Angela Crawley MP is looking for a full-time caseworker to join her established team in the Lanark & Hamilton East constituency. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and capable individual to support Angela’s work as a Member of Parliament, and to make a difference in the communities she represents. Location: Initially working remotely, returning to Angela’s … Read more
SNP MP Angela Crawley has called on the UK government to change the law to ensure those who experience a miscarriage are given at least three days paid leave. In a cross-party letter to the Prime Minister, the MP for Lanark and Hamilton East highlights that around one in eight pregnancies will end in miscarriage, … Read more
With non-essential retail due to reopen, Angela Crawley MP has urged her constituents to shop local and help small business recover from coronavirus. Shops that have been only open to offer click-and-collect will now be permitted to reopen from Monday 26th April as part of the route map out of lockdown. Shoppers are asked to … Read more
We have made good progress in suppressing the virus, although there is no room for complacency. Our vaccination programme has rolled out further, thanks to the outstanding efforts of many thousands of people. Uptake is very high and vaccination is continuing across the priority groups. 1.8 million people had received their first dose by 11 … Read more
Angela Crawley MP has called on the UK Government to make flexible working the norm across the country as we emerge from lockdown. With more people working flexibly due to Covid, Angela argued in the House of Commons debate on International Women’s Day that now is the time to normalise the practice. Flexible working is … Read more
Ahead of this week’s UK government budget, Angela Crawley MP is calling on Tory Chancellor Rishi Sunak to provide the funds needed to lift the cruel benefit cap. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people in Scotland who receive social security and are subject to the cap has sky-rocketed. Figures released last month by … Read more
Angela Crawley MP, Christina McKelvie MSP and Mairi McAllan met with Viridor to question the company on their proposed application for an Energy Recovery Facility near Stonehouse and Blackwood, and to convey the concerns raised by constituents. The case for a delay in the submitting of the application was also made at the online meeting … Read more
Angela Crawley MP, Christina McKelvie MSP and Mairi McAllan have called on Viridor to delay planning proposals for a new Energy from Waste Plant near Stonehouse village until after the pandemic. In a letter to the company they raised their concern that residents “who may struggle with the use of online formats will not be … Read more
SNP MP Angela Crawley has said Tory ‘dithering’ on bringing in tougher border controls to stop the spread of Covid-19 is risking lives – and called on Boris Johnson to follow Scotland’s proposals to bring in supervised quarantine for everyone entering the country. Yesterday, the Scottish Government announced that they would introduce a comprehensive system of supervised … Read more
