I have been actively supporting my constituents affected by the termination of CMutual's Family Protection Plan. Given that thousands of elderly and vulnerable people across the UK are set to be impacted by this, I requested an urgent investigation and debate on this issue.

I will be holding three surgeries this Friday 14 November across West Dunbartonshire🗓️ 📍9:30am at Alexandria Library 📍11am at Dumbarton Library 📍3pm at Clydebank Library Please attend should you require my assistance with any issue. No appointments necessary.

The Scottish Government is yet to confirm if non-means-tested legal aid will be available for bereaved Scottish families at inquiries where a public authority is an interested person under Labour's Hillsborough Law. My joint letter to FM John Swinney asking him to confirm this👇

Labour is renewing the nation’s contract with those who served, including 2000+ in West Dunbartonshire: 👪£27m new veteran-wide support service 🏡Dedicated wraparound homelessness service meaning veterans are prioritised for secure homes 🏥Investing in world-class NHS support

Here is a look at some of what I did this week in Parliament and in West Dunbartonshire as your MP📝 📧You can sign up to my newsletter to get monthly updates on my work, and my surgery information straight to your inbox every month: forms.gle/dHnSv57rVBMB...

It was a privilege to attend the Civic Reception to mark the 25th anniversary of @ysortit.bsky.social & present Gillian with my EDM celebrating this wonderful achievement. 👏Congratulations to the Y Sort It team for their years of dedication providing a safe space for our youth to thrive!

📣240,000+ more families in Scotland will receive £150 off their energy bills this winter including thousands in West Dunbartonshire. The UK Labour Government is expanding the Warm Home Discount to provide vital cost of living support to low income households across the country.

I am holding five surgeries this week across West Dunbartonshire🗓️ Friday 7 November: 📍9:30am Alexandria Library 📍11am Dumbarton Library 📍3pm Clydebank Library 📍6pm Goldenhill Primary School Saturday 8 November: 📍11am Duntocher Village Hall No appointments necessary.

📣Due to a temporary restructure of our communications infrastructure, for now, bookings can only be made via our website www.dalmuirgolf.com. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and are working to resolve this as soon as possible⛳️ Thank you for your patience!🏌️

I am proud to be part of a UK Labour Government that introduced The Hillsborough Law. The Bill and its legacy belong to the families of the 97 who have carried the torch of justice through decades of darkness.

Following on from this weekend’s media coverage, I raised this with the Minister during the Hillsborough Law debate.

Today marks 8 years since my West Dunbartonshire constituent Jagtar Singh Johal was wrongfully arrested and arbitrarily detained in India. I call on the PM & Foreign Secretary to act decisively, insist on his release and bring him home to his family in Dumbarton. #FreeJaggiNow

📍My surgery details for the month November! 📞If you are a resident of Alexandria, Dumbarton or Clydebank, please get in touch should you require my assistance with any issue. 👇To check if you are one of my constituents, enter your postcode below: members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP

📰The official November edition of my monthly newsletter! 📝Read to find out some of what I’ve been doing this past month in West Dunbartonshire and in Parliament as your MP. ✉️To receive my monthly updates straight to your inbox, you can sign up here: forms.gle/dqb5YbtuRwjP...

Take a look at some of what I got up to this week in Parliament & in West Dunbartonshire as your MP📝 You can view my EDM recognising @ysortit.bsky.social's 25th Anniversary here👇 edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo... As always, email [email protected] should you require my support✉️

❗️From 3 - 14 November, my constituency office at 45 Kilbowie Road will not be open due to essential building work to install a fire escape. 📞Please call on 0141 286 0290 should you require any in person assistance & a member of staff can arrange to meet with you if necessary.

John Swinney’s dithering has consequences. Scots won’t get full access to justice under Hillsborough Law — we’ll be left relying on charity. Scotland can’t survive a 3rd decade of this tired SNP government. We need change. Only Scottish Labour can deliver it. www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

Great to attend the flag raising ceremony today to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Y Sort It & to mark the beginning of national youth work week. An incredible organisation who deserve this recognition and honour to have their flag flying right in the heart of the community.

❄️⛳️NEW WINTER RATES FOR ADULTS⛳️❄️ We are excited to announce that as of 1 November 2025, we are offering new discounted rates for adults until 27 March 2026🏌️ Midweek: £12 ➡️ £10! Weekend: £15 ➡️ £12! 💻Book online now at dalmuirgolf.com or call 0141 952 6372!

Cash Access UK are hosting an information session on the new banking services hub set to open soon in Alexandria. 🗓️Wednesday 5 November 2025 🕑10am - 2pm 📍Alexandria Library, Gilmour Street, G83 0DA You can sign up via the link below, or just drop in! fb.me/e/6vzlH23ei

✈️I am delighted Glasgow Airport are holding a public consultation on new proposals to modernise its routes to meet the UK Government's Airspace Modernisation Strategy. 📍Visit Clydebank Town Hall from 2pm - 8pm on Wednesday 5 November or attend an online webinar to have your say!

👏I am delighted to officially congratulate Gillian and everyone at @ysortit.bsky.social on 25 years of providing vital support to thousands of young people in West Dunbartonshire. 📝My parliamentary motion recognises & celebrates Y Sort It on this wonderful achievement - congratulations!

I am holding 3 surgeries this Friday 31 October across West Dunbartonshire🗓️ 📍9:30am at Alexandria Library 📍11am at Dumbarton Library 📍3pm at Clydebank Library No appointments necessary, but you can email [email protected] to note your intention to attend.

I was proud to support Macmillan Cancer's Coffee Morning in Parliament and learn more about the incredible work they do in West Dunbartonshire and across the country. The UK Labour Government’s national cancer plan offers a real chance to improve care for people with cancer.

At the Scottish Affairs Committee meeting on recent STV proposals to cut news jobs in the north east, I questioned STV bosses on their failure to collaborate with unions in their request for collective consultation in order to reduce potential job losses & mitigate consequences.

A busy week in Parliament and in West Dunbartonshire engaging with the local community at some great events📚🎭⚽️ Take a look at some of what I got up to below👇 For more updates on my work as your MP, subscribe to my monthly newsletter here📧: forms.gle/TCoiAttwdGgs...

At the debate on statutory maternity & paternity pay, I highlighted that the UK Labour Government's review of parental leave should include a significant rise in pay to at least to the national living wage & new dads should have minimum 6 weeks of leave at full pay. @dadshiftuk.bsky.social

I was pleased to attend the Prostate Cancer Research parliamentary reception calling for a UK wide screening programme targeting men in the high-risk category for prostate cancer. Early screening for cancers can save lives & it’s high time we did it for prostate cancer. @pcr-uk.bsky.social

Scotland has the highest drug death figures in Europe. This year’s figures show another increase. At the Scottish Affairs Committee report, I highlighted that the Thistle is one part of the solution but not instead of recovery services for those in need of life saving help.

I am holding three surgeries this Friday 17 October across West Dunbartonshire🗓️ 📍9:30am Alexandria Library 📍11am Dumbarton Library 📍3pm Clydebank Library No appointments necessary but feel free to email [email protected] to note your intention to attend📧

Dalmuir Golf Course Trustee, Gerry, tell us all about his game at the Texas Scramble⛳️🤠 All our Trustees, staff & volunteers worked so hard to organise this event and we are all so happy it was such a great success🙌 Book to play via the link below🏌️ dalmuirgolf.com @dalmuirgolfcourse.bsky.social

Thank you again to everyone for helping us put on such a successful event and keep an eye out for what's next!🏌️

This will go towards continuing to unlock the enormous potential our Course has and we look forward to what the future holds! We also wish to congratulate our first place winners J. Campbell, A. Jones, S. McKenzie and G. Trainer for an amazing final score of 52.9!👏 2/3

OVER £5,500 RAISED FOR DALMUIR GOLF COURSE🙌 We are delighted to reveal our final total of over £5,500 raised from our Texas Scramble Fundraising event!⛳️ Thank you Mackintoshs Bar Dalmuir for sponsoring us and to everyone who played, donated a prize or bought a raffle ticket. 1/3

The Prime Minister confirmed to me today that he raised the case of my constituent, Jagtar Singh Johal, arbitrarily detained in India for 8 years now, during his meeting with Prime Minister Modi in India. It's time he is released immediately & returned home to his family in Dumbarton.

More research and awareness of postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTs) is needed across the UK. At the debate on support for people with PoTs, I highlighted how my constituents; Ewan, Robert & Louise, all raised with me the unacceptably lengthy waiting times for a PoTs diagnosis.

What a fantastic day yesterday at our Dalmuir Golf Course Texas Scramble!⛳️ Thank you to everyone who played, donated or bought a raffle ticket - we raised vital funds that will allow us to continue to improve the Course. Keep an eye out for our final total raised!👀 @dalmuirgolfcourse.bsky.social

DALMUIR GOLF COURSE - TEXAS SCRAMBLE 2025⛳️🤠 Sponsored by Mackintoshs Bar🍻 Some pictures of our teams ready to tee off yesterday! Thank you to everyone who came along and participated in our very first fundraiser event - what a great day!🙌 More pics and final total raised to come👀

The Annual Christmas Dinner will now be a success & we'll build on this over the next few years🥂🎄 Thanks to all who've signed up so far!🙌 We have 100+ sign ups but there's still time before the deadline! Collect a form from the Ironing Station or my office. www.clydebankpost.co.uk/news/2553795...

Here is a look at some of what I did this week in West Dunbartonshire as your MP📝 To read the St Peter the Apostle pupils' amazing comics about poverty, visit www.wdcab.co.uk/ovos/%F0%9F%... Keep an eye out on @dalmuirgolfcourse.bsky.social for more from yesterday's fantastic Texas Scramble event⛳️

It was a privilege to be invited by amazing S2 pupils at St Peter the Apostle to hear all about their project 'Our Voices, Our Stories' with @citizensadvicescot.bsky.social - incredibly inspiring work. They created comics that tackled the themes of poverty & stigma. Read here: www.wdcab.co.uk/ovos/

I will be holding 4 surgeries this week across West Dunbartonshire🗓️ Friday 10 October: 📍9:30am at Alexandria Library 📍11am at Dumbarton Library 📍3pm at Clydebank Library Saturday 11 October: 📍11am at Duntocher Village Hall Please attend should you require my assistance.

I am so pleased that Scottish Gas have re-launched their Energy Support Fund to help people with their energy bills. Grants of up to £2000 are available for Scottish Gas customers currently struggling with energy debt. You can apply via the link below: britishgasenergytrust.org.uk/grants-avail...

I'm delighted we've had so many people mandating their £15 Elderly Welfare Payment to the Duntocher Older Peoples Welfare Committee! There is still time to collect a form at the Ironing Station in Duntocher or from my office on 45 Kilbowie Road up to the 20 October cut-off date.