Martin Whitfield MSP

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3. @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social to ask The Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to reports that private residential childcare providers are making an estimated £10 million a year in profit from publicly funded contracts.

Watch from 2.05pm: www.scottishparliament.tv

We were pleased to welcome @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social and @pfokane.bsky.social to our support line today for a discussion about our national offer of digital and phone-based whole family support.

Find out more about our call for a comprehensive offer of whole family support: ow.ly/YMgv50XAF1V

The Societal Benefits of Accreditation and Standards parliamentary reception opening remarks by @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social

Policymakers, regulators, industry and others explore how accreditation, standards & market surveillance strengthen safety, quality and public confidence across Scotland.

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3. @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social to ask The Scottish Government for its response to reports that @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social plans to reduce jobs as part of budget reductions, including what action it will take to protect staff and students from the impact of any such redundancies.

SNP minister told to intervene in Edinburgh University crisis to protect 1,800 jobs SNP ministers have been warned they must intervene in the University of Edinburgh's dispute with staff amid fears 1,800 jobs could be lost.

Question from @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social in the Scottish Parliament on cuts and job losses at Edinburgh University as @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social take third day of strike action this week #SaveHE #StopTheCuts www.heraldscotland.com/news/2563152...

The Standards Committee says a Member's Bill to allow MSPs to be recalled needs a solution to the challenge of recalling a regional MSP.

Convener Martin Whitfield MSP has welcomed proposals brought by Graham Simpson MSP to address concerns.

Committee recommendations: https://ow.ly/mfBx50XrRvL

"How we behave, approach and see our role is fundamental to what committees do and how they do it."

Yesterday, Standards Committee Convener
@martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social opened a debate about its recent report on Strengthening Committees’ Effectiveness.

Meeting of the Parliament | Scottish Parliament TV

Thank you to @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social for raising a vital question at First Minister’s Questions today: What urgent action will the Scottish Government take to tackle the online abuse of children?

Watch the exchange here: ow.ly/SUI850XnPx0

Read our statement here: ow.ly/vrfw50XnPx1

‘Fundamental issues’ must be addressed in a Bill which would introduce a process where MSPs could be recalled - potentially losing their seat.

The Standards Committee says the Bill needs further thought for it to work.

Report: ow.ly/Q5Om50Xn3jP

Convener @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social 👇

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I have selected 2 topical questions to be asked in @parliament.scot today.

1. @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social to ask the Govt how it plans to meet the interim & final child poverty reduction targets, in light of @jrf-uk.bsky.social findings that current levels remain largely unchanged since 2021.

📢 Changes are proposed to Scotland’s FOI laws.

The Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill aims to make it easier to access information and hold public services to account.

Listen to Standards Committee Convener @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social and have your say by 22 Oct

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Scots rightly expect both the UK and Scottish governments to work together to create jobs and make people better off across Scotland.

In my capacity as the Minister for Intergovernmental Relations it was a pleasure to meet with First Minister John Swinney in London today.

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Thanks to all who came along, and especially @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social for sponsoring and @jemm-s.bsky.social @rosewhiff.bsky.social and Daniel, our CEO, for being an awesome team to work with today and every day.

Hugh my office have responded to you through parliamentary email address to your gmail account as is appropriate.

Scottish Government misses interim child poverty targets Poverty campaigners have dubbed the failure a “national embarrassment”

Scottish Government misses interim child poverty targets www.holyrood.com/news/view,sc...

Almost all female MSPs targeted by online abuse, survey finds This includes rape threats, death threats and severe misogynistic abuse

Almost all female MSPs have experienced online abuse, a survey conducted by Holyrood has found www.holyrood.com/news/view,al...

A selfie photograph outside houses in Rowberry Walk Prestonpans. Five campaigners stand behind a knee high white road sign. The campaigners three men and two women are stood on grass and pavement infront of two houses. Four of the campaigners are carrying red folders with “Vote Labour” on the front. I am holding the camera in the foreground wearing a mustard jacket. The houses in the background are new design and sit at right angles to each other, separated by a wooden fence. The houses are brick on ground floor and white stucco upstairs. One front door is white the other black

A selfie photograph on a new estate road in Prestonpans. The road goes into the background ground with houses in both sides that are light coloured. Many houses have vehicles in the drives and grass front gardens straight onto the pavement. Three campaigners stand behind and are in conversation. Two men and one woman. Two are wearing black jackets and one a blue jacket. Two campaigners are carrying red folders and two are wearing red badges. I am holding the camera in the foreground wearing a mustard jacket.

Out and about chatting to voters in Prestonpans. A lot of discussion about world events but also concerns more locally about NHS Education and the need for a New Direction for Scotland

It was great to see @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social at our #ScotLab25 stand.

Thank you for your continued support and for taking the time to hear about our new strategy.

Our Young Ambassadors recently responded to a consultation on the proposed Youth Work (Scotland) Bill put forward by
@martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social 🗳

They voted unanimously in favour of the principles of the Bill✅

⬇️Here are some of the responses they submitted to explain their support for it✍️

Martin Whitfield MSP, Mary Glasgow and Lily Humphreys sitting next to each other on blue sofa in a room at the Bairns Hoose.

Thank you @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social for visiting Scotland's first Bairns Hoose and sharing @scottishlabour.bsky.social commitment to putting children's rights and the recovery at the centre of Bairns Hoose roll out.

Great to see @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social at #ScotLab25 supporting action to end child poverty in Scotland at #ScotLab25 !

@scottishlabour.bsky.social Conf this wkend reflecting on the Care Review & changes still needed to #KeepThePromise -removing profit from the ‘care system’, keeping families safely together, addressing restraint & school exclusion @thepromisescotland.bsky.social @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social

Thank you @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social for visiting our stand at #ScotLab25 and talking about the challenges facing people with lung conditions in South Scotland

The French effort to restore Notre-Dame de Paris in 5 years was heroic.

More than 7 years after the 2018 fire, Mackintosh's Glasgow School of Art remains a shell. Restoration is still a distant prospect.

Today, I asked @angusrobertson.bsky.social to make its restoration a national project.

A photo of Martin Whitfield MSP holding a poster which reads I support secure and improved funding for local carers centres and young carer services.

In the last 2 years, 42% of carers centres in Scotland have received no increase in their funding from local authorities.

Thank you @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social for supporting our pledge for better and secure funding for local carers centres and young carer services.

#CarersCantWait

A photograph of six people with a background of a Christmas tree. The central character is a Blonde wigged Panto Dame dressed in zebra print clothes, yellow washing up gloves and yellow knee high boots. The Dame carries a zebra Gucci print bag. The five other people surround the Dame wearing high viz factory clothes. Clockwise from the left a pony tailed woman is kneeling touching the bag, next a man wearing safety goggles is standing looking around the Dames shoulder. The next person is in the Dames left shoulder wearing safety glasses. The next person is bending over and the last person is on their hands and knees acting as a foot rest for the Dame who is resting their left foot on his back. The festive photograph is an advert for a pantomime by theatre company Wonderfools and The Brunton East Lothian.

Can’t recommend enough The Brunton www.thebrunton.co.uk/whats-on/a-c... and Wonderfools www.wonderfools.org brilliant all family Panto A Christmas Carol - as the maestro said “there is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour!”

Group of people holding copies of the Youth Work Bill consultation document at the Citadel Youth Centre in Edinburgh.

Consultation is open on the proposed Youth Work Bill. www.parliament.scot/bills-and-la... @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social
The Bill aims to make youth work more accessible & sustainable across Scotland. Youth work offers transformative opps for young people.
Share your views on the proposals.

Photograph of large room with an orange wall on one side , windows on the other. 16 youth leaders are sat in small groups at 4 round tables. Martin Whitfield MSP is at the far end facing the sitting groups. He is holding a copy of the consultation paper. He wears a dark suit with blue shirt and red tie. The light from a projector highlights his face.

Martin Whitfield MSP is stood at the front of a group of youth leaders. The youth leaders are sat with their backs to the camera looking at Martin. The speaker is facing them wearing a dark suit, blue shirt and red tie. He is holding papers in his left hand and moving his right hand to emphasise a point. Behind him is a projection on a white wall and the top of his body is illuminated by the projector.

It was a pleasure to speak at the Scottish Youth Work Leaders Forum in Edinburgh about my proposed Youth Work Bill.

Youth work is vital for supporting young people, and this Bill aims to give it the recognition it deserves.

Take part in the consultation👇
parliament.scot/bills-and-laws…

Young people, Youth advocates and MSP standing in front of a mural at Citadel Youth Centre. They hold a leaflet promoting the consultation for a proposed bill.

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MSP and young people sitting at a table in a youth centre discussing a proposed bill. Some in the group are drinking coffee.

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I'm proud to have launched my proposed Youth Work Bill at the Citadel Youth Club

This transformative Bill aims to make youth work a cornerstone of every young person’s life in Scotland.

My consultation is now live: parliament.scot/bills-and-laws…

Take part and make your voice heard.