Council Meeting – SNP Supports Local Communities Last week’s Council budget saw no real surprises, perhaps with the exception of Labour’s new love of the Council Tax freeze they spent 5 years complaining about; it must an election year. In contrast to Labour’s budget of cuts in services and election grandstanding, where they have once …
The SNP share public concerns on the very grave situation in Yemen On 19th December Brendan O’Hara, MP for Argyll and Bute, condemned the use of cluster munitions by the Saudi-led coalition and called on the Secretary of State for Defence, Michael Fallon MP, and the UK government to immediately end arms sales to Saudi …
Local bookmakers shops are important to our high streets and they provide jobs, and tax revenue as well as enjoyment. My SNP colleagues and I are keen to support local bookies – and indeed all local businesses – as part of our desire to support local communities in general. This support for local business is …
The SNP are a co-sponsor of the forthcoming Backbench Business debate on the situation for unaccompanied children in Greece and Italy, which has received cross-party support. The low figure of children taken by the UK Government under the Dubs scheme does not match that commitment. The refugee crisis has not gone away and people are …
On Friday (17 February) I met with Tim Marples of the Coal Authority and other Senior Coal Authority Officers, and received an update on the coal shaft collapse at Hardgate. We discussed in detail a number of issues, including: An historic overview of coal mines in the area. Works to date and work still …
UK government plans to require compulsory ID for voting have been described as a “Tory ploy that would disenfranchise the poorest” – with more than half of adults living in low-income households not owning a full driving licence. The UK government announced plans late last year to pilot compulsory ID for voting. Local authorities will …
LEGISLATION NEEDED TO PROTECT LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME FAMILIES The SNP have called for new legislation to ensure that the UK government’s tax credit shambles – where thousands of families faced hardship after their vital tax credit payments were cut off without warning or good cause by HMRC contractor Concentrix – can never happen again. …
MoD TOP BRASS ‘TOO SCARED TO TELL PRIME MINISTER’ ABOUT SUBMARINE FAILURES Scottish National Party Defence spokesperson Brendan O’Hara MP has said reports that the entire UK fleet of attack submarines has been out of operation due to urgent repair and maintenance work leaving the UK’s maritime defence capacity highly vulnerable – is ‘chilling’. …
West Dunbartonshire’s Martin Docherty-Hughes MP has lodged written questions to the Secretary of State for Work & Pensions asking for details of the number of people who will be affected by the move and what consultation the DWP intends to have with the local community. The petition to save the centre, online at www.dev03.cmsscot.dev, has …
Scotland voted overwhelmingly to remain a member of the European Union, and we in the SNP are doing all we can to make sure Scotland’s voice is heard and to protect Scotland’s place in Europe. The UK Government’s Bill giving the Prime Minister the power to trigger Article 50 had its Second Reading on …
In Scotland, debt arrangement schemes are available for those who need to pay-off their debts over a longer period. Participants are protected from enforcement action by their creditors, and interest and charges on their debts are frozen. It is only proper that we seek to do everything we can to help families and individuals on …
You may be aware that at present, the EU negotiates trade agreements on behalf of all 28 Member States – including the UK. There are currently almost 90 countries with whom we are discussing a trade agreement, or have signed a trade agreement through our membership of the EU. The UK is unable to sign …
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