Bob Doris, SNP MSP for Glasgow, recently visited a charitable organisation in Ruchill which provides employment and volunteering opportunities to young people in the area.

Akwaba Scotland run a social enterprise and internet café, and work to integrate the local African diaspora with the wider community. The café sits on Bilsland Drive, and is well placed for locals to drop in and have a coffee or use the internet facility.

SNP MSP Bob Doris has welcomed statistics showing the amount of alcohol sold in Scotland has fallen by 2.6 per cent in the year since the ban on multi-buy deals was introduced in 2011.

Mr Doris, deputy convener of the Scottish Parliament’s Health Committee, welcomed the report from NHS Scotland Glasgow University that says the Alcohol Act was responsible for a 4% drop in wine sales and an 8.5% cut in pre-mixed drinks.

Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, today urged the Scottish Government to review the powers open to them to ensure that local authorities conduct open and genuine consultation when considering the redesign of day centre services for adults with learning difficulties. The call follows Glasgow City Council's decision to close three centres, denying vital places to 320 service users and placing a greater burden on carers.

In a parliamentary question to Michael Matheson, Minister for Public Health, Mr Doris made it clear that the closure of three centres would only exacerbate the problems faced by carers and service users. Mr Doris urged the Minister to consider further powers, including the possibility of call-in, in cases where the consultation process was found to be flawed.