Scotland’s new public service to make first social security payments. SNP MSP Tom Arthur has welcomed the news that carers in East Renfrewshire will receive the first payments of the new Carer’s Allowance Supplement from mid-September, back-dated to April. This new benefit will be paid twice a year by Social Read more…
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT IN WORLD FIRST SNP MSP Tom Arthur has welcomed the news that free sanitary products will be available to pupils, students and learners at schools, colleges and universities across Renfrewshire thanks to £5.2 million Scottish Government funding. Delivering on the SNP’s Programme for Government commitment to fight Read more…
Tom Arthur, MSP for Renfrewshire South constituency, has recently met with the Scottish War Blinded charity following his praise for their work during a debate in the Scottish Parliament on Veterans charities. Tom visited the new site to find out more about the organisation and the work that they carry Read more…
£50M TO SUPPORT TREATMENT ACROSS SCOTLAND The NHS in Renfrewshire South is set to benefit from a share of a £50 million Scotland-wide investment to help deliver swift treatment and diagnostics. The extra funding is part of a package of measures to help reduce waiting times – and which will also Read more…
Tom Arthur, MSP for Renfrewshire South, has held a successful surgery at Morrisons in Johnstone this week. Tom made clear after his election that he intended on being an accessible MSP, with a shop front office on Johnstone High Street and regular surgeries in locations all across Renfrewshire South. The Read more…
Tom Arthur, MSP for Renfrewshire South, has led a debate in the Scottish Parliament looking forward to a future where hepatitis C is eliminated, following publication of a report by The Hepatitis C Trust. During the debate, Tom highlighted the importance of testing and urged people concerned to seek support Read more…
Families in Renfrewshire South will benefit from almost £1 billion of Scottish Government investment in free childcare, SNP MSP Tom Arthur has said. Following extensive engagement to reach a shared understanding of the costs of the expansion, Scottish Ministers and COSLA Leaders have reached agreement on a multi-year funding Read more…
Tom Arthur, MSP for Renfrewshire South constituency, met with National Animal Charity Blue Cross this week in the Scottish Parliament to pledge his support to protect the thousands of vulnerable pets across the country being sold online. Statistics from Blue Cross have shown that in the last year, 589 Read more…
On Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness Week (23-29 April) MS Society Scotland were in the Scottish Parliament to raise awareness of the important role research plays in the lives of people affected by MS. MS affects more than 11,000 people in Scotland and can cause problems with how we walk, Read more…
Tom Arthur, MSP for Renfrewshire South constituency, has today highlighted figures released by the Trussel Trust. The annual statistics show that in Renfrewshire South between April 2017 and March 2018, 3566 three-day emergency food supplies were given to people facing crisis by the Trussell Trust Foodbank Network, with 1469 going Read more…