East Kilbride can be at the very heart of the UK’s transformation to a defence industry superpower
“Scotland – and East Kilbride – can be at the very heart of the UK’s transformation to a defence industry superpower,” says Joani Reid MP. On Monday (2 June) East Kilbride and Strathaven MP Joani Reid travelled to Govan shipyards in Glasgow to attend the launch of the UK’s Strategic Defence Review, which outlines plans […]
Let’s get more civil service jobs coming to East Kilbride
JOANI REID MP, MP for East Kilbride and Strathaven, is today (14 May) writing to the Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden calling for many more civil servant jobs to come to East Kilbride. She said: “Pat McFadden has today made it clear that the government will be transferring up to 12,000 civil service jobs out […]
Pathways to Work Green Paper
Following the statement from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on reforms to the welfare system, I want to lay out the approach, aims and impacts of those reforms outside of media speculation and sensational headlines. I think it is important to note that Personal Independence Payments (PIP) are not generally paid in […]
Jobs secured at FCDO
Welcoming the new government’s decision to keep overseas development jobs at Abercrombie House in East Kilbride, Joani Reid MP said: “This is the culmination of a huge effort to secure these jobs. The previous government made the wrong decision when they said these jobs would move to Glasgow and ever since I was elected, I […]