Tom Arthur MSP outlines his support for the introduction of legislation to lawfully pilot a supervised drug consumption facility in Scotland following the publication of a report from the Scottish Affairs Committee. The report, published on Monday, makes a series of recommendations following an extensive enquiry into drug use in Read more…
Renfrewshire South MSP Tom Arthur has praised the ambition of Renfrewshire’s recently published Economic Strategy, while also highlighting the risks Brexit presents to the local economy and the strategy itself. The strategy sets out ambitions and actions to achieve sustained, inclusive growth of the Renfrewshire economy over the next 10 Read more…
Renfrewshire South MSP Tom Arthur is joining Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, to help reduce the number of dogs negatively affected by fireworks season this year by sharing their Firework Dog Code. Dogs feel safe and secure when they can predict and control their environment, so when Read more…
Glasgow Airport is in the early stages of its Airspace Change Programme and Renfrewshire South MSP Tom Arthur is encouraging his constituents to get involved in the upcoming consultation process. The Programme forms part of a UK-wide initiative sponsored by the UK Government and Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) known as Read more…
NEED FOR FULL POWERS AT HOLYROOD TO TACKLE POVERTY “HEAD-ON” The Scottish Welfare Fund made 2,265 payments to people in Renfrewshire in the last financial year, new figures show an increase of 6% compared to the same period last year. A total of 2,265 Community Care Grants and Crisis Grants Read more…
CAP FUNDING RETURNED AFTER YEARS OF UK GOVERNMENT DELAY Farmers across Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire will benefit from the first instalment of convergence funding – addressing an “historic injustice” which the SNP government has long campaigned for. The funding is the first tranche of an £160 million package the UK Read more…
FRASER OF ALLANDER WARN JOHNSON’S DEAL WILL BRING “CONSIDERABLE” CHALLENGES Brexit has already cost the Scottish economy £3 billion, according to new analysis by the Fraser of Allander Institute. The research institute also warned that Boris Johnson’s proposed deal is “one of the ‘hardest’ forms of Brexit” and would mean Read more…
Renfrewshire South MSP Tom Arthur has exposed the potential dangers facing Scottish businesses in in light of Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal. On Monday 21 October, the Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Constitution Committee, of which Mr Arthur is a member, took evidence from Michael Gove MP on Brexit. Tom Arthur MSP Read more…
Renfrewshire South MSP Tom Arthur held an event as part of Macmillan’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning in his Johnstone constituency office this Friday afternoon (18 October), with visitors helping raise over £86.70. The sum will help the charity continue to fund life-changing tailored support and services for those affected by Read more…
DEAL WORSE FOR LOCAL JOBS THAN THERESA MAY’S Boris Johnson’s proposed new Brexit deal would leave Scotland unique among the four UK nations in being completely ignored, SNP MSP Tom Arthur has said. While England and Wales both voted to leave the EU, and would do so under the deal, Read more…