PROGRAMME FOR GOVERNMENT STARK CONTRAST WITH WESTMINSTER SHUTDOWN Renfrewshire South MSP Tom Arthur has welcomed the SNP’s ambitious new plans to tackle climate change and build a fairer country, outlined today in this year’s Programme for Government. Setting out her plans for the year ahead, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon set Read more…
NEW FIGURES REVEAL SCREENING UPTAKE INCREASE, BUT MORE WORK IS STILL REQUIRED Renfrewshire South MSP Tom Arthur has welcomed the most recent cervical screening statistics for Scotland, published on Tuesday 3 September. This data shows that, across Scotland, screening uptake increased from 72.8% to 73.1% between 2017-18 and 2018-19. Local Read more…
GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS IMPROVING PEOPLE’S LIVES AND CREATING WEALTH As the Scottish Government prepares to publish the Programme for Government for 2019-20, people across Scotland are benefitting from the delivery of key policies and commitments as set out in last year’s Programme for Government. This includes helping low-income families across Scotland Read more…
TOM ARTHUR MSP WELCOMES 5G BLUEPRINT Renfrewshire South MSP Tom Arthur has welcomed a plan that will put Scotland at the forefront of the 5G technological revolution. 5G is the next generation of mobile internet, offering faster speeds and enhanced connectivity that could transform transport, education, healthcare and agriculture among Read more…
This week, Renfrewshire South MSP Tom Arthur met with local Business Improvement District (BID) Manager Andy Dunlop to present him with a motion lodged in the Scottish Parliament recognising the success of the inaugural All About Barrhead Awards earlier this year. The All About Barrhead Awards helped put local people, Read more…
TOM ARTHUR MSP ENCOURAGES APPLICATIONS IN RENFREWSHIRE SOUTH On 19 June, the Scottish Government launched The Big Climate Conversation (TBCC), a broad programme of engagement on Scotland’s response to the global climate emergency across all sectors of society – individuals, business and the public sector. Through a series of workshops, Read more…
TOM ARTHUR MSP PRAISES MORE ACCESSIBLE SYSTEM Renfrewshire South’s MSP has welcomed news that disabled people will have more choice in how they apply for benefits when the Scottish Government takes responsibility for Disability Assistance next year, when people will be able to apply online for the first time. Under Read more…
PAYMENT CARD REPLACES PAPER VOUCHERS Tom Arthur MSP has welcomed news that pregnant women and families with babies and children are to be offered increased access to healthy foods. The new Best Start Foods payment replaces the UK Government’s Healthy Start paper vouchers with a new payment card, and is Read more…
An estimated 19,300 children in 12,000 families across East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire are expected to benefit from the Scottish Government’s ground breaking anti-poverty payment, it has been revealed. The Scottish Child Payment will be worth £10 per child for low-income families by the end of 2022, with introduction for under-6s Read more…
TOM ARTHUR MSP WELCOMES NEW STATISTICS Renfrewshire South MSP Tom Arthur has hailed news that the number of men being tested for bowel cancer is at its highest ever level in Scotland. In November 2017, Scotland became the first part of the UK to introduce a simpler home screening test Read more…