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My Week in 5 - 30th September 2022
Going forward I will be posting a ‘My Week in 5’ News Article showcasing what I have been doing in both The Scottish Parliament and the Falkirk East constituency.
Aside from Parliamentary business, I always enjoy meeting and speaking with individuals, groups and businesses in the constituency. Since being elected last year, I have met with a wide range of people and will continue to do so. Understanding how people are impacted helps me carry out my duties as an MSP and make decisions which are in the best interests of everyone.
I have contributed to two debates this week - Scotland’s Population: Meeting the Needs of our Communities, Economy and Public Services, highlighting how these are intrinsically linked to benefit people across Scotland, and Members Business: Congratulating Scottish Universities on Research Excellence Framework 2021 Results where I highlighted Scotland’s universities important contributions to research affecting not only Scotland but across the world.
I was also pleased to be able to meet with the Fire Brigades Union at the Scottish Parliament, who like many public sector organisations are looking for an increase in their pay offer. I also met with Bailliefields Community Hub in Brightons, who do excellent work to support wellbeing and help those in the community who need it most.
I was also pleased to be able to submit six motions to The Scottish Parliament this week congratulating people within the Falkirk East constituency on their endeavours. From fundraising and community work to winning awards, there has been a lot to celebrate recently.
DECISIVE MAJORITY OF SCOTS RECOGNISE MANDATE FOR INDYREF2
61%-38% AGREE THAT PRO-INDEPENDENCE MAJORITY AT HOLYROOD SHOULD LEAD TO REFERENDUM
A decisive majority of the Scottish public recognise that there is a mandate for Scotland to have a referendum.
Evidence from the 2021 Scottish Election Study addresses the question of whether the Scottish public thinks that the Government has a mandate to pursue a second independence referendum. The data shows 61% of Scots think the Scottish Government has an IndyRef2 mandate.
UK WORST G20 ECONOMY AFTER RUSSIA
NEW OECD FORECAST SHOWS BREXIT BRITAIN TRAILING IN GROWTH
Commenting on a new forecast from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which shows the UK is set to have the lowest economic growth performance of all G20 economies apart from Russia, the SNP said it was further proof that post-Brexit Britain was set on a downward economic spiral, which Scotland needs to escape with independence.
FALKIRK EAST MSP URGES APPLICATION TO MESH REIMBURSEMENT FUND
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT REPAYMENT FUND OPENS ON 6 JUNE
Michelle Thomson, SNP MSP for Falkirk East constituency, has welcomed the announcement that the Transvaginal Mesh Removal Reimbursement Scheme is to open on 6 June.
Ms Thomson is urging any woman who has had to pay for surgery to claim their money back through the scheme.
SARWAR AN APOLOGIST FOR TORY AUSTERITY
WESTMINSTER CONTROL IN SCOTLAND MEANS CUTS, NOT CASH FOR PUBLIC SERVICES
The SNP has described Anas Sarwar as an apologist for Westminster Tory cuts and that he is ‘airbrushing austerity’ as he argued that Westminster has kept Scotland’s public services funded – despite more than a decade of Tory cuts.
The Scottish Labour leader said that the Chancellor’s windfall tax announcement was an argument for Westminster control in Scotland – even though 90% of the revenue generated will come from oil and gas extraction in Scotland.
Commenting, SNP MSP Michelle Thomson said: “Scotland’s public services have suffered more than a decade of Tory cuts, but now Anas Sarwar has become an apologist for those cuts and airbrushing austerity by incredibly arguing that Westminster control has kept public services funded.
“The windfall tax is once again Westminster using Scotland as its cash cow whenever it feels like it, as 90% of the revenue will come from profits made in Scotland.
“That is what the people of Scotland get under Westminster control – cuts to services and then banking on our resources to prop them up when they need it.
“Anas Sarwar’s Labour party failed to capitalise on Scotland’s oil and gas sector and that legacy is being felt now with thousands of households in fuel poverty and terrified to open their bills when they land on their doorstep.
“This is not the first time we have seen Anas Sarwar cosy up to the Tories and, as his grubby deals with the Tories in councils across Scotland show, it will not be the last.”
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https://twitter.com/AnasSarwar/status/1530959253162315778
