CORRI WILSON
Press Releases
during my time as
MP for Ayr Carrick & Cumnock
2015-17
April 19, 2017
CORRI WILSON MP HOSTS WELFARE SURGERY
Corri Wilson, MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, will host a constituency-wide welfare surgery at Ayr Town Hall next week. The event, which will run from 1pm to 3pm on Friday 28 April, seeks to bring services and organisations working in the welfare sector together with constituents who are looking for advice or assistance.
April 18, 2017
LOCAL MP COMMENTS ON GENERAL ELECTION
Commenting on the announcement from the Prime Minister that she is to seek the dissolution of Parliament to call an election, Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock MP Corri Wilson said:
"I am astounded by the gall of the Prime Minister. This is a blatant bid to grab complete control of power for the foreseeable future. She is putting the interests of her party ahead of the country, and trying to sweep away all opposition to her right-wing agenda of cuts, austerity, and a disastrous hard Brexit...
April 13, 2017
TWO CHILD LIMIT AND RAPE CLAUSE ARE 'SHAMEFUL' SAY LOCAL MP & MSP
Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock MP Corri Wilson has reacted to the introduction of a two child limit and rape clause for tax credits which came into force at the start of April. Ms Wilson said that the new rules will be devastating for families who are already struggling to make ends meet and that survivors of rape are being treated with shocking disrespect.
April 13, 2017
LOCAL MP & MSP SLAM LABOUR'S PFI SCHOOL LEGACY
Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock MP Corri Wilson has condemned Labour’s PFI schools scheme as "irresponsible and shambolic". The scheme continues to cost councils millions of pounds every year, SPICe analysis has revealed – proving they are a party which cannot be trusted to manage vital public services.
April 13, 2017
MPs AND LOCAL BUSINESSES MEET OVER BREXIT CONCERNS
Three of Ayrshire’s SNP MPs, Alan Brown (Kilmarnock & Loudoun), Dr Philippa Whitford (Central Ayrshire) and Corri Wilson (Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock) hosted a meeting on Thursday (13th) with local businesses to discuss the impact of Brexit on their futures in the area.
April 06, 2017
AYRSHIRE MPs HOST BREXIT MEETING FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES
Ayrshire’s four SNP MPs – Corri Wilson (Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock), Alan Brown (Kilmarnock & Loudon), Patricia Gibson (North Ayrshire & Arran), and Dr Philippa Whitford (Central Ayrshire) will welcome businesses from across their constituencies to a Breakfast Meeting to explore the implications of ‘Brexit’ on local business and discuss the Scottish Government’s proposal for mitigating the impact of leaving the EU on Scotland - Scotland’s Place in Europe.
April 04, 2017
UK GOVERNMENT'S PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE PAYMENTS "FAILING THOSE WHO NEED HELP THE MOST"
The Scottish National Party has said the UK government must bring Personal Independence Payments "right back to the drawing board" after an independent report found a lack of public trust in the assessment for the benefit.
March 30, 2017
UK GOVERNMENT MUST BACK AWAY FROM ILL-JUDGED PIP CUTS
Local MP Corri Wilson has called on the UK Government to "back away from ill-judged and ill-thought-out" cuts to Personal Independence Payments and to bring forward a vote to annul the changes during an emergency debate in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
March 29, 2017
THERESA MAY BEGINS BREXIT NEGOTIATIONS WITH 'BROKEN PROMISE TO SCOTLAND'
Corri Wilson, MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, has reacted to the Prime Minister’s triggering of Article 50, which begins the formal process of leaving the EU, by saying that Scotland has already been let down by a UK Government that does not care about the wishes of the Scottish people. Theresa May has been accused of breaking her promise not to trigger Article 50 until she had agreed a UK-wide approach by embarking on negotiations after ignoring attempts by the Scottish government to reach an agreement.
March 23, 2017
JEANE FREEMAN MSP & CORRI WILSON MP DEMAND URGENT MEETING ON LATEST BANK CLOSURES
The announcement by Royal Bank of Scotland that it plans to close its branches in Girvan, Cumnock and Mauchline has been condemned by Jeane Freeman MSP and Corri Wilson MP, who are demanding an immediate meeting with senior staff at RBS.
March 23, 2017
JEANE FREEMAN MSP AND CORRI WILSON MP CALL FOR IMMEDIATE HALT TO ROLLOUT OF UNIVERSAL CREDIT
Local MSP Jeane Freeman and MP Corri Wilson are backing Scottish Government calls to halt the rollout of the full service of Universal Credit until problems with its implementation are fully resolved.
March 22, 2017
CORRI WILSON MP BACKS CHARITY'S SERVICE SUPPORTING YOUNG DEAF CONSTITUENTS IN TO EMPLOYMENT
Corri Wilson MP is backing charity Action on Hearing Loss Scotland’s Moving On service which offers specialist support for young deaf people in Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock to fulfil their training or employment aspirations.
March 22, 2017
A77: SUMMIT LEADS TO ACTION
Jeane Freeman, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley and Corri Wilson, MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock have brought community groups, local councillors and government agencies together to find solutions to the many concerns local residents have about the A77 and the rural diversion routes used when it is closed.
March 09, 2017
LOCAL MP MEETS WITH AYRSHIRE WASPI CAMPAIGNERS IN PARLIAMENT AFTER JOINING PROTEST
Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock MP Corri Wilson met with campaigners from Ayrshire’s Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) group in Westminster yesterday to lend her support to their fight against the UK Government’s changes to the state pension age. The meeting took place after Ms Wilson joined the thousands of protestors from across the UK who had gathered outside the Houses of Parliament in London to voice their opposition to the move.
March 07, 2017
LOCAL MP CALLS FOR RETHINK ON CUTS TO PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE PAYMENTS
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock’s MP Corri Wilson has called on the UK Government to "fundamentally rethink" cuts to social security for disabled people and take note of the wealth of opposition to the emergency legislation that will effectively remove financial support from 160,000 people across the UK.
March 07, 2017
LOCAL MP URGES SUPPORT FOR PETITION AGAINST 'DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIM TAX'
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock’s MP Corri Wilson is encouraging constituents to sign a parliamentary petition, which calls on the UK Government to scrap a ‘cruel and callous’ tax on victims of domestic abuse. The petition calls for the UK Government to remove the 4% collection charge on child maintenance payments that applies to parents using the ‘Collect-and-Pay’ service.
March 01, 2017
LOCAL MP DISAPPOINTED AT TREASURY RESPONSE ON GROWTH DEAL
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock MP Corri Wilson is calling on Conservative MSPs across Ayrshire to ‘step up’ their backing of the Ayrshire Growth Deal, following the Treasury’s response to her parliamentary question on the plan this week.
February 24, 2017
LOCAL MP WARNS OF 'HARD BREXIT' THREAT TO DISABLED RIGHTS
Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock MP, Corri Wilson, spoke in a Parliamentary debate on publicly accessible amenities for disabled people this week, and urged the UK Government to do more to remove the barriers that restrict the life choices of people with disabilities.
February 22, 2017
LOCAL MP AND MSP WELCOME SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT BUSINESS RATES RELIEF
Corri Wilson MP and Jeane Freeman MSP have backed the Scottish Government’s proposals on business rates, after Finance Secretary Derek Mackay announced a wide-ranging relief scheme that will offer strong support to businesses across Ayrshire.
February 16, 2017
CORRI WILSON: UK GOVERNMENT MUST INTRODUCE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR SICK AND DISABLED PEOPLE
Local MP Corri Wilson has said the UK government must pay attention to cross-party calls for cuts to support for sick and disabled people who are unable to work to be halted until additional support is introduced.
February 01, 2017
CORRI WILSON MP RAISES AWARENESS OF NEW FUNDING POT FOR LOCAL CHARITIES
Corri Wilson, MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, says 2017 could be the year for local charities to help get a special project off the ground by applying for a share of a £6 million funding pot, raised by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.
January 19, 2017
LOCAL MP LEADS WESTMINSTER DEBATE ON DIGITAL EQUIPMENT PENSION SCHEME
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock MP Corri Wilson has welcomed a commitment from the UK Government to meet with local pension scheme bosses after concerns were raised by Digital Equipment pensioners about increases to their pensions prior to 1997.
January 05, 2017
LOCAL MP CALLS FOR CLARITY ON MOTABILITY CAR SCHEME
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock MP Corri Wilson has called on the UK Government to clarify whether a mobility car scheme for people with disabilities is to be extended after a Department for Work and Pensions Minister announced the move during a Westminster debate but has since left claimants waiting weeks for more information.
November 18, 2016
CORRI WILSON MP LEADS DRIVE TO TACKLE AYRSHIRE COUNCIL TAX ARREARS
Ayrshire families in crisis over Council Tax arrears are invited to attend a special advice surgery in Ayr on November 25 hosted by Corri Wilson MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock and Council Tax Advisors (CTA), a not-for-profit organisation that mediates with Councils to agree sustainable repayment solutions.
November 08, 2016
SNP ECHO UN REPORT FUNDINGS ON UK GOVERNMENT'S "IDEOLOGICAL ASSAULT" ON DISABLED PEOPLE
The SNP have echoed the findings of a damning UN report that criticises the UK government for its policies that have disproportionately affected disabled people and called on the UK government to end its "ideological assault" on disabled people in the UK.
November 02, 2016
CORRI WILSON MP CALLS FOR PUBLIC RESPONSE ON RAPE CLAUSE POLICY
Corri Wilson, local MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, has called on her constituents to help reject plans from the Tory Government to restrict tax credits to two children and introduce a ‘medieval’ rape clause for vulnerable women who have been raped.
October 20, 2016
GOVERNMENT MUST THINK AGAIN ON SUPPORT FOR THE DISABLED, SAYS LOCAL MP
Local MP Corri Wilson has called for the Government to think again on its treatment of disabled people, and to use the opportunity of the Autumn Statement to reverse planned cuts to welfare for those on Employment Support Allowance.
October 28, 2016
CORRI WILSON ANNOUNCED AS NEW SNP DISABILITY SPOKESPERSON
The SNP Westminster Group has announced Corri Wilson, local MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, as their new spokesperson for Disabilities. The MP, who was elected in the 2015 General Election, has been a member of the SNP's Social Justice...
September 22, 2016
GOVERNMENT MUST TAKE ACTION ON WOMEN’S PENSIONS SAYS LOCAL MP
Corri Wilson MP has called on the UK Government to take immediate action to help the millions of women born in the 1950s who have been denied their pension, following the unveiling of independent research this week showing Tory figures on pension inequality are wrong.
September 20, 2016
SCRAPPING OF BENEFITS CONTRACT WELCOMED BY CORRI WILSON MP
Local MP Corri Wilson has welcomed the decision by the UK Government not to renew the contract with US firm Concentrix following revelations this week that the company were indiscriminately stopping people’s tax credits and accusing them of fraud with no basis in reality...
September 07, 2017
LOCAL MP HIGHLIGHTS STRENGTH OF FOOD AND DRINK INDUSTRY
Corri Wilson MP has welcomed statistics that have revealed that the annual turnover for the food and drink industry reached record levels – but has warned that losing Scotland’s membership of the European Union could prove damaging to the sector......
September 07, 2016
AYRSHIRE RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO PAY COST OF PFI
The Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland figures released last month have revealed the scale of the toxic legacy of private finance initiatives as PFI payments are shown to have risen to £1 billion per year for the first time.....
August 08, 2016
LOCAL MP CALLS TO END BREASTFEEDING STIGMA
Corri Wilson, MP for Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock, has called on the commitments from World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) – which finished yesterday (Sunday) - to continue, and for MPs to join the campaign to raise awareness and end the stigma surrounding breast feeding in public...
August 01, 2016
GOVERNMENT GIVES ASSURANCES ON JOB SEARCH DIFFICULTIES FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES
The UK Government has given local MP Corri Wilson assurances around rural constituents meeting job search requirements.
Many Job Seekers Allowance and Universal Credit claimants rely on local libraries for access to computers and the internet in order to meet their job search requirements.....
July 28, 2016
LOCAL MP CALLS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL REMAINING STAGES OF THE EQUALITY ACT
Local MP Corri Wilson is calling on the UK Government to implement all remaining stages of the Equality Act to ensure that disabled people have better access to public spaces and to make politics more representative.
July 26, 2016
MP WELCOMES FUNDING BOOST FOR LOCAL CHARITY
MP WELCOMES FUNDING BOOST FOR LOCAL CHARITY
Local MP Corri Wilson has welcomed a £5,000 grant for local charity South Ayrshire Befriending Project from Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland. Every year the Foundation distributes just under £1m through its Henry Duncan Awards programme to grassroots charities working in their local communities.
July 26, 2016
Local MP Corri Wilson has lent her support to a major campaign to promote responsible gambling.
Ms Wilson, the MP For Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, visited the Ladbrokes shop in Alloway Street, Ayr, as part of Gamble Aware Week, a nationwide campaign by the Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) and high street betting shops to encourage gamblers never to bet more than they can afford to lose.
June 17, 2016
CORRI WILSON MP BETS FOR TILLY
Local MP Corri Wilson has placed a £50 charity bet on Iceland to beat Austria in the Euro 2016 qualifier on Wednesday in aid of five-year-old local girl Tilly Sharkey, who is battling a rare form of cancer, following a visit to the William Hill in Cumnock today.
May 01, 2016
CORRI WILSON MP HOSTS WESTMINSTER BRIEFING ON SKILLS AND DIVERSITY IN THE BETTING INDUSTRY
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock MP Corri Wilson hosted a breakfast briefing on the 20th April looking at the promotion of diversity and skills in the betting industry. The event, organised by William Hill, was attended by MPs and Lords from across the political divide.
May 15, 2016
MP ‘STAGGERED’ BY BANK’S DISREGARD FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY AS 1,200 SIGNATURE PETITION DEMANDS A RE-THINK
Local MP Corri Wilson has expressed her anger over Lloyd’s Banking Group’s handling of the closure of the Bank of Scotland branch in Maybole on 15 June 2016.
Ms Wilson has been seeking answers on the decision since it was announced at the start of February, and today handed over a 1,200 signature petition from the local community asking the partly state-owned bank to reconsider the closure.
May 11, 2016
LOCAL MP CALLS ON GUARDIAN SURGICAL TO RECONSIDER PROPOSED PLANT CLOSURE
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock MP Corri Wilson has expressed her concern at the proposed closure of one of the two Guardian Surgical plants in Ayrshire. Formerly known as BDF Healthcare, the plants in Girvan and Patna produce single use surgical textiles and sterile dental equipment for the healthcare sector.
May 05, 2016
CORRI WILSON: TAX CREDITS CHANGES ‘UNDERHAND’
CORRI WILSON: TAX CREDITS CHANGES ‘UNDERHAND’
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock MP Corri Wilson has spoken out against the ‘underhand manner’ in which the UK Tory Government has changed Tax Credits legislation.
Last night MPs voted on a Statutory Instrument – a mechanism used to amend existing legislatio
May 03, 2016
LOCAL POLITICIANS HOST EU REFERENDUM SURGERIES
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock MP Corri Wilson has teamed up with colleagues in the European Parliament, Scottish Parliament and local councils to host a series of surgeries across the constituency this Saturday aimed at people wanting to discuss the forthcoming referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union.
May 03, 2016
CORRI WILSON MP SHOWS SUPPORT FOR CANCER RESEACH UK
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock MP Corri Wilson has visited Cancer Research UK’s Ayr High Street shop to show her support for the charity’s life-saving work.
She met staff and volunteers at the shop to find out more about how to beat cancer sooner.
May 01, 2016
MP SLAMS GOVERNMENT AS 2.6M MORE CHILDREN ARE PUSHED INTO POVERTY
Local MP Corri Wilson has accused the UK Government of lacking compassion as new figures from the Institute for Fiscal Studies show that the number of children in the UK living in absolute poverty will increase by 2.6 million by 2020-21 as a result of cuts to social security.