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MSP PRAISES VITAL WORK DONE BY CARERS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC Around 1,590 carers in Inverclyde are due to benefit from a one-off payment during the coronavirus pandemic. The Scottish Government has revealed plans to invest £19.2million to provide further support to Scottish carers during the Covid-19 crisis. If approved by parliament, around 83,000 eligible carers […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde has paid tribute to local frontline workers during the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on International Workers’ Memorial Day (Tuesday 28 April 2020). During his almost 13 years as an MSP, Stuart has worked alongside Action on Asbestos (formerly Clydeside Action on Asbestos) to improve the support given to […]
Read More…SNP MSP Stuart McMillan has welcomed confirmation Inverclyde families unable to access food due to coronavirus will get support from the Scottish Government. Local authorities are sharing £30 million of new investment from the Scottish Government Food fund to support those struggling. Inverclyde have been allocated £565,000 from the fund. The funding is one part […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP lent his support to Marie Curie’s big fundraising appeal month, the Great Daffodil Appeal, at an event at Scottish Parliament. Meeting with staff and volunteers from Marie Curie, Stuart was interested to hear about care and support provided to people living with terminal illness in Scotland. Marie Curie supported over 7,500 people […]
Read More…This week, Stuart McMillan MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde introduced his Member’s Bill in the Scottish Parliament that seeks to enable the recovery of costs incurred by the NHS in Scotland for treating people with industrial diseases. The Liability for NHS Charges (Treatment of Industrial Disease) (Scotland) Bill amends Part 3 of the Health and […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP led a Member’s Debate in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday 10 March 2020 to highlight some of the issues people with visual impairments face when trying to access health care. Key findings from RNIB Scotland’s latest report, Communication Failure? A review of the accessibility of health information for blind and partially sighted […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde has today met with Jane Grant and John Brown, the Chief Executive and Chair of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, to discuss the recent decision by the health board to temporarily close Inverclyde’s GPs Out of Hours (OOH) service. Prior to the meeting, Stuart had written to Jane […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan, SNP MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request on Friday 28 February following NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s (NHSGGC) decision to temporarily close the GP Out of Hours service at Inverclyde Royal Hospital (IRH). The local MSP has asked for information relating to the number of patients from […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde has written to the Chief Executive of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and the Health Secretary following today’s decision at a health board meeting to close the GP Out of Hours service in Inverclyde. Commenting, Stuart said: “I am astounded that of the four hospitals chosen to provide […]
Read More…SNP MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Stuart McMillan, has challenged his political opponents across West Scotland to get behind plans that will hand Scotland’s police force an extra £37 million. Last week, the SNP Government outlined its 2020/21 budget that also promises a further £6.5 million for community justice interventions as part of efforts to […]
Read More…CARER’S ALLOWANCE SUPPLEMENT HELPS THOUSANDS IN INVERCLYDE Thousands of carers in Inverclyde have benefitted from Carer’s Allowance Supplement (CAS) payments of up to £452 a year, introduced by the Scottish Government. New figures show that 1,930 carers in Inverclyde have received CAS payments since the payment was introduced in September 2018. The Carer’s Allowance Supplement […]
Read More…A total of 1,500 families in Inverclyde have benefitted from new welfare payments introduced by the Scottish Government. The Scottish Government opened the Best Start Grant for applications in December 2018, which provides parents or carers who get certain benefits or tax credits with financial support during the key early years of a child’s life. […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde has welcomed today’s Scottish Budget announcement – which contains record investment for health and social care. The local SNP MSP has praised the “vision and leadership” of the budget despite being set against the backdrop of heightened uncertainty and risk, due to the UK Government delaying the UK […]
Read More…Local SNP MSP Stuart McMillan has welcomed the news that Inverclyde Council are set to develop a ‘special business case’ for the area to receive additional funding from the Scottish Government. This follows the latest publication of the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) statistics, which now put a data zone covering Greenock town centre […]
Read More…Greenock and Inverclyde MSP Stuart McMillan has responded to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) statistics for 2020 by calling on all levels of governance to work harder to improve the lives of Inverclyde residents. The local SNP MSP said that Inverclyde Council must take responsibility for its role in reducing deprivation across his […]
Read More…Greenock and Inverclyde MSP Stuart McMillan has welcomed proposals to regulate non-surgical services after first raising the issue with the Scottish Government almost two years ago. Non-healthcare professionals will require a licence to carry out cosmetic procedures such as dermal fillers or lip enhancements under proposals being put forward by the Scottish Government. The aim […]
Read More…With freezing weather setting in, local MSP Stuart McMillan is urging residents in Greenock and Inverclyde to make sure their homes are prepared Scottish Gas engineer, Julie Dickson, shares her tips for households to deal with the winter Scottish Gas has also launched Boiler Support with Google Assistant to help homeowners fix more simple boiler […]
Read More…SNP MSP Stuart McMillan has welcomed Scottish Government intervention to protect Inverclyde residents from Tory welfare cuts. New figures show that 1,615 Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) were made to those on low incomes in Inverclyde between April and September this year. The total award value spent in Inverclyde in this period was £1.16m – with […]
Read More…During today’s (28 November 2019) First Ministers Questions, Stuart McMillan MSP asked the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to eliminate violence against women and girls (VAWAG) – particularly those from at-risk groups. According to research collated by Zero Tolerance – a charity with a vision of a world without men’s violence […]
Read More…SNP MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Stuart McMillan, has welcomed news that the Scottish Government will invest £948,000 in Inverclyde schools over the next four years. The investment will mean that professional counselling services will be available to all secondary school pupils who require it by September next year. The Scottish Government is investing £60 […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP joined Aberlour Child Care Trust in the Scottish Parliament recently, giving their support to the charity’s ‘No Bad Ends’ campaign. The campaign was launched following research that shows young people from the most deprived communities in Inverclyde are up to three times more likely to die before they reach their 25th birthday. […]
Read More…Around three quarters of fires in Scottish homes are caused by electricity, with most linked to electrical appliances – which is why Stuart McMillan MSP is supporting Electrical Safety First and its new campaign entitled Do It Now. The leading consumer safety charity aims to encourage people to register their electrical items to ensure they […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP spoke with the charity Guide Dogs Scotland at the SNP conference about the challenges that blind and partially sighted people face when walking the streets, including pavement parking, street clutter and shared spaces. Pavements blocked by parked cars or street clutter such as wheelie bins and overhanging branches can force pedestrians to […]
Read More…Greenock and Inverclyde MSP, Stuart McMillan, visited Scottish War Blinded’s Hawkhead Centre in Paisley on Tuesday 22 October 2019 along with representatives from Inverclyde HSCP to help improve referral rates for visually impaired veterans living in Inverclyde. Stuart, who is the Convenor of the Scottish Parliament’s Cross-Party Group for Visual Impairment, has been working with […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP is urging local employers to use a charity’s toolkit, which has been produced to help organisations break down barriers facing jobseekers or employees who are Deaf or have a hearing loss. The MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde is backing Action on Hearing Loss Scotland’s Working for Change campaign influencing businesses to provide […]
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