Last week saw a great deal happening in the world of politics and it doesn’t look like settling down any time soon.

In addition to the two committees I attended, I met with the Inverclyde Tourist Group, the Scottish Grocers Federation, Kevin Green at PG25, the Public Health Minister, Jenni Minto MSP to discuss the campaign to regulate the aesthetic industry, attended the Cross Party Group on Maritime and Shipbuilding, met constituents who were attending the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) event in Parliament, spoke in the Retrofitting and Tenement Maintenance debate, met with the Heritage Lottery Fund, attended a briefing session about the Assisted Dying Bill being taken forward by Liam McArthur MSP, and asked a question regarding the National Mission to Reduce Deaths & Improve Lives of People Impacted by Drugs & Alcohol. This is not an exhaustive list.

Amongst the variety of meetings’ I will have this week, I will be speaking in the Stage 1 Debate on the Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill. This is an important piece of legislation as some constituents will acknowledge.

The question of why a Judicial Factor wasn’t appointed was raised regularly during the McClure's meetings I hosted earlier in the year.

Finally, last Thursday, we all heard the news about the Grangemouth refinery set to close next year.

I welcome the fact that both Scottish and UK Governments are working together on this hugely important issue.

However, I find it hard to stomach that an oil and gas generating country such as Scotland is to have its last refinery closed by a company that is part-owned by a foreign government and a billionaire who has spent vast amounts on buying into an English football team.