Industrial Communities
This Cross-party group's purpose:
Seek to understand and highlight the range of ongoing issues affecting Scotland’s former traditional industrial communities who have experienced industrial decline over the last few decades. Ongoing issues are likely to include youth unemployment, town centre regeneration, health inequalities, low educational attainment, regeneration funding and poor environmental conditions. The term ‘former industrial communities’ covers a range of traditional industries including coal, steel, textiles and shipbuilding.
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
This meeting will be held virtually at 6pm, anyone wishing to attend must contact roddydirectoricascotland@gmail.com.If you want to get in touch, you can contact Laura Cunningham
Tagh raon-ama:
Post-d: Laura.Cunningham@Parliament.scot
Involved in the group
MSPs, individuals and organisations who participate in and support this group.
Facal-luirg
Colin Beattie
Convener
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Constituency)
Alex Rowley
Deputy Convener
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
Clare Adamson
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Motherwell and Wishaw (Constituency)
Jeremy Balfour
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Lothian (Region)
Richard Leonard
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Central Scotland (Region)
John Mason
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Glasgow Shettleston (Constituency)
Paul McLennan
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: East Lothian (Constituency)
Brian Whittle
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: South Scotland (Region)
Organisations
Industrial Communities Alliance - Secretary
Argyll and Bute Council
Clackmannanshire Council
Coalfield Communities Federation
Coalfields Regeneration Trust
Dumfries and Galloway Council
East Ayrshire Council
East Dunbartonshire Council
East Renfrewshire Council
Fife Council
Glasgow City Council
Inverclyde Council
Midlothian Council
National Union of Mineworkers
North Ayrshire Council
North Lanarkshire Council
Renfrewshire Council
South Ayrshire Council
South Lanarkshire Council
West Dunbartonshire Council