Next month’s General Election is an opportunity to put Scotland’s future in Scotland’s hands. Over the past few weeks, it has been an honour to campaign, along with local SNP branches, for the three outstanding SNP candidates across Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire. There has been a positive response to the Read more…
SNP MSP Tom Arthur has welcomed news that the Scottish Government will invest £1,544,000 in East Renfrewshire schools and £1,946,000 in Renfrewshire schools over the next four years. The investment will mean that professional counselling services will be available to all secondary school pupils who require it by September next Read more…
25 November marks the beginning of the UN’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence and, in recognition of this period, Renfrewshire South MSP Tom Arthur is supporting advocacy group Zero Tolerance’s campaign. The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on Read more…
BREXIT THREATENS TO PUSH MORE PEOPLE INTO POVERTY SNP MSP Tom Arthur has welcomed new figures showing that 530 payments to low income families in East Renfrewshire and 2,220 payments in Renfrewshire have been made under the Scottish Government’s Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods schemes. The Best Start Grant package is Read more…
Local SNP MSP Tom Arthur has reiterated his ongoing support for carers on Carers Rights Day, 21 November. Each year Carers Scotland and Carers UK holds Carers Rights Day to bring organisations across the UK together to help carers in their local community know their rights and find out how Read more…
Consultation event offers chance to address unmet needs of people living with HIV. Tom Arthur MSP has highlighted the importance of a sector-wide and community consultation event being hosted by HIV Scotland next month, encouraging interested parties to attend. The consultation aims to shape health and social policy and to Read more…
As part of Living Wage Week, taking place from Monday 11 – Saturday 17 November, Renfrewshire South MSP Tom Arthur is encouraging local businesses to join him in becoming accredited living wage employers and backing calls demanding an end to the exploitation of young workers imposed by the UK Tory Read more…
Local SNP MSP Tom Arthur has stressed the importance of acknowledging not only the huge opportunities presented by the development of artificial intelligence and data driven technologies, but also the challenges and concerns raised by this rapidly expanding sector. Speaking in a debate on the subject, Mr Arthur noted that Read more…
New figures from the Trussell Trust show that thousands of three day emergency food parcels were handed out in East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire this year. Between 1st April 2019 and 30th September 2019, across East Renfrewshire, 2,247 three day emergency food supplies were provided to people in crisis by food Read more…
Local SNP MSP Tom Arthur has highlighted the importance of a project focusing on people ageing with HIV. There are approximately 5,900 people currently living with HIV in Scotland and it is estimated that 50% will be over the age of 50 by 2030. HIV Scotland’s Living Well: 50+ project Read more…