Housebuilders want to get back to work – SNP must make it happen
4 May 2020
The Scottish Conservatives have urged the SNP to give housebuilding the green light, on the day...Read More »
SNP tells councils to use reserves to fight coronavirus
3 May 2020
The SNP finance secretary has told councils to use their own reserves to pay for the fight against coronavirus.
Kate Forbes wrote to Cosla in response to calls for her government to pass on all £155 million in Barnett Consequentials intended for local authorities.
But instead of promising to...Read More »
Home carers deserve equal access to Covid-19 tests
1 May 2020
Care workers who look after vulnerable people in the community deserve equal access to coronavirus testing, the Scottish Conservatives have said.
Nicola Sturgeon revealed increases in capacity today, but made no specific mention of home carers who continue to struggle to access tests.
The First Minister said 4661 tests...Read More »
Yet another delay for the new Sick Kids hospital
1 May 2020
The saga of Edinburgh’s new Sick Kids hospital is set to be extended again – after health secretary Jeane Freeman admitted the latest timescale was “under review”.
The facility, which is now eight years late, was supposed to finally open in the autumn.
However, Ms Freeman admitted today in...Read More »
No part of Scotland should be left out of Army mobile testing drive
27 Apr 2020
No part of Scotland should be left behind as the SNP finally enlists the Army to...Read More »