SNP MP for Glasgow Central
Promoted by Alison Thewliss, 1/2 30 Bell Street Glasgow G1 1LG
alison.thewliss.mp@parliament.uk
Apr 18 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
🧵A short thread on some Parliamentary geekery.
I said yesterday in the Debate that I would use every opportunity to vote against the Rwanda Bill - that includes votes not held in public view.
Let me introduce you to the Reasons Committee...
The Reasons Committee meets in a small room behind the Speaker's chair, called the Reasons Room (obviously).
The purpose is to approve the reasons that the Commons (in actuality, the Government) have rejected the Amendments from the Lords.
They don't need to be good reasons...
Jul 15, 2021 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
The number of children affected by the UK Tory Government's two child limit goes up every year.
No one can predict how life will run - especially given the pandemic - and it is completely unfair to penalise the minority of families who have more than two children. #AllKidsCount
Last year, @BPAS1968 found that the Tories Two Child Limit was forcing women into terminating a healthy pregnancy. This should be headline news, it's utterly chilling. #AllKidsCount#2ChildLimit
Fabulous night at the Strathbungo Window Wanderland - the Bungo Juke Box had people boogying even in the rain! Well done to @SmillieSarah and all who brightened the streets with their creativity. #BungoWindows#WindowWanderland
Going to tweet a wee thread of windows as we saw them - hope you enjoy! #BungoWindows#WindowWanderland
Jul 21, 2019 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
For anyone who is still wondering why I'm frustrated at the UK Government on drug consumption rooms - this was a year ago at PMQs. It's in their power to change the legal framework.
This was over a year ago, when I presented a 10 minute rule bill, in an attempt to answer the issue of legal framework. To date, no @ukhomeoffice Minister has agreed to meet with me to discuss it.
