Glasgow Shettleston MSP, John Mason, today welcomed the passing of the Scottish Government’s budget.  Mr Mason, SNP MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, spoke in favour of the SNP’s budget for Scotland which sees an extra investment of £381 million over the next three years. 

The budget also included late changes to accommodate more investment in colleges, transport and – most importantly for the Glasgow MSP – housing.

Humza Yousaf MSP has today submitted a motion to the Scottish Parliament expressing his disappointment at the decision by Glasgow City Council to close Gadburn School -an additional support learning school for children in the North-East of Glasgow.
 
Commenting, Humza Yousaf said: “The process leading up to the Council’s decision to close the school has been flawed and the wishes of parents with children at the school have been ignored. I’ve therefore submitted a motion to debate this issue in Parliament. Hopefully members from across the political spectrum will support the motion so we can discuss how to support the parents and pupils at Gadburn instead of forcing them to attend schools where the pupils may struggle. 

SNP MSP Bob Doris has welcomed news that the Scottish Government’s plan to introduce a minimum unit price for alcohol is permissible in principle under European Union law.
 
Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon held talks with senior officials in Brussels this week, and has been assured that the principle of minimum pricing is compatible with EU law.
 
Mr Doris, SNP MSP for Glasgow and deputy convener of the Scottish Parliament’s Health Committee, said: “The SNP has always understood that minimum pricing would be perfectly legal, but this news is very welcome nonetheless.

SNP policy vindicated by results but 'no room for complacency'
Zero tolerance approach from police and courts produces 'hugely encouraging' outcomes

Glasgow SNP MSP and member of the Justice Committee at the Scottish Parliament Humza Yousaf has welcomed new figures which show a significant fall in knife crime in Scotland.

The number of weapon handling offences in Scotland has dropped from 9628 in 2005-06 to 6283 in 2010-11.

MSP urges communities to speak out on childhood sexual abuse

Glasgow MSP Humza Yousaf will tomorrow (Wednesday 08th Feb) sponsor an event in the Scottish Parliament to celebrate a year of work by the Ethnic Survivors Forum - a forum set up to highlight childhood sexual abuse within Scotland BME community.

Humza Yousaf will be joined at the event by Minister for Public Health Michael Matheson MSP, representatives from those involved in the Forum and minority ethnic survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Attendees will hear about the service being provided, counselling and community engagement activities undertaken by the Ethnic Survivors Forum, as well as a first-hand account from a minority ethnic survivor.