Today was an incredibly important – and emotional – day for me. I secured an Adjournment Debate in Parliament on Health Safety in the Mining Industry, which gave me the privilege of paying tribute to the 15 miners who died in the Burngrange shale mining disaster 70 years ago. called on the UK government to […]
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HANNAH BARDELL MP STATEMENT ON JABIL JOB LOSSES
Both myself and Angela Constance spoke urgently to Jabil last week about potential job losses at the Livingston site, and this week we had a lengthy face to face meeting with the management. What is very clear is that the highly and multi skilled workforce has huge potential. My thoughts are with all those affected, […]
Read moreSKY NEWS INVESTIGATION INTO PREGNANCY TEST DRUG ‘WELCOMED’
SNP MP Hannah Bardell has welcomed a Sky News investigation to be broadcast this evening (Wednesday) into the pregnancy test drug Primodos – and has said it is ‘right and proper‘ that an Expert Working Group (EWG) has been set up to look at any possible links between the use of the drug and birth […]
Read moreLocal MP fights for local jobs
Hannah Bardell MP has continued her campaign to secure HMRC jobs in Livingston with a direct question to the Prime Minister in the House of Commons. Speaking during PMQs on Wednesday, Ms Bardell said: “Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs employs more than 1,000 vital staff in my Livingston constituency. Despite widespread criticism from the National […]
Read moreHMRC JOB LOSSES IN LIVINGSTON IGNORED BY UK GOVERNMENT
Today was my first out of the ballot PMQs and I chose to ask the Prime Minister about the proposed HMRC plans that would mean significant job losses here in Livingston. Her response was both appalling and inappropriate response. She completely failed to answer my question, instead choosing a stock response about the process, so […]
Read moreHANNAH BARDELL MP – BUDGET SPEECH
Last week, the Chancellor delivered his Budget on International Women’s Day, a day when women, and men, across the world celebrated women and their contribution to society, and highlighted how important it is to have an inclusive, gender-balanced workplace. I cannot think of a better day for the Chancellor to show how much we value […]
Read moreHANNAH BARDELL MP SIGNS THE WASPI PLEDGE
I was delighted to show my support for a mass lobby of Parliament organised by the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign and supported by UNISON. I was proud to sign a pledge to call on the government to implement fair transitional arrangements for WASPI women affected by the State Pension Age changes. MPs […]
Read moreBUDGET: SIGNIFICANT HARDSHIP FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
Hannah Bardell MP said a tax hike on national insurance will hit self-employed workers throughout the UK. The SNP’s business engagement, small businesses, and innovation spokesperson commented: “Amid the” utter chaos of a hard Tory Brexit, a hike on NICs threatens to undermine and deter the type of entrepreneurial behaviour that we should seek to […]
Read moreUPPING THE ANTE ON GENDER PARITY IN THE WORKPLACE
When there are more men named John than women leading FTSE 100 companies, it’s clearly time to up the ante on gender balance in the boardroom. It’s a fact that women make a difference on boards, yet the reluctance on the part of many CEOs to include them on their team is narrow-minded and regressive. […]
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