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Stuart McMillan, the SNP candidate for Greenock and Inverclyde, has endorsed Nicola Sturgeon’s plan to keep Scotland safe during the pandemic and help kickstart a sustainable economy. The plan, titled First Steps, sets out key actions a re-elected SNP Government would take within 100 days to tackle the pandemic, support the NHS, invest in jobs […]
Read More…The SNP’s candidate for Greenock and Inverclyde, Stuart McMillan, welcomes his party’s commitment to deliver 100,000 affordable homes in Scotland over the next decade. Other key SNP housing commitments include investing £1.6bn in the next parliament to decarbonise the heating of homes and other buildings, and ensuring that by 2026 all new homes delivered by […]
Read More…SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITIES, JOBS, BUSINESSES AND COVID-19 RECOVERY MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde has welcomed the SNP Government’s ambitious draft budget – which includes record funding of £16 billion for our health and social care service – and urged MSPs from all parties to support it. Today, Finance Secretary Kate Forbes announced her budget, which […]
Read More…MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Stuart McMillan, has welcomed the announcement that new legislation, which requires all homes in Scotland to have interlinked smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, will be delayed until February 2022. The Scottish Government recently confirmed that it will ask Parliament to approve a 12-month delay in the deadline to carry out this important […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP asked an FMQ today about reports that the highest proportion of positive COVID-19 tests is among young adults. The Greenock and Inverclyde MSP went on to ask whether the Scottish Government would consider tougher fines for hosts of house parties. The First Minister said: “More recently, the 18-39 year age group has […]
Read More…Today, Stuart McMillan MSP will lead a Member’s Debate on a Museum for Human Rights being located in his Greenock and Inverclyde constituency. The SNP MSP has proposed the Sugar Sheds at James Watt Dock in Greenock as a prime location, given the sugar trade’s connection to the transatlantic slave trade. He has also highlighted […]
Read More…The Scottish Parliament’s Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (DPLR Committee) are due to consider Stuart McMillan MSP’s Member’s Bill on Tuesday 15 September. The Greenock and Inverclyde MSP’s Bill, Liability for NHS Charges (Treatment of Industrial Disease) (Scotland) Bill, aims to enable Scottish Ministers to recoup NHS costs back in cases of industrial disease […]
Read More…FREE, ANONYMOUS APP WILL HELP STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 AND SAVE LIVES SNP MSP Stuart McMillan has urged people in Inverclyde to download the new ‘Protect Scotland’ app – to help slow the spread of Coronavirus and support the easing of lockdown restrictions. The app can be downloaded onto phones here and will let […]
Read More…YOUTH GUARANTEE TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE IN INVERCLYDE SUCCEED SNP MSP Stuart McMillan has welcomed a new £60 million Youth Guarantee announced in the Programme for Government, which guarantees everyone in Inverclyde aged 16-24, a job, a place in education or a place in training. The new partnership between the Scottish Government and Scotland’s employers […]
Read More…Greenock and Inverclyde SNP MSP, Stuart McMillan has confirmed he will be seeking re-selection to again become the SNP candidate for the Scottish Parliamentary election in 2021. Mr McMillan was first elected as a West of Scotland Regional MSP in 2007 and then again in 2011. He won the Greenock and Inverclyde constituency for the […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP visited Cappielow today (Friday 21 August) to learn more about the new commentary equipment for Greenock Morton fans who are blind or visually impaired. CEO Dave MacKinnon met with the local MSP to demonstrate how the new equipment would work. Commenting, Stuart said: “Football supporters who are blind or visually impaired enjoy […]
Read More…SNP GOVERNMENT’S ‘JOB START PAYMENT’ NOW OPEN TO APPLICATIONS Local MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Stuart McMillan, has welcomed a new Scottish benefit introduced today that will help 16 to 24-year olds into work if they have been unemployed for over six months. The SNP Scottish Government’s Job Start Payment is a one-off grant of […]
Read More…The Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee has issued a Call for Views on the Liability for NHS Charges (Treatment of Industrial Disease) (Scotland) Bill, lodged by Stuart McMillan MSP. The call for views will run until Wednesday 30 September 2020. You can take part in the consultation here. Commenting, Stuart said: “Following my Bill’s […]
Read More…The Education Secretary, John Swinney MSP, made a statement in the Scottish Parliament today regarding the 2020 SQA exam results. During his statement, Mr Swinney apologised to young people affected by the downgrading of awards, and confirmed that he has directed the SQA to re-issue those awards based solely on teacher or lecturer judgement. Commenting, […]
Read More…COVID-19 CRISIS PUTS PRESSURE ON UK GOVT TO SCRAP BENEFIT CAP POLICY The number of households in Inverclyde hit by the Tory government’s ‘harmful’ benefit cap has soared by 55% since the COVID-19 pandemic started. New statistics show that as of May this year, 6,034 households in Scotland were hit by the benefit cap – […]
Read More…Greenock and Inverclyde’s MSP, Stuart McMillan, has commented on Scottish Welfare Fund payments rising to £37.6 million to support people and families in low incomes in times of need. In the 12 months to 31 March 2020, Scottish Welfare Fund payments included £12.9 million in Crisis Grants – up 24% – and £24.7 million on […]
Read More…LOCAL MSP PRAISES SNP GOVERNMENT’S AMBITIOUS ‘SPACES FOR PEOPLE’ INITIATIVE MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Stuart McMillan, has said that £585,000 for Inverclyde Council will help normalise the increasing number of people walking or cycling in the local area. In partnership with Sustrans Scotland, the SNP Government has now awarded nearly £30 million to pop-up […]
Read More…New figures show that 929 businesses in Inverclyde have received support from the Scottish Government to support them through the coronavirus crisis. A total of £10.27 million has been awarded to businesses in Inverclyde through a Scottish Government scheme designed to support small businesses and the retail, hospitality and leisure sector. Across Scotland, over 83,000 […]
Read More…The SNP Scottish Parliamentary Group held its Annual General Meeting on Monday 29 June and local MSP, Stuart McMillan, was elected as its Deputy Convener. Stuart succeeds Sandra White MSP who stood down. Stuart commented: “I am delighted to have the support of Parliamentary colleagues, many of whom asked me to stand for the role. […]
Read More…Children in Inverclyde eligible for free school meals will be among those who continue to be supported over the summer through a package of £27.6 million of additional funding from the Scottish Government. Inverclyde Council will receive £294,000 funding from the SNP government to support the continued provision of free school meals during the summer […]
Read More…NEW FIGURES SHOW HALF A BILLION IN EXTRA SPENDING LAST YEAR Stuart McMillan MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde has welcomed new figures showing spending on education in Inverclyde rose by £9,216,000 last year. The figures show councils spent £547 million more on education in 2019-20 than the previous year – a real terms spending increase […]
Read More…Greenock and Inverclyde MSP Stuart McMillan has backed a Bill to protect environmental standards by “keeping pace” with the EU after the end of the Brexit transition period. The UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill will allow or provide for continuity of provision that would otherwise be lost on withdrawal from the […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP has welcomed the passing of the Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Bill in the Scottish Parliament – as it delivers increased animal cruelty penalties and new legal protections for service animals. The Bill increases the maximum penalty for the most serious animal and wildlife crimes to five years imprisonment […]
Read More…SNP MSP Stuart McMillan has welcomed figures outlining the scale of Scottish Government funding to tackle the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. As part of £3.8 billion in extra spending to tackle coronavirus, the Scottish Government has committed to a £350 million package of emergency funding for communities to help tackle harms caused by the […]
Read More…SNP MSP Stuart McMillan has praised the hundreds of Inverclyde residents who have signed up to volunteering schemes during the pandemic. A total of 207 people have volunteered with the British Red Cross locally while 295 have signed up to Volunteer Scotland, according to recent figures provided by the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe). While […]
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