thousands of carers in Renfrewshire South have benefitted from new Carer’s Allowance Supplement (CAS) payments of up to £442 introduced by the Scottish Government. New figures show that 1,830 payments have been made to carers in East Renfrewshire and 5,030 have been made Read more…
RESULT IS BIGGEST EUROPEAN ELECTION VICTORY EVER SEEN IN SCOTLAND The SNP has won the European election in both Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire as Scotland voted emphatically to reject Brexit. The SNP received 41.6% of the vote in Renfrewshire, 33.6% in East Renfrewshire and 38% nationally. The SNP won in Read more…
TOM ARTHUR MSP SLAMS PUNITIVE POLICIES FOR INCREASING POVERTY Local SNP MSP Tom Arthur has criticised the UK Tory government for its ‘deliberate’ failure to tackle poverty, after the UN’s special rapporteur on extreme poverty reports that the UK’s social security net has been ‘badly damaged’ by the Tories ‘ideological’ Read more…
VOTE SNP ON THURSDAY TO STOP BREXIT SNP MSP Tom Arthur has called on voters in Renfrewshire South to back the SNP to stop Brexit and save Scotland’s place in Europe, ahead of the EU elections on Thursday. With under 48 hours until the polls open, the SNP has stepped Read more…
Scotland must avoid being forced into a “bargain basement” trade deal with Trump by stopping Brexit, SNP MSP Tom Arthur has said. The Tories have made the ability to strike independent trade deals a red line in Brexit negotiations – despite the EU having a proven record of securing advantageous Read more…
Crime proceeds to steer young people in Renfrewshire South away from offending. More than £18 million seized from criminals is to fund projects which divert disadvantaged young people away from crime. The CashBack for Communities scheme reinvests criminal assets into community projects which support young people into positive destinations, diverting Read more…
With the EU elections fast approaching, I spent Saturday out in the sunshine in Johnstone with my colleague Mhairi Black MP and the Renfrewshire South SNP branch. On Monday 13, I was honoured to be invited by New Music Scotland to attend the recent Scottish Awards for New Music and Read more…
During a debate held by Holyrood’s Education and Skills Committee, I was able to highlight the importance of supporting instrumental music tuition, arguing the case for free tuition for young people in Scotland’s schools. As a former music tutor, member of the Musician’s Union and the founder and convener of Read more…
Voters in Renfrewshire South should use the upcoming European election to send a message to Theresa May that “Scotland has had enough of being ignored”, SNP MSP Tom Arthur has said. The SNP launched their European campaign today (Thursday) as postal ballots arrived with 750,000 voters across Scotland. May 9 Read more…