SNP MP for West Dunbartonshire
The Westminster parliament has been back just a few weeks, but Boris Johnson’s Tory government has wasted no time in pushing through cuts and tax rises which are set to have a devasting impact here in Scotland. Continue reading “COMMENT: TORY UK GOVT RISKS PUSHING THOUSANDS OF SCOTS FAMILIES INTO POVERTY”
West Dunbartonshire’s MP Martin Docherty-Hughes has presented a Bill to Parliament seeking to strengthen workers’ rights and improve terms and conditions for employees.
As I write this, it’s the day after two deadly bomb attacks hit Kabul killing at least 90 people – including US troops and Afghan families desperate to flee what is a harrowing humanitarian crisis.
The situation in Afghanistan is fast-moving, and like MPs all across the country I have been doing everything I can to help constituents desperately worried about the safety of family members whose lives are at risk due to the Taliban takeover. Continue reading “UK GOVT MUST STEP-UP SUPPORT AMIDST AFGHANISTAN REFUGEE CRISIS”
I’m grateful to the many constituents who have been in touch with me over the hugely distressing scenes we are all witnessing right now coming from Afghanistan.
Scotland’s First Minister has confirmed that West Dunbartonshire will join the rest of Scotland in emerging from almost all Covid-19 restrictions on Monday 9th August 2021.
In a statement to Parliament, the First Minister confirmed that falling infection rates and the success of the mass vaccination programme has made it possible to move beyond the current Level 0 status. Continue reading “COVID-19: MOVING BEYOND LEVEL 0”
West Dunbartonshire’s MP Martin Docherty-Hughes has called on the UK government to do more to protect women serving in the armed forces following a damning report published by the parliamentary Defence Select Committee.
Local MP Martin – who is Scotland’s only representative on the Defence Select Committee – has urged the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to act quickly over concerns that two-thirds of female personnel have suffered from bullying, harassment, and discrimination during their military careers. Continue reading “MoD FAILING TO PROTECT WOMEN IN THE ARMED FORCES, SAYS WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE’S MP”
A ruling this week by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman found that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) failed to adequately inform 1950s-born women that their state pension age would be increasing. Continue reading “MP WELCOMES STEP FORWARD IN FIGHT FOR COMPENSATION FOR WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE’S WASPI WOMEN”
West Dunbartonshire’s MP Martin Docherty-Hughes has backed calls from the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Future of Aviation for the UK government to extend the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme until March 2022 to protect jobs in the aviation, travel, and tourism sectors.