KAUKAB STEWART MSP: GLASGOW KELVIN’S WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SPORT ARE LEADING THE WAY
SNP MSP Kaukab Stewart has marked the beginning of Scottish Women and Girls in Sports Week 2024 by paying tribute to the women and girls [...]
KAUKAB STEWART MSP: GLASGOW MP’S BROKEN PROMISE SEES ENERGY COSTS RISE BY OVER £100
The MSP for Glasgow Kelvin has warned that Glasgow Labour MP's broken election promise has seen energy bills across Glasgow Kelvin go up by an [...]
Margaret Watt – Glasgow Kelvin’s Local Hero
Earlier this year all 129 MSPs were invited to nominate a constituent who makes a positive difference to the lives of others – often with [...]
KAUKAB STEWART MSP: SNP BOOST SOCIAL SECURITY FOR FAMILIES IN GLASGOW KELVIN AMID LABOUR CUTS
Kaukab Stewart SNP MSP has welcomed the news that the SNP Scottish Government will enshrine in law the requirement to increase social security payments each [...]
LABOUR REFUSES TO STAND UP FOR PENSIONERS IN GLASGOW KELVIN
Glasgow Kelvin's MSP has called out Maureen Burke MP, Patricia Ferguson MP, John Grady MP and Martin Rhodes MP for voting with the UK Labour [...]
LABOUR MSPs MUST COME CLEAN ON SUPPORT FOR TWO-CHILD CAP
SNP MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Kaukab Stewart has challenged local Labour MSPs Pam Duncan-Glancy, Pauline McNeil, Anas Sarwar and Paul Sweeney to back ending the [...]
REVEALED: THE IMPORTANCE OF SNP FREE PRESCRIPTION POLICY
SNP MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Kaukab Stewart, has highlighted the latest report from the Trussell Trust which shows how vital the SNP introduced policy of [...]
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) (Incorporation) Act comes into force
As someone who has spent almost their entire life dedicated to children, their learning and their development, the 7th of December 2023 was an extremely [...]
NEW FIGURES SHOW THE SNP DELIVERING FOR FAMILIES ACROSS GLASGOW KELVIN
Kaukab Stewart MSP has said "the SNP are showing every day that the best decisions are those made in Scotland, for Scotland" after new figures [...]
KAUKAB STEWART MSP: NO CHILD SHOULD BE PENALISED FOR BEING UNABLE TO PAY
The SNP Scottish Government has announced £1.5 million funding to support Glasgow City Council to wipe out school debt for families in Glasgow Kelvin, which [...]
PRICES SLASHED ON PEAK FARES FOR FURTHER THREE MONTHS IN GLASGOW KELVIN
The SNP has announced the peak fares on Scotrail trains will be scrapped over the Summer, with Kaukab Stewart MSP for Glasgow Kelvin welcoming the [...]
KAUKAB STEWART MSP LAUNCHES SEARCH FOR GLASGOW KELVIN’S LOCAL HERO
For Kaukab Stewart MSP the search is on for a Local Hero in Glasgow Kelvin constituency who has made a positive difference to the lives [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT FUNDING WILL BE TRANSFORMATIVE FOR GAELIC LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN GLASGOW KELVIN, SAYS LOCAL MSP
SNP MSP Kaukab Stewart has said that new Scottish Government funding for Gaelic development agency Bòrd na Gàidhlig will be transformative for Gaelic language and [...]
SNP MSP WELCOMES FURTHER MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING
Kaukab Stewart MSP has welcomed the announcement by the Scottish Government of a further £30 million of funding for two funds aimed at improving mental [...]
INCREASES IN SOCIAL SECURITY SUPPORT
Kaukab Stewart, SNP MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, has highlighted that from the start of April everyone who receives support from Social Security Scotland will see [...]
New Adult Disability Living Allowance will support 13,140 people in Glasgow
Kaukab Stewart MSP has said the new Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance will ensure that up to 13,140 people in Glasgow will benefit from “an [...]
New analysis: 2,144 homes completed in City of Glasgow
Kaukab Stewart, SNP MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, has welcomed new figures for Scotland’s housing market which show that 2,144 homes were completed in the City [...]
NEW FIGURES: 73,000 Baby Boxes delivered in Glasgow
SNP SUPPORTING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM BIRTH Kaukab Stewart, SNP MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, has welcomed new figures which show that 72,806 baby boxes have [...]
Marking International Women’s Day 2024
Glasgow Kelvin MSP Kaukab Stewart has marked International Women's Day 2024, alongside female SNP colleagues outside the Scottish Parliament. During an interview with The National, [...]
MSP for Glasgow Kelvin welcomes fund to make court transcripts freely available to victims
SNP MSP Kaukab Stewart has welcomed the Scottish Government pilot scheme to improve access to justice which will see victims of rape and serious sexual [...]
“Harder to make ends meet”, say 60% of local people
Tory Cost if Living Crisis laid bare in MSP's survey 60% of respondents to a local survey by Glasgow Kelvin MSP Kaukab Stewart have [...]
New figures: 84,000 Glasgow households benefit from Council Tax support
SNP GOVERNMENT SUPPORTING PEOPLE THROUGH COST OF LIVING CRISIS New figures released by the Scottish Government have shown that in the City of Glasgow, [...]
WATCH: Scottish Kindergarten – BBC Scotland interview
My interview on BBC Scotland's 'The Nine' on my motion to increase the school start age and introduce a Kindergarten for Scotland (1 Feb 2024): [...]
SNP MSP calls for national conversation on later school-start and a Scottish Kindergarten
Former primary school teacher and SNP MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Kaukab Stewart, has called for a national conversation on reforming early years education. Ms [...]
Westminster recession threatens Scotland’s NHS and public services
Scotland’s public services, including the NHS, are threatened by Tory mismanagement of the economy, now that the UK has officially entered into a recession, SNP MSP [...]
Kaukab Stewart MSP welcomes funding to bolster local food & drink industry
SNP MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Kaukab Stewart, has welcomed £100,000 of funding from the Scottish Government to help local projects promote food products from their region [...]
MSP calls for support for Glasgow’s electric bus fleet
Glasgow Kelvin MSP Kaukab Stewart has asked the Scottish Government to look at what ways it can support organisations looking to expand Glasgow’s electric bus [...]
MSP helps to raise £200 for women’s charity
Glasgow Kelvin MSP Kaukab Stewart has helped to raise £200 for local charity, the Women’s Integration Network. Ms. Stewart hosted a festive coffee morning [...]
The Scottish Budget: Delivering for Glasgow
Glasgow Kelvin MSP Kaukab Stewart has welcomed yesterday’s Scottish Budget, which delivers record NHS funding in Glasgow and fully funds the council tax freeze by [...]
Kaukab Stewart: Tory migration plans are disastrous for Glasgow
SNP MSP for Glasgow Kelvin has said recent Tory plans to curb migration will be “disastrous” for businesses and public services, like our NHS and [...]
Glasgow MSP marks 10 year anniversary of Clutha helicopter crash
Glasgow Kelvin MSP Kaukab Stewart has submitted a motion to the Scottish Parliament, marking the 10th anniversary of the Clutha helicopter crash, which took the [...]
52,000 Glasgow children benefit from Scottish Child Payment
Kaukab Stewart, SNP MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, has welcomed new figures which show that 52,245 children in Glasgow are currently receiving the Scottish Child Payment. [...]
Glasgow Kelvin MSP welcomes Scottish Government fund to leave
Kaukab Stewart MSP has marked this year’s 16 days of Activism against Gender-based Violence by raising awareness of the Scottish Government’s £500,000 Fund to Leave, [...]
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 [...]
Statement on violence in Israel / Gaza
The deadly attacks on Israeli civilians over the weekend by Hamas have displayed the very worst in human nature. The scenes of extreme violence and [...]
SNP MSP welcomes introduction of Baby Loss Memorial Book
Kaukab Stewart, SNP MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, has welcomed the introduction of the Baby Loss Memorial Book for anyone who has experienced pregnancy or baby [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
