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Stuart McMillan MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde received confirmation from the Health Secretary today that the Scottish Government will consider upgrades to Port Glasgow Health Centre, should NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) submit proposals to the Scottish Government on this. The local SNP MSP raised this during Portfolio Questions following a discussion he had […]
Read More…During FMQs today, Stuart McMillan MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde highlighted the Scottish Government’s £10m Tenant Hardship Loan Fund – which provides financial assistance to private and social sector tenants who are experiencing difficulties paying their rent because of COVID-19. Stuart raised this question after being contacted by a local letting agency on behalf of […]
Read More…MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Stuart McMillan, has urged local food and drink projects to apply for a new Scottish Government fund launched to drive projects that celebrate locally sourced and produced food and drink. The Scotland Food & Drink Partnership was launched to help the sector with its recovery from COVID and prepare for […]
Read More…DIRECT INVESTMENT TO INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT IN INVERCLYDE MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Stuart McMillan, has welcomed direct investment in mental health services in the Scottish Budget, which will increase by £139m and take overall spending in mental health to over £1.1 billion. Finance Secretary Kate Forbes confirmed that the Scottish Government will be making £15 million […]
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…SNP MSP Stuart McMillan has welcomed funding to support local initiatives in Inverclyde through the Scottish Government’s Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF). Schemes around Scotland are to receive a share of £25million from the RCGF – with The Inverclyde Shed awarded £504,804 for their Meet, Make + Share project, and Inverclyde Council awarded £1,184,000 to […]
Read More…SNP MSP Stuart McMillan has expressed his delight that taxi and private hire drivers in Inverclyde will have access to three times the amount of Scottish Government support than they did last year. Eligible drivers will be able to claim a £1,500 grant to cover fixed costs, boosting the support available to them by the […]
Read More…EXTRA SNP GOVERNMENT FUNDING TO SUPPORT COUNCIL SERVICES Inverclyde Council has received an additional £9.86 million from the SNP Government to support local services in Inverclyde and tackle the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Local authorities will also receive their fair share of a further £184.8 million, which is currently undistributed but will be allocated […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde has commented on the latest drug-related deaths figures published today by the National Records of Scotland (NRS). These statistics cover drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2019. Stuart said: “The NRS report makes for sobering reading as there were 1,264 drug-related deaths in Scotland last year – the largest […]
Read More…NEW SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TO TARGET SECTORS IN NEED Businesses in Inverclyde will receive their share of targeted Scottish Government coronavirus funding worth £185 million. Today, the Finance Secretary Kate Forbes MSP announced the funding that will benefit a wide range of sectors, such as taxi drivers, arts venues and the hospitality sector. The Scottish Government is […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde has shown his delight that around 34,000 staff members in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde will be recognised for the hard work and sacrifice they have shown during the COVID-19 pandemic by receiving a bonus of £500 from the SNP Scottish Government. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced all NHS staff would receive the bonus […]
Read More…“PROGRESSIVE VISION TO TACKLE POVERTY IN THE FACE OF TORY CUTS” SNP MSP Stuart McMillan has welcomed the announcement that every primary school pupil in Inverclyde will be eligible for free school meals, all year around, if the SNP is re-elected in May. Deputy First Minister, John Swinney, set out this latest step in the […]
Read More…Local MSP, Stuart McMillan, has said the new Scottish National Investment Bank will help encourage economic growth across Inverclyde, after the bank officially opened for business this week. The SNP Government has committed at least £2 billion of investment to support the UK’s first mission-led development bank over the next ten years. The bank will […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde has expressed his delight at the news that the SNP Scottish Government continues to press ahead with delivering Scotland’s new benefits system despite the challenges faced by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People, Shirley-Anne Somerville, announced this week that Social […]
Read More…£1 MILLION FUND TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY SHOPPING AND PROMOTE TOWN CENTRES SNP MSP Stuart McMillan has encouraged projects in Greenock and Inverclyde to apply for a new £1 million fund that has been launched by the SNP government to help promote town centres and online businesses and encourage people to spend locally. Grants of between […]
Read More…CRISIS GRANTS HIT RECORD HIGH OVER LOCKDOWN The Scottish Welfare Fund made 815 crisis grant payments to people in Inverclyde in the last financial quarter – an increase of 38% on last year – to help pay for essentials such as food, heating costs, and household necessities. Latest figures show that the Scottish Welfare Fund has paid out 16,475 crisis […]
Read More…SNP TACKLING CHILD POVERTY WHILE TORIES DUCK RESPONSIBILITIES The new Scottish Child Payment – which has been described as a “game-changer” in the fight to tackle child poverty – will open early for applications from Monday 9 November. Local MSP Stuart McMillan has encouraged parents and carers in Inverclyde who are eligible to apply ahead of its introduction so […]
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…SNP GOVERNMENT COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING VETERANS IN INVERCLYDE Stuart McMillan MSP has welcomed a new rail card that will allow Scottish veterans to claim a 34% discount on travel. The veterans’ rail card, initially priced at £21 per year, allows holders to travel across the country at reduced fares. To encourage uptake, the SNP Government […]
Read More…SNP GOVERNMENT PROVIDING £10 MILLION FOR SCHOOL MEALS OVER HOLIDAYS A total of 3,393 children across Inverclyde will benefit from extra funding to extend free school meals over the Christmas and Easter holidays. Funding worth £10 million has been made available by the SNP Government so that councils can continue providing free school meals through […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde has welcomed the news that NHS dentistry services in Scotland are to resume next month after being halted due to COVID-19. In plans announced at Holyrood on Monday [12 October], the Public Health Minister, Joe FitzPatrick MSP, said that the Scottish Government’s understanding of COVID-19 transmission in dental […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP has received confirmation from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and the First Minister that the Intensive Care Unit at Inverclyde Royal Hospital is not closing. The local SNP MSP put several questions to the health board in light of reports that staff were told on 1 October that the unit was to […]
Read More…INDEPENDENCE THE ONLY WAY TO PROTECT SCOTLAND’S ECONOMY SNP MSP Stuart McMillan has said the Tory government must perform an urgent U-turn over its reckless decision to withdraw support for jobs – after more companies in Inverclyde voiced fears of redundancies after the furlough scheme ends next month. Bakery chain Greggs, which has 25,000 workers across Scotland and the […]
Read More…SNP MSP Stuart McMillan has demanded an urgent meeting with TSB officials after an announcement the Port Glasgow branch has been marked for closure. Yesterday, [30th September] the bank announced 73 branch closures across Scotland. The MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde has now requested an urgent meeting with TSB bosses to discuss the impact of […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde has welcomed a new grant to help people on low incomes if they are asked to self-isolate due to COVID-19. The new Self-Isolation Support Grant will help those who would lose income if they needed to self-isolate, such as those unable to carry out their work from home. […]
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