Colleges - How are the SNP supporting Scotland's colleges?
The SNP have delivered our commitment to maintain 116,000 full-time equivalent college places and we have exceeded the target every year since 2011.The Scottish Government have created a funding floor...
View ArticleCoalition - Will the SNP go into a coalition?
Formal coalition with seats in the UK government has never been the preference of the SNP. Our priority instead is to stand up for Scotland's interests, and advance progressive politics across the UK.
View ArticleDisability Living Allowance - Will the SNP protect Disability Living Allowance?
SNP MPs will aim to reverse the replacement of Disability Living Allowance with PIP. They will also oppose the £3 billion cut in disability support and support an urgent review of the system of...
View ArticleEnergy Bills - Will the SNP reduce energy bills?
The SNP will take steps to cut energy bills for consumers and we will also support new powers to make sure that energy companies pass on the benefits of lower prices to consumers.
View ArticleColleges - what about the cuts to College places?
Reforms to the college sector means that there is a focus on delivering more full-time courses for young people which lead to employment and skills. The Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding...
View ArticleEnvironment - How will the SNP protect our environment?
The SNP will use our influence at Westminster to ensure the UK matches, and supports, Scotland’s ambitious commitments to carbon reduction.
View ArticleEU - Does the SNP want to remain part of the European Union?
The SNP will help to protect Scotland and the UK's place in Europe. Our membership of the EU matters to us, and SNP MPs will oppose an in/out EU referendum.However, if there is a referendum, the SNP...
View ArticleFracking - Will the SNP stop fracking?
The SNP Scottish Government has put in place a moratorium on granting consents for unconventional oil and gas developments whilst further research and public consultation is carried out.The SNP...
View ArticleFull Fiscal Autonomy - What will this mean?
The SNP want to see the Scottish Parliament have as many of the powers we need to grow our economy, deliver a proper welfare system and tackle inequality as we can. Full fiscal autonomy would not only...
View ArticleFox Hunting - Will the SNP vote to repeal the fox hunting act?
Legislation over fox hunting is devolved to the Scottish Parliament, and Scotland took the opportunity to ban fox hunting in 2002, some two years before the legislation passed south of the border....
View ArticleFull Fiscal Autonomy - Will this mean cuts?
Scotland is also not unusual in having a deficit – the UK was in deficit for 43 out of the last 50 years. The key to tackling the deficit and avoiding further cuts is to give Scotland the economic...
View ArticleGovernment Formation - Does the party with the most MP's become the Government?
Labour's claim that the next UK Government will be determined by who gets the most seats in the House of Commons is simply untrue - it will be determined by who can command a majority in Parliament.If...
View ArticleGovernment formation - Will the SNP vote down a Labour budget?
We will never help the Tories into government – but neither will we help Labour to implement Tory cuts. We will use our influence in the House of Commons to get a fairer deal, not just for Scotland but...
View ArticleGovernment formation - Will the SNP work with the Tories?
The SNP have been clear that we will not help the Tories into government, and indeed we will work with a non-Tory majority in the House of Commons to lock the Tories out of government, so that they...
View ArticleHouse of Lords - Will the SNP abolish the House of Lords?
The second chamber of the UK parliament is not even elected and continues to have hereditary members who have a greater say in the future of Scotland’s defence or welfare system than the elected...
View ArticleHousing - Will the SNP build more houses?
There is a substantial shortfall of affordable houses for rent across the UK. The SNP will back investment in an annual house building target across the UK of 100,000 affordable homes a year.We will...
View ArticleIFS claims - The IFS has said less is being spent on the NHS in Scotland than...
When it looked at capital investment in the NHS, the IFS analysis did not take into account the value of our non-profit distributing (NPD) capital investment in Scotland’s health service. In 2015/16...
View ArticleJobs - Will the SNP protect jobs?
SNP MPs will offer an alternative to Westminster’s austerity cuts, which are threatening jobs and our public services, by proposing a modest increase in public spending to allow investment in growth,...
View ArticleImmigration - What are your plans for immigration?
Effective immigration controls are important, but we must also remember that those who have come to Scotland from other countries make a significant contribution to our economy and our society.We will...
View ArticleLiving wage - Does the SNP support the Living Wage?
The SNP Scottish Government already pays the Living Wage to all of its own employees and to those covered by its pay policy. Our MPs will call on, and vote for, the UK government to adopt the same...
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