A bit about my work for Edinburgh East

I try to get back to Edinburgh by Thursday night so you’ll find me in the office or at meetings around the constituency on Fridays and over the weekend.

I am lucky to have a huge number of brilliant local organisations in my patch who I visit as often as possible.

As an MP one of the most rewarding parts of the job is working with the many amazing communities across Edinburgh East, supporting local campaigns, and meeting people in organisations, community groups, businesses, social services and agencies who work within the constituency.

I aim to be approachable and accessible to constituents so that I get a feel for what’s going on and what the issues are, and to ensure people feel they can come to me about anything I might be able to help with.

I hold regular advice surgeries and do as much as I can to link in and make sure we are working effectively with all the local advice services who operate in Edinburgh East.

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March News – Edinburgh East

6th April 2021 / Edinburgh East News, News

Constituency Business Another month has passed, and parliament is now on recess. It’s an odd recess – usually the Easter break ...
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Independence or austerity in the UK under the Tories? Voters will decide

26th March 2021 / Edinburgh East News, News

Independence or austerity in the UK under the Tories? Voters will decide I can get a haircut a week on ...
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February News – Edinburgh East

4th March 2021 / Edinburgh East News, News

Constituency Business And so, it’s March. As I write this, the sun is shining and finally it feels as if Spring ...
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Unlike Boris Johnson, the Scottish Conservatives appear to accept democracy should be respected

26th February 2021 / Edinburgh East News, News

Unlike Boris Johnson, the Scottish Conservatives appear to accept democracy should be respected As regular readers know, I keep a ...
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January News – Edinburgh East

2nd February 2021 / Edinburgh East News, News

Constituency Business Welcome to my first newsletter of 2021. I hope that this finds you well. I know that the new ...
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Boris Johnson should respect the decision of the Scottish electorate on independence

29th January 2021 / Edinburgh East News, News

Scottish independence: Boris Johnson cannot maintain the Union by coercion rather than consent Last weekend the SNP recommitted itself to ...
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Boris Johnson’s trade deal was backed by hard-right Tories, and Labour MPs

5th January 2021 / Edinburgh East News, News

Happy New Year. In the words of D:Ream - things can only get better. As if to ice the foul ...
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Christmas Giving

14th December 2020 / Edinburgh East News, News

Christmas Appeals 2020 Usually my office collects toys to donate to various charities. While we're not able to do this ...
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November News – Edinburgh East

8th December 2020 / Edinburgh East News, News

Constituency Business I hope this finds you safe and well as we look forward to a different festive season. I know ...
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Scotland is facing a new age of Tory austerity

3rd December 2020 / Edinburgh East News, News

And so it begins. We knew this crisis had to be paid for, but you might think Boris Johnson’s government ...
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Scottish independence: Even new Tory leader Douglas Ross realises unionism has a problem

6th November 2020 / Edinburgh East News, News

For most of the week I’ve been hardwired to CNN as the US election unfolded. Exciting, if tragic, stuff. But ...
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September News – Edinburgh East

5th November 2020 / Edinburgh East News, News

Constituency Business I hope this finds you safe and well. I know things aren’t easy just now and the arrival of ...
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Temporary Team Member Wanted

15th October 2020 / Edinburgh East News, News

(Photo taken pre Covid-19)  TEMPORARY Constituency/Communications Assistant (Part Time) Tommy Sheppard MP Job description and person specification Salary: Dependent on experience ...
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If the people elect a pro-referendum majority, Scotland should vote on quitting the Union

9th October 2020 / Edinburgh East News, News

Last week I asked Boris Johnson whether he would regard winning next year’s Scottish election as a mandate for the ...
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September News – Edinburgh East

8th October 2020 / Edinburgh East News, News

Another month has passed and I know that over six months into the pandemic a lot of people are feeling it even ...
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The UK government must act to support those falling through the gaps in Covid-19 support

17th September 2020 / Edinburgh East News, News, Westminster

Back Bench Debate on Support for Self-employed and Freelance Workers This afternoon I raised the cases of just a few ...
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Scottish Government launch consultation on detailed plans for Short-Term Let regulations.

15th September 2020 / Edinburgh East News, News

Scottish Government Short-Term Lets Consulatation There are far too many Airbnb-type short-term lets in Edinburgh East. I regularly get contacted ...
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UK’s Internal Market Bill is an explicit attack on Scottish devolution

11th September 2020 / Edinburgh East News, News

I remember someone once telling me that if the lie is big enough it will be believed. You can easily ...
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Impact of Covid-19 on Tourism industry

10th September 2020 / Edinburgh East News, News, Westminster

The impact of Covid-19 on tourism in Edinburgh. All of us who are fortunate enough to live in this wonderful ...
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Constituency Update – August 2020

2nd September 2020 / Edinburgh East News, News

Parliament returns this week after summer recess. It was an odd recess - usually I'd spend the time visiting local ...
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Performing arts venues must plan for the worst to prevent a cultural catastrophe

14th August 2020 / Edinburgh East News, News

Edinburgh. August. Empty. How weird is this? Usually by now our city would be teeming with multitudes of bright young ...
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Submission to Short-Term Lets Consultation

22nd July 2019 / Edinburgh East News, News

Scottish Government Short-Term Lets Consultation Are you aware of any additional data on the impacts of short-term lets (over and ...
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Growth Commission

29th July 2018 / Edinburgh East News, News

Scottish independence: Boris Johnson cannot maintain the Union by coercion rather than consent In 2016, Nicola Sturgeon announced that there ...
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Local Organistions

Advice Services

Below are some advice services available in the Edinburgh East constituency. Please do let us know of any errors or omissions using the contact form below. 

CONTACT US

Action Group

Norton Park Centre, 57 Albion Road, EH7 5QY

Welfare rights and financial inclusion, money and advice for people with learning disabilities or other support needs

0131 475 2315 info@actiongroup.org.uk www.actiongroup.org.uk

The Advice Shop, City of Edinburgh Council

249 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1YJ

Welfare rights and income maximisation, debt advice, EU nationals

0131 200 2360 advice.shop@edinburgh.gov.uk www.edinburgh.gov.uk/adviceshop

Advocard

332 Leith Walk, EH6 5BR

An independent advocacy organisation. Services are primarily for people with experience of mental ill-health in Edinburgh

0131 554 5307 advocacy@advocard.org.uk www.advocard.org.uk/

Citizens Advice Edinburgh

8 Bath Street, Portobello, EH15 1EY

Welfare rights and income maximisation, employment, debt, housing, family relationships, consumer issues and immigration

0131 510 5510 www.citizensadviceedinburgh.org.uk

Cyrenians

Norton Park Centre, 57 Albion Road, EH7 5QY

Welfare rights, debt and money advice, homelessness prevention

0131 475 2350 admin@cyrenians.scot https://cyrenians.scot/

Edinburgh Women’s Aid

4 Cheyne Street, Edinburgh, EH4 1JB

Supporting women who have been subjected to domestic abuse

0131 315 8110 info@edinwomensaid.co.uk http://edinwomensaid.co.uk/

Fair

95 Causewayside, Edinburgh, EH4 1QG

Information and advice for people with learning disabilities and carers in Edinburgh

0131 662 1962 fair@fairadvice.org.uk http://fairadvice.org.uk

Milan

Norton Park Centre, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5QY

Help to develop provisions for 50+ older people from Indian, Pakistani, Bangladehsi and Mauritarian communites in Edinburgh which meet their social, cultural, recreational, language and care needs

0131 475 2207 http://milanswo.co.uk/

Shakti

Norton Park Centre, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh, Eh7 5QY

Help for black minority ethnic women, children and young people who are experiencing, or who have experienced, domestic abuse

0131 475 2399 info@shaktiedinburgh.co.uk http://shaktiedinburgh.co.uk

Veterans First Point

3 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9DR

Specialists in mental health and psychological disorders for armed service veterans

0131 220 9920 V1P.Scotland@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk https://www.veteransfirstpoint.org.uk/

VOCAL

8-13 Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2PW

Supporting unpaid carers to help identify the issues affecting them, and achieve the best possible outcome for carers

0131 622 6666 centre@vocal.org.uk https://www.vocal.org.uk

Scottish Veterans Residences

Whitefoord House, 53 Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8BS

Housing support and accommodation for veterans

0131 556 0091 info@svronline.org http://svronline.org/