December 2008

Constituency During December I went along to Notre Dame High School to see the plans for their new building, attended the 25th anniversary celebrations at Elliot Court sheltered housing complex and chaired a question panel at the Inverclyde Carers’ Centre. I also met with the new Procurator Fiscal, River Clyde Homes and went to the Firereach Graduation at Port Glasgow Fire Station. Morton FC was also kind enough to invite me to one of their home games and I was also instrumental in ensuring that dozens of pensioners who had not got their full Winter Fuel Allowance received everything that they were due. Westminster In Westminster I attended a reception held by Thales, went along to a BBC 3 event and met with the General Secretary of the Community Union. I also appeared as a guest pundit on Politics Now, went to the AGM of the All Party Sea Cadets’ Group and helped organise a parliamentary dinner for T-Mobile. Additionally, I met with a senior executive from STV in relation to the All Party Scottish Media Group, attended a function hosted by the Big Lottery Fund and had the pleasure of meeting two pupils from St Stephen’s High School who were in Westminster as part of the Young Citizens’ Action Panel. Surgeries I held two surgeries in the Parliamentary Office and one in the Wellpark Mid Kirk.