Marion Fellows MP for Motherwell & Wishaw

Tag: Poverty

UK BUDGET TODAY

Post author By rorysteel
Post date March 11, 2020

Scotland – our people, communities and services – have suffered under a decade of Tory austerity. With today’s budget, it is expected that it will continue. The Scottish Government Budget 2020-21 is still 2.8% (£840 million) lower in real terms compared to 2010-11. The £1.2bn extra next financial year will not reverse the £13.9bn of […]

Tags Austerity, Employment, NHS, Poverty, Public Services, Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament, Social Security Scotland, Tories, UK Budget, Unemployment

PAN SHOWCASES SUPPORT FOR SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES

Post author By rorysteel
Post date March 3, 2020

MARION WELCOMES SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES The Motherwell and Wishaw Poverty Action Network (PAN) was reconvened by local MP Marion Fellows on Friday and heard from One Parent Families Scotland (OPFS) and other local groups on their work. PAN was formed by Marion Fellows to allow local bodies to work together and learn from […]

Tags Children, Community Groups, DWP, Foodbanks, One Parent Families Scotland, Poverty, Poverty Action Network, Scottish Child Payment, Scottish Government, SNP, Tories, UK Government