Calls for action as Glasgow MPs discuss poverty issues
MPs in attendance were Patricia Ferguson, Martin Rhodes, and Gordon McKee, while Maureen Burke, Zubir Ahmed, and John Grady were represented by staff.
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The session consisted of presentations and group discussions concerning social security, energy, and employment.
Dr James Patrick Ferns, social policy project manager at Glasgow Citizens Advice Bureaux, said: "Glasgow CAB advisors work to help people navigate the impact of the cost-of-living crisis every day.
"Having a forum to share this expertise directly with MPs is crucial if we want to effect change.
"Hopefully the constructive discussions that took place this morning are the first step of a much larger conversation between policymakers and the people on the front line of addressing poverty.
"We are looking forward to building upon these discussions and working with MPs to ensure that decisions made in Parliament are informed by the real-life experience of the people we see in CAB."
Peter Kelly, chief executive at Poverty Alliance Scotland, said: "Too many Glaswegians remain locked in poverty.
"The city's MPs have a vital role to play to ensure that more is done to change this.
"Our discussion today was an important opportunity to focus on those things that will make the biggest difference - decent work, adequate social security and reducing the cost of living.
"Glasgow needs real change and we look forward to continuing to work with MPs to deliver it."
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