Angela Crawley MP this week called on the UK Government to do more to support the valuable work of young carers. The local MP, who herself is a former carer, made the call during her contribution in a Westminster Hall debate on Tuesday, February 12th. Ms Crawley also highlighted the work of the Lanarkshire Carers … Read more

Angela Crawley MP this week held a debate in Westminster on the closure of the Lanark branch of Santander. The local MP called on the Government to use its influence in the financial sector to urge the bank to reconsider the closure, which she argued would have a “devastating impact on the local community”. The … Read more

Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley has secured a Westminster debate this week on the closure of the Santander Lanark branch. The Adjournment Debate will take place on Thursday 7 February at 5:30pm and a Minister from the Treasury will respond. The Lanark closure is part of Santander’s plans to reduce their branch network … Read more

This week Angela Crawley signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment and in doing so pledging her commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those who were murdered, as well as paying tribute to the extraordinary survivors who work tirelessly to educate young people today. Holocaust Memorial Day is marked annually on 27th January, … Read more

Angela Crawley MP has called on Santander to undertake an urgent “re-think” over the planned closure of their Lanark branch. It was announced today that Santander plan to close local branches across the country, including Aberdeen, Alloa, Bathgate, Brechin, Edinburgh, Forfar, Glasgow, Kirkcaldy, Lanark, Renfrew, St Andrews, and Troon. This is just the latest round … Read more

Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley has welcome the Prime Minister’s decision to scrap the settled status fee. The UK government has been forced into a major climb-down after ditching fees for EU citizens to apply for settled status.  The announcement follows sustained pressure from campaigners and politicians – with the Scottish Government previously … Read more

In my first column of 2019, I would like to wish you all a very happy and prosperous New Year. I hope you managed to find some time to switch off over the festive period. Of course many readers may not have had the luxury of time off work over Christmas, including our emergency services … Read more

Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley has given a cautious welcome to confirmation that the next stage of the controversial Universal Credit rollout is to be delayed.   The House of Commons was due to vote on proposals to move a further three million claimants onto the Universal Credit by summer 2019, but this will … Read more

40% of parents relying on the UK government’s “collect and pay” scheme for child maintenance are failing to get the money owed. Latest figures for the quarter to March 2018 show that compliance with the scheme is at 60%, with 8,800 parents due to pay and 5,300 paying some of due maintenance.  The UK government-run … Read more

I had expected to write my column this week on the back of the Prime Minister’s Withdrawal Agreement being rejected by MPs. I spoke in the debate on the Brexit deal last week and outlined my reasons for opposing it, raising my concerns around the opportunities that would be cut from our young people, the … Read more