Alyn Smith MP said: ‘Stirling voted for Europe, Scotland voted for Europe and with No-Deal off the table I represented my constituents by rejecting this poor alternative to EU membership because while I’m glad a No-Deal scenario has been avoided I’m not going to pretend this was an acceptable package. It leaves us all poorer […]
Alyn Smith MP Calls for More Support Ahead of Festive Period Restrictions
Stirling MP Alyn Smith has written to the Chancellor, following the announcements of new restrictions and a trimmed down festive period relaxation of the rules. Mr Smith, a supporter of the Forgotten Ltd and Excluded UK campaign groups is calling for more, wide-ranging support to reach businesses and workers. In his letter, Mr Smith points […]
Stirling MP Calls for Company Slave Labour Audit
Stirling SNP MP Alyn Smith has called on the UK government to audit UK companies who may be involved in – or profit from – slave labour. The call comes following revelations from the BBC of the extent of Uighur slave labour in the cotton farming industry in China. In a statement, the UK government […]
Parliamentary Newsletter ‘Stirling Matters’, December 2020 (Edition 14)
Alyn Smith MP and Bruce Crawford MSP have today launched the fourteenth edition of a regular newsletter titled ‘Stirling Matters’. This newsletter is a handy way of keeping up-to-date with the latest activity from Alyn and Bruce, as they represent their constituents in the parliaments in London and Edinburgh respectively. To be directly emailed each new […]
Stirling Moves Down from Level 4 to Level 3
The Stirling Council area is set to move down from Level 4 to Level 3 within Scotland’s Strategic Framework, the overarching plan to tackle the spread of COVID-19 in Scotland. The announcement today (Tuesday 8th December) by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will be welcomed by residents and businesses across Stirling, but caution is still urged […]
Alyn Smith MP Hosts Local Business Leader Roundtable
Stirling MP Alyn Smith hosted a virtual roundtable with local small businesses last week to mark Small Business Saturday. The online Zoom meeting, organised by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), gave small business leaders in the area a chance to speak to their MP, raised any concerns they had, and put any questions to […]