Marion Fellows for Motherwell, Wishaw & CarlukeDue to the continued cuts from the Tory Government in London, the SNP Group in NLC did their best to create a budget which protects frontline jobs and services by listening to the concerns of local people. Sadly, the Labour budget was passed leading to:🚨 New charges for community alarms of £3.40 per week.🍞 An increase in […]
Agreement has been reached in the Scottish Parliament for the 2020/21 budget. As well as the original pledges, the SNP Scottish Government will deliver: 🚌 Free bus travel for under-18s. 🏢 An extra £95m for local authorities – including £6m for North Lanarkshire. 👮♀️ £13m for frontline Police and £5m capital. 🌅 £25m on energy efficiency and tackling fuel […]
LOCAL MP WELCOMES FIGURES SHOWING NORTH LANARKSHIRE SECOND MOST LOCAL AUTHORTY TO BENEFIT FROM GROUND-BREAKING NEW CARERS ALLOWANCE SUPPLEMENT Recent figures have revealed that North Lanarkshire carers were the second biggest recipient of the SNP Scottish Government’s Carers Allowance Supplement (CAS) with £6m being paid out since April 2018. The CAS provides carers with £226.20 […]
FULL STORY: ‘Immigration: No visas for low-skilled workers, government says’ So many people and our public services rely on workers from the EU who will not meet the conditions of the UK Government’s hostile environment. Particularly, our elderly and disabled people rely on those 70,000 EU workers in the UK care sector. Are those most […]
Last week, I spoke in a debate on social mobility. So many people today do not enjoy the things that my generation got to enjoy. With austerity, the gig economy and low wages, hardworking people are not given the full support or opportunities to improve their living standards. The Scottish Government is doing what it […]
I’m glad that the UK Government’s Secretary of State has finally admitted that most Scottish tax payers pay less tax than others living elsewhere in the UK. The SNP Scottish Government is delivering a fairer tax system while still ensuring our public services – like our NHS – lead in the UK.