Archive for June 2022
Monica Lennon MSP joins Cats Protection to find out more about cat welfare priorities for Scotland
Monica attended a Cats Protection parliamentary reception in Holyrood on Thursday, June 16 to discuss the charity’s work to improve feline welfare. The event was held to highlight ways that politicians can help support Scotland’s 685,000 pet cats and their owners. Cats Protection’s ‘The Time is Meow: A cat welfare Action Plan for Scotland’ sets…
Read MoreThousands of school pupils across Lanarkshire are missing out on the opportunity of free school meals after a proposal by Central Scotland MSP Monica Lennon was voted down in the Scottish Parliament
Monica tabled an amendment to the Good Food Nation Bill on Tuesday, June 4 which would have seen free school meals offered to every primary and secondary school pupil in Scotland. Free meals are currently offered to primary one to five children and means tested for older pupils. The STUC Women’s Committee is championing the…
Read MoreVolunteers’ Week – British Heart Foundation
Central Scotland MSP Monica Lennon has praised the invaluable role of volunteers during a visit to the British Heart Foundation Scotland’s shop in Hamilton – seeing first-hand how their efforts help raise vital funds for the charity’s lifesaving research into heart and circulatory diseases. The Scottish Labour and Co-operative representative visited to mark Volunteers’ Week…
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