Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross said his party would introduce 16 Bills at Holyrood (Jane Barlow/PA)
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Legislation to introduce a “right to rehab” for those struggling with drink or drugs has been included in over a dozen new bills the Scottish Conservatives want to try to get through Holyrood.
Douglas Ross said his party wanted to introduce 16 Bills to the Scottish Parliament after what he said was their “best ever” Holyrood election result.
The Scottish Conservatives are planning 16 new bills as the hard work begins to becoming what Douglas Ross calls a real alternative to Nicola Sturgeon s SNP. “Right to rehab” legislation for those struggling with drink or drugs has been included in the raft of new bills the party will try to get through Holyrood. Scottish Conservatives leader Douglas Ross said his party wanted to introduce a grand total of 16 Bills to the Scottish Parliament, after what he described as their “best ever” Holyrood election result. He insisted he wanted the party to become a “real alternative” to the SNP. The SNP secured a record fourth term in government in Edinburgh, with Ms Sturgeon’s party winning 64 seats – one more than in 2016 but critically one short of a majority in the Scottish Parliament.
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The Scottish Conservatives launched their manifesto putting stopping another independence referendum at the top of their priorities. The Tories said instead they want to focus on building a recovery with commitments on jobs and spending on infrastructure projects. The manifesto includes a pledge of an extra £2bn for the NHS over the next five years. Other policies included a £200 million fund to tackle potholes, scrapping public car parking charges to help revive town centres, and a homebuyers tax cut saving people up to £2,100. There are also commitments on building more homes and looking at new rail lines and stations Douglas Ross, Scottish Conservatives leader admitted his party is not likely to win the election and he the next First Minister but said instead, the manifesto “sets out the issues that the Scottish Conservatives will fight for in the next Parliament”
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Douglas Ross has outlined 15 major Bills he said the Scottish Conservatives would steer through Holyrood to rebuild the country after the coronavirus pandemic.
Unveiling a manifesto he says represents a “positive policy programme”, the Tory leader vowed to “secure and accelerate our recovery from coronavirus”.
The blueprint includes an aim to end unemployment with plans for £500 “Retrain to Rebuild” grants, job security councils, rapid retraining courses, and an Enterprise Bill that would establish an economic development agency for every region.
It sets out a proposal for a “double lock” that would protect the NHS budget, and boost it through a £600 million taskforce to reduce treatment times.