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Organ Donation Bill Vote
It was deeply disappointing to see the SNP Government vote down my Bill today at Stage 1 last night. For me, the Government’s ‘reasoned’ amendment was nothing of the sort. If they really believe in ‘soft opt-out’, then they should have … Continue reading
Posted in Organ Donation
Tagged #optforlife, Evening Times, organ donation, soft opt-out
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Organ Donation Meeting
Today at The Scottish Parliament I met with supporters of my#OrganDonation Bill which seeks to implement a ‘soft opt-out’ system of organ donation here in Scotland. It was a good chance to share ideas about how we can raise awareness … Continue reading
Hosting the Action for Children Parliamentary Reception
I was delighted to sponsor a reception to mark Action for Children‘s work in Scotland in their 60th anniversary year last week. Action for Children works with the most vulnerable children, families and young people in Scotland, and it was … Continue reading
Posted in charity, children, young people
Tagged Action for Children, Anne McTaggart MSP, Parliamentary Reception
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Anne McTaggart Speech: ‘Scotland and Malawi Co-operation Agreement’ Debate
Anne McTaggart (Glasgow) (Lab): I welcome the opportunity to conclude the debate on behalf of the Scottish Labour Party. As we have heard, Scotland and Malawi have always shared close links and relationships, ever since 1859, when Scotland’s David Livingstone … Continue reading
Achieving Women’s Equality | Scottish Labour Party
Scottish Labour have launched our Achieving Women’s Equality consultation. You can read the document here: www.scottishlabour.org.uk/achievingwomensequality Equalities Spokesperson Rhoda Grant MSP has written a piece on LabourHame about the consultation: http://www.scottishlabour.org.uk/blog/entry/achieving-womens-equality Here is Kezia Dugdale’s foreword to the document: “Scottish Politics is changing. “The struggle … Continue reading
Press Release: Families in Glasgow Will Be Protected by Scottish Labour
Working families in Glasgow will be protected by Tory cuts to Tax Credits by Scottish Labour. The party announced that they would protect working families in Scotland from tax credit cuts using the new powers coming to the Scottish Parliament. … Continue reading
Posted in Glasgow, Tax Credits
Tagged Glasgow, Scottish Government, Scottish Labour Party, Scottish Parliament, Working Families
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Holyrood Rocks Final
I was delighted to attend the Holyrood Rocks final at the Scottish Parliament on Saturday night and would like to offer my congratulations to Gus Harrower who won the competition. His prize is a recording session at Clyde 1 studios … Continue reading
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