'Regeneration Route is the latest transport addition to a legacy that will transform East End'

John Mason, Scottish National Party MSP for the Glasgow Shettleston constituency, which includes Parkhead, has welcomed the opening of the East End Regeneration Route last night. 

The new £25 million Clyde Gateway road links Parkhead to the M74 at Polmadie and is expected to transport up to 18,000 athletes and support staff, as well as spectators, during the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

SNP MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, John Mason, has commented on today’s debate in the Scottish Parliament on the Scotland Bill and the changes it makes to the Scottish Parliament’s powers.

Mr Mason, who is a member of the Scottish Parliament’s Scotland Bill committee, said that, important though these changes were, the debate about Scotland’s future had now “moved on dramatically” since the UK Government first put forward the bill.

East End MSP calls for shovel ready projects to boost economic growth

The SNP has welcomed statistics out today showing unemployment in Scotland fell by 12,000 in the three months to February – with the Scottish jobless rate at 8.1 per cent, below the UK average of 8.3%.
 
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) report also shows employment increased by 17,000 over the same period, but John Mason MSP said that despite positive indications in the Scottish economy, there must be no room for complacency and now the UK Government must stump the money from the list of Shovel Ready projects provided by the SNP Government.