1 Apr 2020 The Scottish Government has requested a delay to the transfer of new benefits powers to Holyrood following the coronavirus pandemic. Social security secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville confirmed today that the UK Government had agreed to co… read more
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… read more
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, ann… read more
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. How… read more
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 w… read more