Stirling MP Alyn Smith has called on the UK Government to act urgently to correct glaring gaps within existing Covid-19 financial support schemes. In a letter to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Mr Smith highlights how, almost one year on from the beginning of the pandemic, there still exists a lack of provision for PAYE freelance […]
Local Politicians Welcome Free School Meal Announcement
Stirling MP Alyn Smith and local Councillor Evelyn Tweed have welcomed the announcement that every primary school pupil in Stirling will be eligible for free school meals, all year around, if the SNP is re-elected in May. Deputy First Minister, John Swinney, set out this latest step in the drive to tackle child poverty and […]
Stirling MP Praises Bannockburn High School Team on National 1st Place Win
Alyn Smith MP has offered his congratulations to the Bannockburn High School team ‘Food for All’, winners of this year’s ‘Big Ideas 2020’ competition. The contest, run by the organisation ‘Solutions for the Planet’, combines STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and maths) along with an enterprise approach with a focus on sustainability issues centering around […]
Stirling MP Praises Hard Work on Planned School Return
Stirling MP Alyn Smith has welcomed the planned return of school pupils this week, after the coronavirus pandemic saw months of altered learning arrangements. Schools and nurseries across Scotland closed their doors and moved learning online, in an effort to suppress the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. As understanding of the virus, how it spreads […]
SNP Delivering 1,140 Hours of Free Childcare in Stirling from August 2020
Stirling SNP politicians have praised the work from Stirling Council officers and childcare providers in confirming that the Council will offer 1,140 hours of free childcare as of August 2020. The rollout of doubling the number of free childcare hours was an SNP government commitment, with additional funds being made to local authorities to roll […]
Stirling MP supports Kildean Water Babies Project
Stirling MP Alyn Smith has shown his support for the youth swimming coaches new project at Kildean. Water Babies is the world’s leading baby and young child swimming school that teaches over 60,000 babies every week. They have proposed a custom-built swimming facility in Stirling’s new Kildean business park, the only one of its kind […]