Morven-May MacCallum
Scottish Liberal Democrats · Scotland
“I declare that I am a councillor on Highland Council. In the Highlands and Islands, poverty goes far beyond the material. When a child grows up watching future opportunities being curtailed and seeing their siblings and friends move away for a more prosperous life in the city, the quiet lesson that they learn is that success means moving…”
Scottish Parliament18 June 2026Source ↗
“Shirley-Anne Somerville: Morven-May MacCallum raises an important point about ensuring that when the Government, councils and other bodies look at the challenge of poverty, our solutions meet needs in all parts of Scotland. The needs in a central belt city centre will be very different to those in the Highlands and Islands.”
Scottish Parliament18 June 2026Source ↗
“I would be delighted to continue that discussion with her after today—as will, I am sure, other ministers—because she raises an important point about ensuring, as we move forward with our review, that we apply a rural and island lens to those challenges. I thank her for raising that point today.”
Scottish Parliament18 June 2026Source ↗
“I move S7M-00356.3, to insert at end: “; understands that the third sector employs over 130,000 paid staff in Scotland, providing employment opportunities for those who find it harder to gain work, including disabled people, and often offering flexible working conditions, which has resulted in women making up 64% of the workforce; notes t…”
Scottish Parliament16 June 2026Source ↗
“I declare that I am a councillor for Highland Council and a volunteer for Lyme Disease UK and the Lyme Resource Centre. It is no secret that the third sector is very close to my heart. As many members know, I have a long-term illness.”
Scottish Parliament16 June 2026Source ↗
“They include organisations such as New Start Highland, which provides employability training and housing support to those in crisis, and the community- owned distillery in Dingwall, which is using green energy to bring back distilling to the area for the first time in more than 100 years.”
Scottish Parliament16 June 2026Source ↗