KAUKAB STEWART MSP WELCOMES VITAL FUNDING FOR SCOTLAND’S REFUFEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS

Kaukab Stewart MSP for Glasgow Kelvin has welcomed funding from the SNP Scottish Government for Scottish Refugee Council's Refugee Support Service, which will help refugees and people seeking asylum in Scotland to settle in Glasgow. The £3.6 million funding, which replaces the now ended EU funding for the services, will be used by the SRC [...]

2024-04-24T15:11:10+00:00April 24th, 2024|asylum seekers, Refugees|0 Comments

Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill

Last night, after the Lords dropped their opposition, all of Scotland’s Tory MP’s stood with their Westminster colleagues and voted in favour of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill. A stark reminder that this UK Government does not value human rights equally and will flout international law when it comes to asylum seekers [...]

Concessionary bus travel for asylum seekers in Scotland announced

SNP MSP Kaukab Stewart has welcomed the announcement that asylum seekers will be included in concessionary bus travel schemes in Scotland.  The announcement was made over the weekend by Patrick Harvie MSP and comes with it a commitment by the Scottish Government to fund the scheme with a budgeted £2 million.   This means asylum [...]

2023-10-30T11:01:07+00:00October 30th, 2023|asylum seekers, bus travel|0 Comments
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