Welcome to the web site of Robert Brown MSP

This site is designed to give news and information about the issues that I am involved in as Liberal Democrat MSP for Glasgow Region. My Regional constituency covers both the City of Glasgow itself, and the communities of Rutherglen and Cambuslang. I have taken up an enormous number of issues since the Scottish Parliament first met in May 1999.

• Some arise from my long-standing interest in housing - homelessness, housing maintenance, fuel poverty and support for Housing Associations and community ownership.

• Some are Glasgow area issues - Glasgow airport rail link and Crossrail, green space, planning and community environment issues like Clouston Street or Otago Lane and funding for local voluntary groups.

• Some are on policy areas in which people have approached me - education, public transport, human rights, mental health, visual impairment or the opportunities offered by our Colleges and Universities.

• Some arise from my portfolio as Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesman in the Scottish Parliament - like the need for more effective community service sentences, improving public access to freedom of information, or the workings of the Children's Panel system.

I want to see Scotland and Britain as places where young people have a fair chance in life to achieve their ambitions, where communities are strong and confident, and where all our people can have high quality public services to support their activities and needs.

I want the City of Glasgow, Rutherglen and Cambuslang to be known as great places to live and work, not for their challenges of poor health or lack of job opportunities for young people, or for insensitive decisions by local and national government.

If you want to contact me on any issue, please e-mail robert.brown.msp@scottish.parliament.uk or contact my parliamentary office on 0141 572 5000.

The costs of this website have been met out of parliamentary resources.

Best wishes,

JUSTICE SECRETARY ACCOUNTABLE TO SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT NOT U.S. Fri 23rd Jul 2010 Glasgow MSP Robert Brown has denounced demands from the U.S. Government for the Justice Secretary to give evidence to a Washington hearing on the release of the Lockerbie bomber.
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Children's Panel cases can stigmatise for life Wed 21st Jul 2010 Glasgow MSP Robert Brown has today called for an enquiry after it was revealed that adults are being stigmatised for offences they admitted to when they were children, in the context of appearances before the Children's Panel.
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Robert Brown demands investigation as child shootings double Mon 5th Jul 2010 Glasgow MSP Robert Brown has called for an investigation into a jump in the number of children hospitalised after gun accidents.
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Congratulations to the Glasgow Women's Library Mon 5th Jul 2010 Glasgow MSP Robert Brown has lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament to celebrate the promotion of Glasgow Women's Library to full status as an Accredited Museum by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA).
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Children as young as three must not be labelled 'criminals' Tue 22nd Jun 2010 Glasgow MSP Robert Brown has warned that society must be very careful about labelling young children as criminals.
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