Josh Wilson Local elected members in the Hamilton area have met with First Bus on Friday 17th July to express their dismay at the announcement that First do not intend to run the X1 express route from Hillhouse to Glasgow. Christina McKelvie MSP, Angela Crawley MP and Margaret Ferrier MP met with the senior management at First … Read more
Lanark & Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley this week called on the Prime Minister to close the gaps in both the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-Employed Income Support Schemes. At Prime Minister’s Questions, Angela highlighted the plight of hundreds of her constituents that missed out on crisis payments as a result of anomalies … Read more
Local elected members in Hamilton have reacted with fury to the decision by First Glasgow to cancel the X1 express link between Hamilton and Glasgow City Centre as part of withdrawal of a number of routes. First Glasgow announced the decision on Friday 3rd July without consultation citing challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This … Read more
Angela Crawley MP has encouraged her constituents to wear face coverings when shopping or in other enclosed spaces, such as when using public transport. This follows the announcement from the Scottish Government that face coverings will become mandatory in the retail sector from the 10th of July. Wearing a face covering where 2 metre distancing … Read more
Angela Crawley MP has today pledged her support for carers by backing this year’s Carers Week awareness campaign. Carers Week 2020 runs from the 8th until the 14th of June and raises awareness of caring, highlighting the challenges carers face and recognises the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. The campaign … Read more
Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley has welcomed the First Minister’s announcement today that Scotland is to move to phase one of the easing of lockdown measures. The lifting of some restrictions from tomorrow (May 29th) will allow people to travel short distances for outdoor leisure and exercise, some teachers returning to schools, and … Read more
Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley has joined calls for Boris Johnson to sack Dominic Cummings – after it emerged that police investigated the Tory Prime Minister’s most senior advisor for breaking his own government’s lockdown rules. Over the weekend, it emerged that Mr Cummings broke multiple lockdown rules to drive 260 miles from his home in London to … Read more
Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley has today asked Rishi Sunak to provide assurances over the future of the Self-Employed Income Scheme. Yesterday, the UK Government announced that continuation of the furlough scheme until October, however there has been no assurance given to the self-employed. Self-employed individuals or members of partnerships whose business has been adversely … Read more
The community organisation set up in Hamilton to support vulnerable people through the Covid-19 pandemic has received recognition at Westminster. Hamilton’s MP Angela Crawley submitted an Early Day Motion thanking them for their efforts to provide food, medication and other vital supplies to those that either can’t leave their home or find themselves relying on … Read more
Since the outbreak of Covid-19, my work has centred around providing protection to those that are likely to lose out financially. To their credit, the UK Government have been forthcoming in their assistance and have provided billions of pounds in support for those that will be hit hardest. However, there are a number of gaps … Read more
