OVERVIEW INCLUDES STEPS TO PROTECT CRITICAL IMPORTS AND VULNERABLE CITIZENS A report has been published detailing the range of measures being put in place by the Scottish Government to mitigate a ‘no deal’ Brexit. The overview document outlines the depth and scope of work underway, suggests what actions the UK Read more…
Leonard Cheshire have launched their 2020 internship programme and local SNP MSP Tom Arthur is encouraging his constituents and local businesses to get involved. The award-winning scheme offers paid summer internships to students and graduates with long-term health conditions or disabilities. Since 2014, the Change 100 programme has partnered with Read more…
SNP MSP Tom Arthur has urged parents to “trust the facts” and make sure their child is vaccinated for flu this winter. This week, the Scottish Government has launched its annual national flu vaccination programme – with a focus on people with health conditions and children aged 2-5. Every year Read more…
SCOTLAND “GLOBAL LEADER” ON TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE SNP MSP for Renfrewshire South, Tom Arthur, has outlined his support for the Scottish Government’s finalised policy of no support for ‘fracking’ in Scotland. Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse today confirmed that the Scottish Government would not license any fracking development. This position was Read more…
SNP CALL FOR IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND PAYMENT FOR 1950s WOMEN Local SNP MSP Tom Arthur has spoken out in solidarity with WASPI women after campaigners lost a significant legal battle. The High Court dismissed the case contesting the controversial adjustments made to the state pension age, which campaigners say unlawfully Read more…
The end of the summer offered plenty of opportunities to attend local events and make the most of the lovely weather. It was a privilege to speak at the annual Wallace Day commemoration in Elderslie on 24 August. I am grateful to the The Society Of William Wallace for the Read more…
Renfrewshire South MSP Tom Arthur joined Corra Foundation to hear from people across Scotland who are changing their communities for the better, including representatives from the Dunterlie project in Barrhead, at a parliamentary reception on 24 September. Dunterlie is one of nine communities across Scotland involved in the People in Read more…
Renfrewshire South MSP Tom Arthur is hoping to raise much-needed money for people living with cancer by hosting an event as part of Macmillan Cancer Support’s World Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday 18 October at his constituency office in Johnstone. Mr Arthur is inviting people to come along, share in Read more…
STEP CLOSER TO SCOTTISH NATIONAL INVESTMENT BANK Local MSP Tom Arthur has said that SNP plans to establish a Scottish National Investment bank will help encourage economic growth across Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire This week in Holyrood, MSPs debated the Scottish Government’s blueprint for the investment bank that will begin Read more…
SNP DELIVERING FOR RENFREWSHIRE SOUTH WHILE WESTMINSTER IN CHAOS Local MSP Tom Arthur has voted in favour of the Climate Change Bill, meaning that Scotland will now have the most ambitious statutory targets in the world and its contribution to climate change will end, definitively, within a generation. The landmark Read more…