Scottish Conservatives to support bulk of emergency legislation
31 Mar 2020
The Scottish Conservatives will support the majority of proposals tabled tomorrow as part of Holyrood’s emergency response to the coronavirus.
However, amendments will be sought on plans to change Freedom of Information laws and to scrap jury trials.
The party said the SNP government’s bid to extend the length...Read More »
Indefinite delay on childcare expansion ‘not unexpected’
31 Mar 2020
The Scottish Conservatives have called the SNP’s removal of the August 2020 deadline for local authorities to provide 1140 free hours of childcare “extremely disappointing but not unexpected”.
The Scottish government has, last night, announced their decision to indefinitely delay the expansion of free childcare to 1140 hours...Read More »
Sturgeon should think twice before readmitting Salmond
30 Mar 2020
Nicola Sturgeon has been urged to think carefully before allowing her predecessor Alex Salmond to relaunch his political ambitions within the SNP.
The former First Minister was cleared last week of a number of sexual assault charges.
However, questions about his conduct were raised throughout the trial, and charities...Read More »
Scots stand ready to help NHS volunteering scheme
25 Mar 2020
Thousands of Scots stand ready to help an NHS volunteering scheme, and the SNP government should waste no time in setting one up, the Scottish Conservatives have said.
Yesterday, UK health secretary Matt Hancock announced an initiative which allows members of the public to help out hospitals and...Read More »
Jackson urges greater support for self-employed
24 Mar 2020
Jackson Carlaw, Leader of the Scottish Conservatives, has today urged Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer to help and support self-employed Scots.
In a letter to Mr Sunak, Jackson asks the Chancellor to “deliver support to this vital part of our economy” as self-employed workers are “seriously...Read More »