Faisal Mehmood Butt
- Name:
- Faisal Mehmood Butt
- Party:
- Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party
- Constituency:
- Glasgow Govan
- Election result May 2003:
- 1878 votes (8.89%), fourth of eight candidates
- Election literature available in Aspect:
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- Election policy statement:
- "I have lived in the Pollokshields area of Govan for a number of years but I am aware of the problems which exist throughout the constituency.
Educational difficulties, unemployment and drugs all feature high on the concerns of everybody irrespective I may say of ethnic background. We need to do something.
The young and the elderly are the most vulnerable in society. They depend on the Government of the day to help them but individual Elected Members must play their part. I am more than willing to play mine. I plan to open a local office so that all of my constituents may have ready access to me. I will use my many contacts in all sections of the Glasgow community in an effort to make life better for all of us.
I very much hope that I may have your support.
Faisal Butt
IMPROVING HEALTHCARE
More money is certainly being put in but the Health Service seems to get worse with growing waiting lists, unhappy staff and infections within our wards a matter for the gravest concern.
In Glasgow Accident and Emergency Hospitals are being cut from 5 to 2, a recipe for disaster. Shamefully Labour and Liberal Glasgow Members refuse to back Opposition calls to at least review the position. Something needs to be done and we will:-
- Devolve power to local hospitals and GPs so that Doctors and Nurses will have a greater say in how the NHS is run and that it responds to local needs.
- Creates a partnership between the NHS and the independent sector so that all facilities are used to benefit patients.
- Unify Health and Social Work care budgets to provide decent care in the community for older people.
- Review the potentially dangerous proposals for Emergency and Acute Service provision in Glasgow.
BUILDING SAFER COMMUNITIES
Violent crime is rising and in many parts of Govan people are too apathetic to report minor crimes and disorder. Something needs to be done and the Conservatives will do it. Specifically we will:-
- Give wider powers to the Children's Hearing System to include Community Service Orders, weekend and after school detention and we will ensure adequate secure places for dangerous and repeat offenders.
- Make certain that non custodial sentences work, in particular we will ensure that fines are paid and community service is actually done.
- Restore honesty in sentencing. The sentence imposed will be the sentence served.
- Fast track cases involving drug pushing.
- Above all we will ensure a high profile visible Police presence on our streets and within our communities providing the reassurance that we all need.
DRIVING UP STANDARDS IN EDUCATION
Despite dedicated teachers many schools are not performing and failing both our children and teachers. Something needs to be done and the Conservatives will:-
- Give parents a much greater say in how their children are educated.
- Apply Zero Tolerance to assaults on staff, particularly and disruptive behaviour generally. We will return the power of headteachers to run their schools.
- Give headteachers a much greater say in how the school budget is spent.
- Support the establishment of specialist schools geared up to get the best out of pupils.
We recognise that young graduates should not start their careers with a financial millstone round their necks. Liberal/Labour have simply deferred Tuition Fees. We will abolish the Graduate Tax to give our young graduates the best possible start.
- Personal details used in election:
- Faisal Butt is 38 years of age and has lived in Govan for many years. He Is married to Yasmeen.
A graduate in Business Management he has a number of business interests in Glasgow including Steel and Real Estate. He sees the main issues in the election as being crime, especially vandalism, a lack of opportunity for young people and the state of our Health Service. In particular he is greatly concerned with regard to the closure of the Victoria Infirmary and he has already pledged himself to fight the Scottish Government's proposals for Emergency and Acute Service Health provision on the South Side of Glasgow.