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Margaret Ferrier MP
Member of Parliament for Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Margaret Ferrier MP
SNP MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Manufacturing)
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The Chancellor's replacements for the furlough and self-employed income support schemes provide much less support to struggling firms, leaving them with the awful choice of closure or mass redundancies. The support isn't anywhere near the same league as the extended French and German schemes, which we could emulate as an independent country.
Cambuslang Community Council are leading the charge on the Community Access to Cash pilot, and they are looking for your views on their plans for a new banking hub in Cambuslang Main Street.
I know that this hub will be essential for Main Street, given the loss of bank branches over many months, so please take the time to fill in their survey to ensure that the hub provides the banking services Cambuslang residents want. www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/V7QCRP2
Cambuslang Banking Hub - what banking services do you want?
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Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.I stand in solidarity with the people of Belarus, following the secret swearing-in of Lukashenko, amidst brutal crackdowns on peaceful protest. We must be vigilant of Russia's actions in Belarus.
It is now only a week until our online Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday 2nd September. Constituents are more than welcome to attend this event where we raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Details below.
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An Invitation to Constituents to Online Macmillan Coffee Morning – Fri 2nd October
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The Macmillan Coffee Morning is a much-loved annual event where MPs host their constituents for coffee and cake whilst raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Now in its 30th year, the charity fun...Armed forces personnel serving overseas do an incredibly difficult job, but the UK Government's legislation to protect them from vexatious claims risks undermining fundamental human rights protections. It is another example of the UK Government trying to avoid international law in a specific and limited way. Full speech: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/0009adeb-326b-4d99-bb7c-53719ca09d61?in=17:55:29&out=17:58:23
The UK Government's power grab on the powers of the Scottish Parliament is being made permanent because it will become legally protected from being changed by any new laws from the Scottish Parliament. I took them to task and put down an amendment to stop this from happening, which was defeated. Independence is the only way to protect our parliament's powers. Full speech: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/0aa0f9c7-48fb-4fe8-8ca2-b551f65d42ee?in=16:00:52&out=16:06:24 #UKIMBill
The First Minister has just announced new restrictions to curb the spread of #coronavirus across Scotland.
I know that news of additional restrictions will be tough to take for constituents, who have endured so many hardships and made many sacrifices over the last few months. However, in order to keep the virus under control and prevent the implementation of even harsher restrictions as we approach winter, we must take action now to combat recent rises in cases.
The new restrictions are:
🏠 A ban on visiting people in their own homes from tomorrow (Wednesday 23rd September), except for those forming extended households (adults living alone and non-cohabiting couples) and for informal childcare. This extends the existing restrictions for households in South Lanarkshire to the whole of Scotland.
🚗 No car sharing with people from other households.
🍴🍺Pubs, bars and restaurants to close at 10pm from Friday
💼 Working from home to remain the default, for those who can.
Full details of the changes are available at www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-update-first-ministers-speech-22-september-2020/
Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: First Minister's speech 22 September 2020 - gov.scot
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Statement given by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh on Tuesday 22 September.My next virtual constituency surgery is taking place this Friday on Zoom. Email Margaret.ferrier.mp@parliament.uk with a full postal address to book a time slot.
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The Chancellor's replacements for the furlough and self-employed income support schemes provide much less support to struggling firms, leaving them with the awful choice of closure or mass redundancies. Full speech: https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/f9b43e59-b2a3-4d9e-ab6c-f9e3620128aa?in=19:15:47&out=19:19:51
Today @theSNP MPs use literally every chance we have in @HouseofCommons to oppose Tory #IMBill devolution #PowerGrab - rare Parli procedures attempt to delay 3rd Reading, send Bill to Scot Affairs Cttee & a ‘fatal’ amd at final stage - if Bill passes it’s not for want of trying!
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Greenlees Road, Cambuslang closed between Brownside Road and Stewarton Drive until Monday 12 October for overrunning Scottish Water works.
.@CambuslangCC are looking for your views on their plans for a new banking hub in Cambuslang Main Street. Please take the time to fill in their survey to ensure that the hub provides the core banking services needed by residents in Cambuslang. https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/V7QCRP2
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