We need urgent clarity from the UK Government on transition and future plans for key areas including migration, agriculture, fisheries and ensuring our laws continue to work. But also in regard to health services. EU impact locally As with the rest of Scotland Glasgow and Govan have benefited significantly from EU support; examples include; Employability and Social Inclusion and Poverty Funding (ESF). ESF supports a range of employability, social inclusion and poverty support through Glasgow City Council which covers the Govan area. These support those who face multiple barriers to progressing in the labour market and includes unemployed, long-term unemployed, inactive and those in employment. The Glasgow City Council managed, and ESF supported Fairer Together project provides citywide coverage for vulnerable clients. To date the project has supported 56 clients in Govan. Support for Halfway Community Park through Southside Housing Association to develop a new community park in a currently underused and poor-quality area of open space next to Moss Heights high-rise blocks in the Cardonald area of Glasgow. The project will improve biodiversity, provide space for active and passive recreation and improve public safety through landscaping, tree and shrub planting, construction of a community growing space, a green gym, a natural play area and removing cars from the area in front of the flats. The total project cost is £2.2m of which the contribution from European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is £901k. Govan-based DSL Business Finance‎ received £2.8 million ERDF support in September 2016 from the Scottish Government’s Small and Medium Enterprise Holding Fund to part-capitalise their £6 million Scottish Microfinance Fund which provides microfinance loans to start ups and small businesses across Scotland. As at December 2017, the Fund had supported 124 businesses and created 223 jobs Similarly Health and Social care provision in Glasgow and Govan benefits enormously from the contribution of staff from across the EU. Scotland greatly values non-UK and EU citizens and their wider contribution to our society, we are working to see that their rights and place in our nation are protected. SG are extremely concerned at the impact of leaving the EU, and in particular of ending the freedom of movement on the workforce in Scotland. Scotland needs to retain the ability to recruit staff from inside and outside EU. Cross-border mobility
We need urgent clarity from the UK Government on transition and future plans for key areas including migration, agriculture, fisheries and ensuring our laws continue to work. But also in regard to health services. EU impact locally As with the rest of Scotland Glasgow and Govan have benefited significantly from EU support; examples include; Employability and Social Inclusion and Poverty Funding (ESF). ESF supports a range of employability, social inclusion and poverty support through Glasgow City Council which covers the Govan area. These support those who face multiple barriers to progressing in the labour market and includes unemployed, long-term unemployed, inactive and those in employment. The Glasgow City Council managed, and ESF supported Fairer Together project provides citywide coverage for vulnerable clients. To date the project has supported 56 clients in Govan. Support for Halfway Community Park through Southside Housing Association to develop a new community park in a currently underused and poor-quality area of open space next to Moss Heights high-rise blocks in the Cardonald area of Glasgow. The project will improve biodiversity, provide space for active and passive recreation and improve public safety through landscaping, tree and shrub planting, construction of a community growing space, a green gym, a natural play area and removing cars from the area in front of the flats. The total project cost is £2.2m of which the contribution from European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is £901k. Govan-based DSL Business Finance‎ received £2.8 million ERDF support in September 2016 from the Scottish Government’s Small and Medium Enterprise Holding Fund to part-capitalise their £6 million Scottish Microfinance Fund which provides microfinance loans to start ups and small businesses across Scotland. As at December 2017, the Fund had supported 124 businesses and created 223 jobs Similarly Health and Social care provision in Glasgow and Govan benefits enormously from the contribution of staff from across the EU. Scotland greatly values non-UK and EU citizens and their wider contribution to our society, we are working to see that their rights and place in our nation are protected. SG are extremely concerned at the impact of leaving the EU, and in particular of ending the freedom of movement on the workforce in Scotland. Scotland needs to retain the ability to recruit staff from inside and outside EU. Cross-border mobility
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