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…
SDS SCOTLAND OFFERING ADVICE, INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE Renfrewshire South MSP Tom Arthur is urging anyone seeking advice and support regarding their exam results to access dedicated support when Skills Development Scotland’s (SDS) Exam Results Helpline opens on Tuesday 6 August. With around 135,000 candidates across the country receiving their National, Read more…
Renfrewshire South MSP Tom Arthur held an Afternoon Tea in his Johnstone constituency office this Friday afternoon, with visitors helping raise over £130 for Breast Cancer Care. The sum will help the charity continue to fund breast cancer research and support for people affected by breast cancer. Commenting after the Read more…
The Scottish Welfare Fund made 9,195 payments to people across Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire in the last financial year, new figures show. A total of 1,625 Community Care Grants and 7,570 Crisis Grants were awarded across the two local authorities over the year. The money helped people with essentials such Read more…
Tom Arthur MSP met with National Farmers Union (Scotland) representatives this week. Keen to hear views on farming in the local area, the Renfrewshire South MSP visited Gryffe Wraes farm in Renfrewshire for a meeting with NFU (Scotland) Forth and Clyde Regional Board Chairman Willie Harper and Regional Manager Lisa Read more…
TOM ARTHUR MSP HIGHLIGHTS DAMNING YOUGOV POLL Tom Arthur MSP is highlighting new polling results, released today by YouGov, which show new Tory leader Boris Johnson entering Number 10 with a rock bottom approval rating of minus 53 and 65% of Scottish voters believing he will be a “poor” or Read more…
Tom Arthur, MSP for Renfrewshire South, recently met with head coach Mark Breslin and volunteers at Barrhead Amateur Boxing Club to present them with a motion he lodged in the Scottish Parliament congratulating the club on securing an Awards for All Scotland grant from sportscotland. The club, which has been Read more…
Tom Arthur MSP has welcomed news that Kilbarchan is to receive a £2.8 million housing boost in the shape of 18 new homes from Williamsburgh Housing Association. The much-needed affordable homes for rent are being built in the popular village at Milliken Road and the construction work was officially launched Read more…