Tom Arthur MSP is backing a charity’s service urging people to get their hearing checked and start benefiting from using hearing aids and assistive equipment. The MSP found out about Action on Hearing Loss Scotland’s Hear to Inform and Connect service, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, which wants Read more…
The SNP are working to tackle inequality across Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire and “lift people out of poverty” with new commitments to expand childcare into primary school and scrap social care charges. As announced by Nicola Sturgeon at the SNP conference this week, the SNP will scrap all non-residential social Read more…
SKY HIGH TARIFFS ON SCOTTISH PRODUCE WILL DEVASTATE LOCAL ECONOMY SNP MSP for Renfrewshire South has said that farmers across Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire will feel “betrayed” by the Tory Government’s latest plans for a No Deal Brexit. The UK government has this week announced plans to remove import tariffs Read more…
Renfrewshire South MSP Tom Arthur has shown his support for Challenge Poverty Week both in his constituency and at the Scottish Parliament; highlighting the importance of uniting to break the grip of poverty. The Scotland-wide campaign, running from 7-13 October, is designed to show that poverty exists in Scotland and Read more…
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…
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…
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…