This week I visited the charity One Parent Families Scotland based in my constituency. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to learn more about the support OPFS provide. You can read more from my previous post: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1054740326461933&set=a.377949410807698
I was pleased to meet with Vodafone ahead of a roundtable discussion I am sponsoring. Their merger with Three will enable them to greatly expand their network and rollout of 5G.
I also met with Rise this week. Rise, a coalition of thirteen stakeholders, are currently proposing a site for manufacturing sustainable aviation fuel in Grangemouth. I will continue to engage with them as their proposals progress with the appropriate decision makers.
In the Economy & Fair Work Committee, Secretary of State for Scotland Ian Murray was questioned about the Scottish City Region and Regional Growth Deals. As you can see from my previous post, I was able to get the Secretary of State for Scotland to confirm that funding would continue despite the issues with the poor performance of the UK economy.
On Tuesday this week I spoke in the ‘Scotland's Support to the Culture Sector’ debate in the Scottish Parliament. Music plays an important part in my life, and I look forward to the additional £34million allocated to the Culture sector in the forthcoming Scottish Budget, including for musical projects such as Sistema and Youth Music Initiative.
In recent weeks I have also been working closely with Friends of Kinneil House as Falkirk Council moves forward with various reviews. The site is an important strategic asset and we need to explore all options.
