Stirling SNP MP Alyn Smith has backed calls for the UK government to implement new protections for employees and support for businesses, in the wake of growing concerns regarding poor industry practice. As the Covid-19 pandemic has progressed, some employees have been forced to choose between wage cuts and inferior conditions on the one hand, […]
Reaction to Chancellor’s statement on the economy
Responding to the announcements from the Chancellor of the Exchequer regarding ending the Furlough Scheme and the introduction of alternative mechanisms, Stirling SNP MP for Stirling Alyn Smith said: “I welcome some of what has been announced by the Chancellor, which appears in line with what the SNP have been calling for and seems to […]
Parliamentary Newsletter ‘Stirling Matters’, September 2020 (Edition 9)
Alyn Smith MP and Bruce Crawford MSP have today launched the ninth 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 MP Calls on Chancellor to Extend Support for Businesses and Workers
Stirling SNP MP Alyn Smith has called on the Chancellor to extend support schemes to support businesses and workers in the Stirling area during the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking in an ‘Excluded UK’ debate in Parliament, Mr Smith pointed to a number of local businesses who have been left out from receiving government support, and now […]
Stirling Politicians Welcome Back Students
MSPs Bruce Crawford and Keith Brown, alongside Stirling MP Alyn Smith, have welcomed students back to the University of Stirling and Forth Valley College, for the start of the academic year. Both educational institutions have taken important steps to ensure the safety of staff and students, including enhanced hygiene measures, physical distancing and changes to […]
Stirling MP Calls on PM Internal Market Rethink
Stirling MP Alyn Smith has called on UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to urgently change course on current plans for the UK Internal Market, widely condemned as both illegal and fatally undermining the devolution settlement. The UK Government published their draft bill on the UK Internal Market to widespread criticism from parties across the UK. […]