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Buses must be properly regulated
I welcome the article in today’s Herald highlighting concerns expressed by many local authorities that bus firms are ‘abandoning’ rural areas in favour of more profitable inter-city routes. This is yet further evidence that the deregulated bus industry is failing to meet the needs of our communities. Over the past few months I have received numerous complaints from constituents about bus [...]
Continue reading...We must give children in care a fair chance in life
2 September 2010
I am very concerned by the claims in today’s Audit Scotland report that many children’s care plans ‘lack clear action and long-term goals’, and that a ‘better understanding’ of costs is necessary to ensure services provide value for money. The report, entitled ‘Getting it Right for Children in Residential care’, reveals that children’s services across the [...]
Continue reading...Desperately seeking cutters
1 September 2010
Last week I met with June Vallance, Project Director at the Shotts Healthy Living Project, ‘Getting Better Together’ and Wilma Phillips, Acting Head of Profession for Podiatry in NHS Lanarkshire. The meeting was to launch the search for volunteers for a community toenail cutting service. This may seem like a trivial matter, but a large [...]
Continue reading...Still Fighting for Newhouse
31 August 2010
During a recent trip to the United States I met with senior executives from pharmaceutical company Merck (known as MSD in the UK) to discuss the future of the Newhouse research facility. The meeting took place at Merck’s research headquarters in Pennsylvania and was attended by the company’s Executive Director of Government Affairs, Bob Hunter, and [...]
Continue reading...@Home’s Got Talent
16 August 2010
I was grateful to be invited to @Home’s Got Talent, a celebration of North Lanarkshire’s youthful talent staged at the Airdrie @Home Centre. The event, which was both exciting and enjoyable, gave the young participants the opportunity to showcase the array of skills that they have acquired over the summer months. The standard of the performances was very high, [...]
Continue reading...We should fight to safeguard site of scientific excellence
16 July 2010
I attended meetings with senior management and staff at Newhouse research facility in North Lanarkshire, which is facing imminent closure by parent company MSD (formerly Organon). The meetings, also attended by local Labour MP Pamela Nash, were very constructive, and I remain hopeful that a solution can be found which protects the jobs of the 250 [...]
Continue reading...Proposed closure a devastating blow
9 July 2010
I was deeply disappointed to hear of the MSD (formerly Organon) proposal to close their research facility at Newhouse, which could lead to job losses for up to 250 highly-qualified scientists and researchers. This closure will not only come as a devastating blow to the life sciences in Scotland, but will also have serious repercussions for [...]
Continue reading...Joseph was Amazing
28 June 2010
Last week I attended a wonderful performance of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The show was put on by the pupils and staff of Tollbrae Primary and Calderbank Primary. I was very impressed by the high standard of the performance and I am sure that after all the hard work in producing the show, teachers [...]
Continue reading...Celebration of Learning in Airdrie
24 June 2010
Last night I had the pleasure of attending the Celebration of Learning event at Gartlea Community Centre in Airdrie. The event was attended by over 80 people who have been involved in adult education classes over the past year. Over 300 awards were given out to learners from across Airdrie and surrounding villages. Most of [...]
Continue reading...Thanks to the Voluntary Sector
9 June 2010
On Monday I held my annual ‘cup of tea’ session to thank all those who contribute to their communities as part of a voluntary organisation. Often the efforts of these people go unnoticed and without thanks. However, their work helps to strengthen our communities and makes those communities better places in which to live. Those [...]
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6 September 2010
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