Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley this week called out David Mundell for his “disrespect for devolution,” after the Secretary of State for Scotland floundered over whether or not the UK government had raised its Chequers plan with the Scottish Government in advance. At Scotland Office questions in Westminster, Angela Crawley pressed David Mundell … Read more

Following reports that MPs are turning over hundreds of constituents to immigration officials every year, Angela Crawley pledged to be an MP not to be a border guard.  MPs have been accused of “colluding” with the Home Office as part of its “hostile environment” policy after figures revealed they have reported more than 700 cases of … Read more

It has been a dramatic week for the SNP group at Westminster. On Tuesday last week the proceedings of the EU Withdrawal Bill included an outrageous attack on the Scottish Parliament. While Prime Minister Theresa May had previously given assurances that Scotland would be treated as part of a “union of equals”, she showed her … Read more

Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley has today called on the UK Government to ‘ditch their ill-considered’ changes to support for mortgage interest. The government had offered Support for Mortgage Interest as a benefit to homeowners in hardship until 5th April 2018. This covered the interest payments on their mortgage only, while the amount borrowed, … Read more

SNP MP for Lanark and Hamilton East has pledged her backing for Carers Week by committing to support local carers across her constituency. Angela Crawley has signed up to the Carers Week pledge to take carer friendly action – highlighting the tireless work of the 6.5 million unpaid carers across the UK and offering them … Read more

Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley is set to host a ‘meet the funders’ event in Carluke in July. The event will provide local community groups access to funding information for community projects. It will also provide an opportunity for groups to discuss their ideas with potential funders and collect a range of information … Read more

Angela Crawley MP has said the UK government must wake up to their failed austerity agenda as a report finds over 1.5 million people in the UK experienced destitution last year. According to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 1.5 million people, including 365,000 children, were pushed into destitution last year alone. It was largely due to … Read more

UK Government delays to paying out in full money that up to 220,000 disabled people are entitled to underlines the need for social security powers to come to Holyrood, Angela Crawley has said – after DWP Minister Esther McVey announced that those entitled wouldn’t receive their payments until the end of summer. The claimants are … Read more

If you’re here you’ve received an email from me with a link asking you to confirm you still wish to receive emails, and are wondering why. Data protection law in Scotland, the UK and across the EU, has until now been shaped by a 1995 EU data protection directive. As you can imagine a lot has changed since that law was passed. To safeguard … Read more

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