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Glasgow South MP and local councillor visit Pollok Stables and Sawmill refurbishment
Situated in Pollok Country Park, Pollok Stables and Sawmill are currently undergoing a restoration and redevelopment job as part of a £15.5 million, three-year plan to turn the A-listed building into net-zero and carbon neutral Living Heritage Centre.
Statement on UKVI
My office continues to deal with a large volume of immigration and asylum applications. It has become clear that, since the UK left the EU, there is a severe backlog in the Home Office looking at and processing cases.
Under the current UK Government’s stewardship, the Home Office’s response to the immigration and asylum system has declined to such a level that the stated UKVI response time of 20 working days for MP enquiries regarding constituent cases is rarely, if ever met.
My staff and I will continue to make representations to the Home Office for those who have submitted a new application or have had an update on their current case.
If you have already been in touch with my office regarding your case, unless you hear otherwise from me or the Home Office, please assume we are waiting to hear back and will get in touch with you as soon as we have an update from the Home Office.
Unfortunately, our representations cannot speed up the Home Office’s processing of applications.
The department’s response to our asylum and immigration has been one of obfuscation, misdirection, and sheer denial of reality.
I will continue to fight for the rights of those seeking safe refuge in the UK, and to speak out against the UK Government’s cynical, arbitrary, and increasingly authoritarian disregard for the lives of those most in need of support.
Public urged to vote as Southside parks nominated for Favourite Parks award
Stewart McDonald, Member of Parliament for Glasgow South, is encouraging support for Linn Park and Pollok Country Park as the UK’s Favourite Park in a nationwide public vote organised by green space charity, Fields in Trust. www.fieldsintrust.org/favourite-parks
UK Government’s flagship plan to “level-up” sees Southside fall behind
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New data from Bloomberg News shows Glasgow South falling further behind London and the Southeast of England from when Boris Johnson came to power despite the UK Government’s much talked up levelling up agenda.
100% of Glasgow South residents impacted by cost-of-living crisis
100% of Glasgow South residents have felt the increased cost-of-living according to a survey carried out by local MP Stewart McDonald.
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