Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Yesterday, in our Committee’s session, I raised the need for investment to kickstart support for social prescribing for art & health. Preventative spending works – we need a joined up approach from Scot Gov to put it into practice. Find out more here.
The BBC must remain public & properly funded
A real-terms cut of £3.2bn & the potential abolition of the universal license fee by 2027 threatens jobs & access to impartial information, quality journalism & diverse content. In the age of fake news, we need the BBC now more than ever.
Solidarity with the people of Ukraine
Today I called for solidarity with the people of Ukraine, for an end to Putin’s military aggression &for the humanitarian support that will be so desperately needed. The UK must ramp up its efforts to end money laundering &impose wide-ranging sanctions against the Russian regime.