Rennie stands up for self-employed and freelancers excluded from support schemes
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie has today pressed the Finance Secretary about what measures she will put in place to support freelancers and others excluded from the existing funding schemes.
Read moreCole-Hamilton writes to FM over Edinburgh air-bridge
Edinburgh Western MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton has written to the First Minister to ask when visitors to Edinburgh will be able to arrive without quarantining.
Mr Cole-Hamilton's letter is as follows:
Dear First Minister,
Read moreChancellor fails to deliver green recovery or support for the excluded
Responding to the statement from the Chancellor, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said:
Read moreRennie sets out childcare challenge to FM
Speaking ahead of the First Minister’s statement on the next steps in easing the lockdown, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie has challenged her to ensure that everyone who is expected to work will be able to access childcare.
His call comes as an SNP-run council announced that children will not be in full time education on 11th August. Falkirk council have announced that while teachers will return on 11th August, pupils will not return full-time until the 24th.
Read moreChildcare delay comes as "bitter disappointment"
Commenting on news that the Scottish Government is further delaying the roll out of 1140 hours for early learning and childcare, education spokesperson Beatrice Wishart MSP said:
Read moreChancellor must act to help those excluded from Govt support
After the initial meeting of the APPG for ExcludedUK today, Liberal Democrat MP and Chair of the APPG Jamie Stone has joined with the other co-chairs in calling on the Chancellor to help those who have so far been left out of the financial support measures introduced by the Government.
Read moreOnly 19% of childminders can survive under present Government guidelines
Commenting on a new survey from the Scottish Childminding Association which suggests that if current restrictions were to continue only 19% of childminding businesses believe they will still be viable in 12 months’ time, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said:
Read moreCole-Hamilton: SNP and Conservatives need to repair shoddy relationships to keep people safe
Speaking in response to reports that no people subject to quarantine in Scotland after arriving from abroad have had a follow-up check, the health spokesperson for the Scottish Liberal Democrats Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Read moreScot Lib Dems call for National Day of Mourning for all those impacted by Covid-19
Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today backed plans from Scottish Care for a National Day of Mourning and Remembrance for all those impacted by Covid-19.
Read moreCole-Hamilton: Justice Secretary must explain misleading evidence to health committee
Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton has today called on the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Humza Yousaf to make an urgent statement to Parliament to explain why he appeared to mislead the Parliament’s health committee.
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