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Industrial Communities

This Cross-party group's purpose:

Seek to understand and highlight the range of ongoing issues affecting Scotland’s former traditional industrial communities who have experienced industrial decline over the last few decades. Ongoing issues are likely to include youth unemployment, town centre regeneration, health inequalities, low educational attainment, regeneration funding and poor environmental conditions. The term ‘former industrial communities’ covers a range of traditional industries including coal, steel, textiles and shipbuilding.

Next meeting

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

The next meeting will take place on 2 October 2024.

Get in touch

If you want to get in touch, you can contact the following people by email:

[email protected]

[email protected]

Address: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP

Involved in the group

MSPs, individuals and organisations who participate in and support this group.

Current Members

Colin Beattie

Convener

Party: Scottish National Party

MSP for: Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Constituency)

Alex Rowley

Deputy Convener

Party: Scottish Labour

MSP for: Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)

Clare Adamson

Member

Party: Scottish National Party

MSP for: Motherwell and Wishaw (Constituency)

Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for: Lothian (Region)

Party: Scottish Labour

MSP for: Central Scotland (Region)

John Mason

Member

Party: Independent

MSP for: Glasgow Shettleston (Constituency)

Brian Whittle

Member

Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for: South Scotland (Region)


Organisations

Industrial Communities Alliance - Secretary

Argyll and Bute Council

Coalfields Regeneration Trust

Dumfries and Galloway Council

East Ayrshire Council

East Dunbartonshire Council

East Renfrewshire Council

Fife Council

Glasgow City Council

Inverclyde Council

Midlothian Council

National Union of Mineworkers

North Ayrshire Council

North Lanarkshire Council

Open University (Scotland)

Renfrewshire Council

South Ayrshire Council

South Lanarkshire Council

West Dunbartonshire Council