Kaukab welcomes new law to fix dangerous cladding
Glasgow Kelvin SNP MSP Kaukab Stewart has welcomed the confirmation of a new law that will enable the Scottish Government to take urgent action on [...]
51,000 Glasgow children benefit from game-changing Scottish Child Payment
Families across Glasgow received a total of £56.6 million from the SNP Government 50,885 children in Glasgow have benefitted from the Scottish Child Payment, according [...]
Survey results: cladding residents “between rock and hard place”
The results of a survey of residents living in buildings which are affected by potentially dangerous cladding has shown property values have decreased while homeowners [...]
Kaukab hosts drop-in surgery on cladding
KAUKAB HOSTS DROP-IN SURGERY ON CLADDING Glasgow Kelvin SNP MSP Kaukab Stewart has hosted a drop-in surgery for residents in buildings affected by potentially [...]
Kaukab calls for cap to be scrapped
SNP MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Kaukab Stewart, has written to Scottish Labour Leader, Anas Sarwar, calling for him to reconsider his position on the two-child [...]
Glasgow MSP launches survey on dangerous cladding
SNP MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Kaukab Stewart, is writing to residents in a number of buildings across the city centre and west end where there [...]
Scotland’s best future will be through independence in Europe
SNP MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Kaukab Stewart, met with the Young European Movement in Glasgow City Chambers at the weekend where she made clear the [...]
Partick Farmers’ Market helps to promote healthy eating
SNP MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Kaukab Stewart has praised farmers’ markets, such as the one held in Partick, for supporting farmers, bringing fresh produce to [...]
SNP TAKES ACTION ON GLASGOW HOUSING SHORTAGE
SNP PUTS HOMES AT HEART OF NEW GOVERNMENT Glasgow Kelvin SNP MSP Kaukab Stewart has welcomed plans announced by First Minister Humza Yousaf to [...]
Parliamentary praise for GMAC’s Wilma Smith
Glasgow Media Access Centre’s (GMAC) Filmmakers Programme Manager has been appointed Co-Vice President of Screen Talent Europe (STE), an organisation focused on connecting emerging filmmakers. [...]
Humza Yousaf – serious about accelerating the SNP’s assault on child poverty
I have nailed my colours firmly to the mast with unequivocal support for Humza Yousaf in the SNP leadership election. There is no doubt in [...]
Collective Responsibility and the SNP Leadership Contest
The SNP has been the Scottish Government since 2007. That’s nearly 15 consecutive years of leadership and service to the people of Scotland, who have [...]
Scottish Labour – Playing at politics and letting Glasgow down
On Thursday 16th February, Councillors met in Glasgow City Chambers to debate and agree the Glasgow City Council budget for the year ahead. It was [...]
Supporting residents in buildings with potentially dangerous cladding
The ongoing situation facing Glasgow Kelvin residents living in accommodation with dangerous cladding is a cause of huge concern on several grounds. It is also [...]
Kaukab’s Constituency Newsletter, December 2022
Kaukab welcomes a budget to fight child poverty
The Scottish Government has announced its budget choices for 2023/24. This short blog explains why I welcome so many of the funding commitments and hopefully [...]
Welcoming Languages
Welcoming Languages: Including a Refugee Language in Scottish Education is an inspiring, collaborative project based at University of Glasgow School of Education. It is delivered [...]
Sheku Bayoh Inquiry Resumes
Hearings to take evidence in the inquiry into the death in police custody of Sheku Bayoh, in May 2015, resumed in Edinburgh today. I couldn't [...]
Scotland’s leadership delivers progress on Loss and Damage at COP27
As Convener of the Cross Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Pakistan, I was pleased to welcome Consul General Raza to our meeting on [...]
October 2022 Constituency Newsletter
Ending Institutional Racism in Sport
'Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.' The words of the late American author, James [...]
Pakistan Floods Appeal 2022
The situation in Pakistan following flash floods is horrendous. The trauma and suffering of the people in the areas affected is on an almost unimaginable [...]
Exam Results 2022 – a cause for celebration
This year, for the first time since 2019 students have sat traditional exams to confirm their achievements in learning. In 2020 exams were cancelled due [...]
Racism in sport – an intolerable situation
Changing The Boundaries - the Plan4Sport Independent Review into Racism in Scottish Cricket, which was published earlier this week, makes for shocking reading. It is [...]
Social Security Scotland – building a benefit system to tackle inequality
Last week I read an article in the Daily Record that really rankled with me. It was about the new Social Security Scotland system being [...]
Kaukab’s Surgery Details
See details of my regular Advice Surgeries in The Partick Annexe, Woodlands Workplace, or Townhead Village Hall. #workingforyou #heretohelp
Celebrating Pride Mardi-Gla 2022!
I really enjoyed being part of the amazing Pride Mardi Gla march in Glasgow on 17 July - the first major Pride event in Europe [...]
Abortion Care Summit Constructive and Helpful
As the MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, where the Sandyford NHS Clinic is located, I am very concerned by the protests outside healthcare facilities and the [...]
Are you claiming all the benefits you are entitled to?
Last week I had the pleasure of visiting Advice Direct Scotland in my constituency, where I learned that every year £20 billion of benefits entitlement [...]
Scotland – A Good Food Nation
UPDATE - 16 June 2022 I am pleased to report that the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill was passed into law on 15 June. It [...]
Making Scotland Hostile to Trafficking and a Safe Place for Ukrainian Refugees
I spoke in this Members' Debate brought to the Parliament by my colleague Bill Kidd MSP. There were many powerful and well informed debates during [...]
Place2Be at St Monica’s (Milton) Primary School
I had a great visit to St Monica's (Milton) Primary School on 10 June to see how they care for their children's mental health with [...]
First Minister confirms summit on Buffer Zones and Abortion Rights to take place in June
At First Minister's Questions on 9 June, Nicola Sturgeon repeated her commitment to ending the intimidating protests outside the Sandyford Clinic in Glasgow Kelvin, and [...]
Important Update – Scotrail and Aslef reach agreement to end the train drivers’ industrial action
10.6.22 Update Following constructive talks between Scotrail and Aslef, a new deal has been negotiated which Aslef will recommend to their members next week. As [...]
Time to get ready for Glasgow’s low emission zone – June 2023
Kaukab has welcomed the announcement that a low-emission zone (LEZ) will be introduced in Glasgow to clean up the air in the city and improve [...]
St Mungo’s Primary School Visit to Holyrood
I was delighted to welcome p5/6 from St Mungo's Primary School in Townhead to parliament on 26 May. Because of the pandemic, this was the [...]
Women’s Health Minister meets staff at the Sandyford Clinic
I am pleased to report that the Women's Health Minister, Maree Todd, visited the Sandyford Clinic and Queen Elizabeth Hospital today to meet staff providing [...]
Race Equality and Anti-Racism in Education – Supplementary Question, 12 May 2022
In parliament on 12 May Kaukab took the opportunity to ask the Cabinet Secretary a supplementary question on the subject of Race Equality and Anti-Racism in [...]
Statement on Protests at the Sandyford Sexual Health Clinic
Many constituents have contacted Kaukab about the disturbing reports of noisy and intimidating anti-abortion protestors targeting the Sandyford Clinic in Glasgow Kelvin earlier this week. [...]
Sheku Bayoh – Public Inquiry Starts Taking Evidence
The independent public inquiry into the death in police custody of Sheku Bayoh started taking evidence this week. Sheku died at the age of 31 [...]
6 May 2022 sees the SNP’s best local election result ever!
After an intense and exhausting Local Council campaign, we can take pride in the fact that last Friday saw the SNP enjoy the best local [...]
Cost of the School Day – speech by Kaukab Stewart MSP on 26.4.22
Kaukab contributed to the following debate that took place in parliament on 26 April 2022. *S6M-04138 Shirley-Anne Somerville: Reducing the Cost of the School Day [...]
Statement on the UK Government’s Proposal to sending Refugees and Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
Here is Kaukab's response to the UK Government's asylum policy proposal to send some refugees and asylum seekers to Rwanda for their claims to be [...]
Free Bus Travel for Under 22s
Kaukab has welcomed the opening of the application process for free bus travel for young people, under the age of 22 years old, in Glasgow. Kaukab [...]
