Pesticide Banned by EU Linked to Bee Population Decline Stirling MP Alyn Smith has written to the UK Government over reports the UK Government has recently authorised the use of harmful pesticides, substances banned by the European Union. Significant evidence suggests the usage of products from the neonicotinoid family harms bee reproduction levels, severely impacting […]
Alyn Smith MP Welcomes Supreme Court Ruling on Covid Business Insurance
Stirling SNP MP Alyn Smith has welcomed the decision from the Supreme Court that insurers must pay out Business Interruption Insurance to businesses who have taken out policies with them as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Many businesses found last year that their insurers had refused to pay out on business interruption policies following […]
Parliamentary Newsletter ‘Stirling Matters’, January 2021 (Edition 15)
Alyn Smith MP and Bruce Crawford MSP have today launched the 15th 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 […]
Comment on 13th January update from the First Minister
Commenting, Bruce Crawford MSP said: ‘These are more unwelcome but necessary measures that have to be put in place to keep people safe. Right now, we are in lockdown, and everyone is being asked to stay at home unless it’s for essential purposes – it therefore wouldn’t make sense if non-essential retailers or takeaways were […]
SNP Backs UK Action, Urges More on China Slave Trade
SNP Shadow Foreign Secretary, Alyn Smith MP, has welcomed today’s confirmation from the UK government that firms profiting through slavery in China will be liable for hefty fines. The Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, set out the measures, which introduces punishment in the form of fines for companies that turnover more than £36 million who fail […]
Stirling MP and MSP Welcome Financial Support for Local Businesses
Stirling MP Alyn Smith and MSP Bruce Crawford have welcomed the announcement of top-up support for businesses in the hospitality, retail, and leisure sectors. Scottish Government Finance Secretary Kate Forbes announced grants of: £25,000 for larger hospitality businesses. £6,000 for smaller hospitality businesses. £9,000 for larger retail businesses. £6,000 for smaller retail businesses. These grants […]