Clegg visits Coach House Trust to support Euro campaign

4.00.00pm BST (GMT +0100) Tue 26th May 2009

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg MP today joined Glasgow North challenger Katy Gordon and top Liberal Democrat Euro candidate George Lyon on a visit to the Coach House Trust.

The Coach House Trust has received funding from the European Union and Mr. Lyon wants more projects that provide vital support and services for their local community to benefit from European help.

Commenting, Mr. Lyon said:

"During the economic slowdown it is vital we get banks lending to businesses and help hard up families by reducing the tax burden. But we must not forget the work done by social enterprises like the Coach House Trust that provide invaluable services for the local community.

"The Coach House Trust is a success story but there are many more like it that are struggling. We cannot allow these projects to fold.

"I will fight for the funding needed to ensure that more projects like the Coach House Trust thrive despite the economic challenges ahead."

Local challenger Katy Gordon added:

"The Coach House Trust is exactly the sort of social enterprise we need to encourage to help people get the skills and training needed to get back into work.

"We must work our way out of Labor's recession. Nick Clegg and Vince Cable have led from the front in overcoming the economic downturn. Liberal Democrats will create the jobs needed to get Scotland moving again.

"By electing George Lyon to fight for Scotland in Europe and then by electing a Liberal Democrat MP in Glasgow North we can begin to reverse the decade of decline under Labour."