Hugh Henry MSP for Renfrewshire South: Funding

15 Jan 2016

Funding

Well done to Renfrewshire Council Leader Mark Macmillan on his commitment to ensuring the future of all community facilities operated by the council is secure, despite Renfrewshire Council’s funding being cut yet again by the SNP Government. Community facilities across Renfrewshire are set to benefit from a £3 million boost. Major improvements to six community halls across Renfrewshire have been agreed, including Johnstone Castle Community Centre in my constituency. £250,000 will also be added to the £50,000 previously pledged by the Council to support the Linwood Community Development Trust in redeveloping playing fields at the Clippens School site which is also good news for my constituents.

About Hugh

Hugh Henry is a Scottish Labour politician first elected a Member of the Scottish Parliament in1999 when he represented Paisley South. He was appointed Deputy Minister for Health and Community in 2001and moved to Deputy Minister for Social Justice in 2002. He became Deputy Minister for Justice after the Scottish Parliamentary Elections in 2003 and Minister for Education in 2006. Hugh collected the Scottish Politician of the Year award in 2010 and won the newly created Renfrewshire South seat in 2011. He was raised in Erskine, Renfrewshire and educated at St Mirin's Academy, Paisley, at the University of Glasgow and Jordanhill College in Glasgow. He has worked as an accountant, a teacher and as a welfare rights officer. He was a local councillor from 1984 until 1999, including four years as leader of Renfrewshire Council. He is married with two daughters and a son.