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Secretary of State for Scotland Mike Moore MP & Katy Tour City Building’s Queenslie Training Centre

Mike Moore MP joined Katy on a visit to City Building’s Queenslie Training Centre in the East End of Glasgow. The centre offers a unique combination of high quality construction training and on-site experience on a wide range of projects for the public and private sector. They spoke to staff and apprentices and even got to try out some of the trades themeselves.

Speaking after the visit, Katy said:

“The Liberal Democrats have an ambitious work programme for Scotland, offering work experience, internships, apprenticeships or substantial volunteering opportunities for young people struggling to break into the jobs market. City Building is a major employer of apprentices and has long been involved in providing work experience opportunities to young people. We need to help more employers take on young people, through apprenticeships, work experience or volunteering.

We know times are hard for the construction sector just now but providing decent housing across Scotland is essential if we are to meet our long term ambitions for the economy and our health and social wellbeing. There is a major challenge in tackling the housing shortfall and our Action Plan is focused on helping deliver more homes that are affordable, both in the heart of towns and cities and in rural areas. We need to bring empty homes back into use and tackle the scourge of fuel poverty by a large scale programme of home insulation. This will both create jobs and contribute to a greener economy.”

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Katy on Scottish Lib Dem education achievements and plans

Recently Katy filmed a video at Glasgow University where she highlighted the achievements of the Scottish Liberal Democrats in the area of higher education, as well as their plans for the next parliament. You can watch the video by clicking this link or by just watching it below!

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Back Katy on May 5th!

This week Katy filmed a short video explaining why she thinks you should support her on May 5th by voting Liberal Democrat on the Glasgow regional list (peach ballot paper).

Katy and the Lib Dem team have spent years campaigning on local issues such as fighting the “Go Ape” plans in Pollok Park, saving post offices, the campaign to save Otago Lane, as well as the fight to stop schools being closed by the city council. Katy will be a hard working voice for the people of Glasgow in the Scottish parliament!

You can watch the video below.

Please share it to your friends! You can also follow Katy on Twitter and like her page on Facebook.

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