Alyn Smith MP has written to the Cabinet Office asking for an explanation over reforms to the Electoral Commission. Under these plans the Electoral Commission would be unable to take politicians to court over secret donations and illegal campaigning, placing new curbs on the regulator’s independence. The Commission polices party and election finances and sets … Read more
Alyn Smith MP has backed a revised version of the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill, tabled by Green MP Caroline Lucas alongside 11 co-sponsoring MPs. The original version of the Bill fell at the end of the last parliamentary session, with the revised Bill now due for a second reading on 10 September. The updated … Read more
Clackmannanshire & Dunblane MSP Keith Brown has welcomed the introduction of a consultation on the Fireworks and Pyrotechnics Bill at Holyrood. The consultation follows the response of an independent working group on fireworks, which recommended tightening legislation to reduce the harm fireworks cause. Keith Brown MSP said: ‘The Scottish Government consulted on fireworks in 2019 … Read more
Alyn Smith MP and Evelyn Tweed MSP have welcomed an announcement from First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, setting out Scotland’s revised route out of the pandemic back to greater normality. The whole of Scotland will move to Level 0 on 19 July if all necessary vaccination and harm reduction measures are met. Current levels will remain … Read more
Stirling MP Alyn Smith has urged Stirling residents to remain vigilant and alert for scams, particularly in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Citizens Advice Scotland are running a two-week campaign – Scams Awareness Fortnight – which aims to educate the public over common scams, what to look out for and how victims can seek … Read more
SNP Member of the Westminster Parliament for Stirling and SNP Foreign Affairs Spokesman Alyn Smith has today (Tuesday) committed to continue in the cross party case on the Russia Report after the High Court in London ruled against the case on formal legal grounds. The case was triggered by the Intelligence and Security Committee’s Russia … Read more