Local MP supports “Wear it Pink”
Member of Parliament Katy Clark has pledged her support to Breast Cancer Campaign’s “Wear it Pink” campaign taking place throughout October. The campaign aims to raise money to fund innovative, world-class research throughout the UK and Ireland to understand how breast cancer develops, leading to improved diagnosis, treatment, prevention and cure.
Local MP welcomes scrapping of ID cards
Member of Parliament for North Ayrshire and Arran Katy Clark has welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement in his speech to the Labour Party conference that the Government will not seek introduce compulsory ID cards to British citizens in the next Parliamentary session.
Local MP Supports Universal Child Benefit
Member of Parliament for North Ayrshire and Arran Katy Clark has defended universal child benefit currently paid to all parents of children under the age 16 in the United Kingdom.
MP urges voter registration
Member of Parliament for North Ayrshire and Arran Katy Clark MP is urging all residents in North Ayrshire and Arran to ensure they are eligible to vote in the forthcoming General Election which has to take place between now and June 2010.
Katy Welcomes Labours Commitment to NHS
North Ayrshire and Arran MP Katy Clark welcomed the strong commitment to NHS from Andy Burnham, Health Secretary, at last weeks Labour Party Conference.
Katy's Backing for New Garnock Academy
North Ayrshire and Arran MP Katy Clark has welcomed the news that North Ayrshire Council has been successful in its bid for funding for two thirds of the cost of a new Garnock Academy through the Scottish Governments school building program. The local council will provide the remaining one third of the cost which means North Ayrshire Council having to find £10m from their capital program to fund the project.
MP Labels Bike Tax ‘Crazy’
North Ayrshire and Arran MP Katy Clark has labeled the SNPs plans for a Bike tax as ‘crazy’.
Katy, “SNP Damaging Our Locally Delivered Services”
Local MP Katy Clark has criticised the SNP for failing our local communities by spending a lower share of its budget on locally delivered services.
Katy Backs Campaign Against Phone Mast Appeal
North Ayrshire and Arran MP has written to the Scottish Government Reporter dealing with Vodafones appeal against the rejected Phone Mast at Stanley Road, Ardrossan to express her support for the local community’s opposition to the proposal.
Katy says Leave the Car at Home
Local MP Katy Clark has placed her support behind International Walk to School Month.
MP Supports Older Peoples Day
North Ayrshire and Arran MP Katy Clark has voiced her support for the third annual Older People's Day which celebrates the contribution that older people make across society.
MP supports Legal Action
North Ayrshire and Arran MP Katy Clark is supporting the decision by campaigners to take legal action over the lack of consultation against Ayrshire Power's proposed Coal Plant.
Katy Hails Beautiful Largs
North Ayrshire and Arran MP Katy Clark says that Largs thoroughly deserved the recognition after the news broke that the town had won the prestigious Silver Gilt Medal from Beautiful Scotland in the Coastal Resort category.
Local MP attacks Class Size Step-down
North Ayrshire and Arran MP Katy Clark has hit out at the SNPs step-down on class sizes. The SNP's manifesto pledged that primary 1,2 and 3 class sizes would be capped at 18 but the Scottish Government has now announced that maximum class size for primary 1 will be 25 with no announcement yet on the future of primary 2 and 3 class sizes.
MP Backs Jobs for North Ayrshire & Arran’s Youngsters
Katy Clark MP has welcomed the Governments announcements which it is hoped will see nearly 3000 jobs created for youngsters in Scotland not in education, employment or training in a bid to lift group most affected by the recession.
MP Backs Crackdown on Drug Driving
Local MP Katy Clark has welcomed the first national tv advertising campaign to tackle drug driving.
MP Calls on SNP to Act on Poverty
North Ayrshire and Arran MP Katy Clark has questioned the SNPs motives as they launch a consultation whether or not to extend a key aspect of the Equality Bill to Scotland. The Equality Bill is due to debated at the House of Commons at the end of October.
MP Meets Concerned IBM Workers over Pension Plans
Katy Clark MP for North Ayrshire and Arran met with IBM employees in Largs on Friday to discuss the company’s proposals to reduce the terms of their pension scheme. Many of the workers have been employed by IBM for more than 20 years as the proposals affect those on the “C” plan and “N” plan pensions which were offered to those who started working for IBM in the 1990s and before. More recent entrants already have worse pension terms and conditions.
Katy Backs NHS
North Ayrshire and Arran MP Katy Clark has defended the invaluable service that the NHS provides in light of recent criticisms from leading Conservative Politicians.
MP Hails Extra Aid to Fight Global Poverty
North Ayrshire and Arran MP Katy Clark has welcomed the new Department for International Development White paper announced to help fight poverty in countries affected by conflict.
MP, “Are Constituents Getting Fair Deal Heating Their Homes”
Local MP Katy Clark is calling on local people who use heating oils and liquid petroleum gas (LPG) to have their say on the problems affecting them in an investigation by Consumer Focus.
Local MP welcomes moves to outlaw blacklisting
Member of Parliament for North Ayrshire and Arran has welcomed Government proposals to make unlawful the denial of employment to members of trade unions through secret blacklists.
Local MP Calls for Ban on Snares
Member of Parliament for North Ayrshire and Arran has called for a UK ban on the manufacture, sale and use of snares used to trap animals.
MP adds support to Diageo Campaign
Local MP Katy Clark met with Diageo Executives this week (on Wednesday 17th July 2009) along with other members of the Scottish Affairs Committee and expressed her strong concerns at the social consequences for Ayrshire at plans to close the Kilmarnock and Hurlford plants.
Local MP welcomes Royal Mail U-Turn
Member of Parliament for North Ayrshire and Arran Katy Clark has welcomed the decision by the Government not to press ahead with its plans to sell a minority stake in Royal Mail to a private company.
MP Urges Miners to Claim under New Scheme
Local MP Katy Clark has urged miners in North Ayrshire and Arran who suffer from Osteoarthritis of the knee, commonly known as Miners Knee, to start claiming Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit.
Local MP Expresses Concerns over Equitable Life Compensation Scheme
Member of Parliament for North Ayrshire and Arran is calling for better compensation for those who saw the values of their pensions savings collapse as a result of the collapse of Equitable Life.
MP Backs Carers Poverty Charter
Local MP Katy Clark has added her name to the Carers UK’s Carers Poverty Charter calling on the Government to improve carer’s benefits and income.
MP expresses concerns on Mobile Database
North Ayrshire and Arran MP Katy Clark has urged constituents to think about whether they want their mobile phone number available on the internet.
Local MP Welcomes Fairtrade Cosmetics to North Ayrshire and Arran
Katy Clark MP is encouraging people in North Ayrshire and Arran to buy fairtrade cosmetics and toiletries that are now available in shops across the country.
MP Seeks HMS Dasher Information
Local MP Katy Clark, is asking whether anybody has any information relating to HMS Dasher which sunk near Ardrossan in 1943.
Katy Clark and Usdaw help Working Parents Claim the Benefits they’re Due
Member of Parliament for North Ayrshire and Arran Katy Clark today gave support to the shopworkers’ union Usdaw’s national spotlight day to highlight the benefits due to working parents and to give renewed support to the pledge to end child poverty by 2020.
Local MP Welcomes New Help for Homeowners
Katy Clark MP has welcomed the new Homeowners Mortgage Support scheme. The scheme will enable eligible borrowers who suffer a temporary loss of income to cut their mortgage interest payments for up to two years to help them get back on track with their finances.
MP Pays Tribute to Fallen Workers
Katy Clark MP paid tribute to those who had lost their lives or been injured at work on International Workers Memorial Day, 28th April 2009.
MP WELCOMES OUTLAWING OF TIPS TO PAY MINIMUM WAGE
North Ayrshire and Arran MP Katy Clark has welcomed the news that as of October companies will no longer be allowed to use customers tips to pay the minimum wage.