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Liberal Democrats launch families manifesto |
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Wednesday, 18 April 2007 |
A free playgroup place for every two year old, maximum class sizes of 25 in primary one to three and an hour of physical activity every day for every child are all key proposals in the Scottish Liberal Democrats’ ‘Manifesto for Families’, launched today by party leader Nicol Stephen.
Stephen said that at this election the Liberal Democrats are focused on
‘getting things done’, and giving children the best possible start in
life.
Outlining some of their proposals he said: “The young people and
parents I’ve met across Scotland tell me they want more investment in
new activities and opportunities for young people. We will turn our
schools into community hubs for everyone’s benefit, all day and every
weekend with new exciting activities for young people and affordable
childcare before and after school. We will give every young person two
weeks of outdoor activity and cut the cost of leisure access for young
people.
“Young people across Scotland care passionately about the environment.
Parents and grandparents also care about the legacy they leave future
generations. That is why we want every school to be an eco-school with
on-site renewable energy, more environment education and children
involved in recycling. And to improve the environment where families
live, we will give greater protection to greenspace, create new parks,
and invest in play parks and local regeneration.
“Improving children’s health is an important issue for many families.
That is why we will improve school meals with more local healthy food
and give free fruit to every primary child. We will increase access to
local health with 100 new local health centres, more school nurses and
200 extra dentists so everyone has access to an NHS dentist.
He also argued that families would benefit from their proposals to
scrap the current council tax system and replace it with a local income
tax. He explained: “Hard working families across Scotland will benefit
from our plans to scrap the unfair council tax and replace it with a
fairer local income tax based on ability to pay. An average family
living in a Band D home would save £439 per year. And families
struggling to afford their own home will benefit from increased
investment in affordable housing.
“These are just some of the priorities detailed in our Manifesto for
Families. Only the Liberal Democrats have set out our vision for a
bright future for families. We are committed to making life easier for
families across Scotland.”
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