The Scottish Government has announced its Programme for Government. These are not normal times, this is not a normal Programme for Government. We must take the necessary steps to rebuild an economy that is stronger, fairer and more sustainable. We have an opportunity, not simply to go back to how things were, but to address […]
Motherwell and Wishaw MP, Marion Fellows, wrote to Education Secretary John Swinney last week to raise concerns about how pupils – especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds – were being graded. Following Mr Swinney’s announcement today, Mrs Fellows commented: “I am glad the Education Secretary has listened to and acted on the concerns raised by teachers, […]
MOST DEPRIVED PUPILS HAVE GRADES DISPROPORTIONATELY LOWERED COMPARED TO THOSE FROM WELL OFF BACKGROUNDS Following the publication of the Scottish Qualification Authority’s (SQA) results this week, Marion Fellows, MP for Motherwell and Wishaw, has called on the Scottish Government to ensure local pupils are graded fairly after those from more deprived backgrounds received disproportionately lower […]
In a new report, the cross-party Foreign Affairs Committee has slammed the Foreign Office’s repatriation initiative to bring UK citizens home at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, calling it slow and poorly co-ordinated. Years of budget cuts and lack of leadership has left the UK unable to match its European neighbours, such as Denmark, […]
“UK GOV MUST INTRODUCE MINIMUM MAINTENANCE PAYMENT NOW” The SNP are backing single-parents and child rights campaigners who are seeking a judicial review into unpaid child maintenance. Campaigners have called for a review of the Child Maintenance Service and for effective enforcement action to be taken in the collection of maintenance arrears – calls that […]
SNP MP, Marion Fellows, has today written to UK Business Secretary, Alok Sharma MP, to continue the public subsidy of Post Office Ltd to prevent branch closures and to provide clarity on ‘Project Neo’. Correspondence from Post Office CEO, Nick Reade, says that Post Office Ltd’s Project Neo will aim at “delivering lower costs” and […]