SNP SUPPORT INCREASE IN INVESTMENT IN RENFREWSHIRE SOUTH Holyrood has backed the SNP’s budget plans, offering economic stability in the face of Brexit while giving a cash boost to the NHS, schools and other vital services. Despite Westminster cuts of almost £2 billion in a decade to Scotland’s block resource grant, Read more…
SNP MSP for Renfrewshire South, Tom Arthur, has called on his political opponents to get behind the Scottish Government’s budget proposals, following a warning from the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) that a defeat would create a “thick layer of uncertainty” for businesses at an “already challenging time”. Speaking in the Read more…
SNP MSP Tom Arthur has hailed plans for a significant investment Scotland’s art, screen and creative industries – urging local groups across Renfrewshire South to make the most of funding. Finance Secretary, Derek Mackay MSP, last month outlined the Scottish Government’s draft budget proposals for 2019/20 – announcing a £6.6 Read more…
I’ve had another busy week as MSP for Renfrewshire South. I began the week meeting Lochwinnoch Primary Head Teacher Julie Bell on Monday morning ahead of meetings later that day at Johnstone Health Centre and with GMB in my capacity as convener of the SNP MSP Backbench Trade Union Group Read more…
SNP MSP, Tom Arthur, has hailed a Scottish Government announcement that promises to commit almost £500 million to expand early learning and childcare provision across Scotland. Announcing the Scottish Government’s draft budget proposals for 2019/20 in Holyrood last month, Finance Secretary Derek Mackay MSP, outlined the investment that will support Read more…
It’s been another dramatic week in UK politics! However, while the UK Government implodes and Westminster is engulfed in chaos, I and my SNP colleagues have been working hard on behalf of our constituents – both here in Renfrewshire South and through at Holyrood. I started the week with a Read more…
Tom Arthur MSP for Renfrewshire South, has called on local politicians from all parties to get behind historic funding for Scotland’s new social security agency – a move that will support carers and low income families across the country. Outlining his draft budget proposals for 2019/20 last month, Finance Secretary Read more…
Tom Arthur MSP has called on the UK government to revise its approach to digital connectivity and invest more money delivering high-speed broadband for residents in Renfrewshire South, after it was criticised for ‘short-changing’ Scots on high-speed broadband by a parliamentary committee. The Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity committee Read more…
SNP MSP Tom Arthur has called on his political opponents across Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire to get behind the Scottish Government’s draft budget proposals that commits an extra £729 million for health and care services. Last month, Finance Secretary Derek Mackay MSP announced plans to increase spending on NHS frontline Read more…
This is the first of what will be weekly updates on some of my work representing constituents both here in Renfrewshire South and in Holyrood. I’ll also be providing information on upcoming events that you might be interested in. This week saw the Scottish Parliament return after the Christmas Recess. Read more…