I firmly believe that all people deserve humane working conditions, irrespective of which sector of the economy they happen to work in. I therefore welcome the excellent work of the TUC in highlighting the areas where more work needs to be done to improve conditions for working people. I have a lot of sympathy with …
It is vital that we ensure a sustainable, safe, and secure energy network but I am profoundly concerned about the UK Government’s plans for a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point. The disastrous Hinkley Point C project exemplifies the failure of the UK Government’s energy strategy and lack of a long-term plan that could …
I am grateful to the trade union PCS for bringing this issue to the attention of the public and MPs. My SNP colleague Chris Stephens MP has tabled an Early Day Motion on this issue, and I too am concerned that performance management systems operating in UK Government departments are discriminatory and unfair. I am …
The SNP has called on Theresa May to “live up to her rhetoric” of being on the side of ordinary people by scrapping her party’s regressive policies against women. A 2015 report by Engender found that since 2010, £26 billion worth of cuts have been made to benefits, tax credits, pay and pensions and 85% …
My SNP colleagues and I have a strong record of supporting the enfranchising of our young people. In the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence, the SNP Scottish Government lowered the voting age to 16, to enable 16 and 17 year olds to have their say. My SNP colleagues and I also fought hard to allow …
This is a matter which is devolved to the Scottish Parliament. I am pleased that the SNP Scottish Government has pioneered the most progressive approach in the UK towards tackling homelessness. In 2012, the Scottish Government passed groundbreaking legislation requiring local authorities to provide every unintentionally homeless person with a home. In December 2012, …
This is an issue which is largely devolved to the Scottish Parliament. The SNP Scottish Government has been taking concerted action to tackle air pollution. The Scottish Government has recently launched Cleaner Air for Scotland, our first distinct air quality strategy. It sets out actions across government portfolios that will further reduce air pollution, with …
Education is a matter which is wholly devolved to the Scottish Parliament. I firmly believe that young people have a right to comprehensive and age-appropriate education to enable them to make healthy and responsible choices in their lives. With specific regard to sex and relationships education, there is extensive evidence that high-quality relationship, sexual …
Control over a select number of social security payments has been devolved to the Scottish Parliament in the Scotland Act 2016. Attendance allowance is one of these social security payments that will be controlled by the Scottish Government. The SNP Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice has said that Scotland’s social security policy …
The SNP have long been a champion for international development. In 2010, we successfully pressured the UK Government to meet the UN recommendation that 0.7% of national wealth be devoted to international development. As a result of our pressure, the UK became the first G7 nation to write a commitment to the 0.7% target into …
I was deeply concerned that the actions of the Home Office under the now Prime Minister Theresa May appear to, at best, show a disregard for the judgement of the Court of Appeal, and of the principles contained in the European Convention on Human Rights. I am pleased that after significant lobbying by MPs, …
Martin Docherty-Hughes MP attended a Cancer Research UK event in Westminster to learn more about how lifestyle changes can reduce people’s risk of getting cancer. The MP met with campaigners and nurses from the charity’s Cancer Awareness Roadshow, to find out more about their work on cancer prevention. More than four in ten cancer cases …
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