Petition Discussions

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Petition ID Commenter Date Comment
2813 Ailsa Puckrin 2017-04-07T15:44:23.613 Childcare and Education should be exempt from rates without question.
2813 Alan Wallace 2017-04-07T15:50:18.363 It is unacceptable for the Scottish Government to expect small businesses to be able to afford the huge increases in ...
2813 Vanessa 2017-04-07T16:00:21.6 Childcare is already far too expensive.
2813 Rhona 2017-04-07T16:05:10.63 As a private nursery provider we are already struggling against the rates that the council provide, this is yet anoth...
2813 C G Wood 2017-04-07T16:35:00.15 Nursery fees are extortionate as it is so to add an increase in the business rates to these establishments ultimately...
2813 Frank Anarfi 2017-04-07T16:40:16.997 This will undoubtedly impact on early child education, which is a key manifesto pledge of SNP. So reconsider please.
2813 Beverley Notman 2017-04-07T16:47:43.587 Any increase in rates is going to be difficult for everyone. The small business and working families
2813 Suzanne Campbell 2017-04-07T16:53:18.527 Nursery fees are expensive already and parents are going to have to take the hit for these business rate increase
2813 Lucy 2017-04-07T17:12:30 Nursery fees are high enough for working parents. If you put the rates up there is a good chance our fees will increase.
2813 Emma 2017-04-07T17:34:28.627 Childcare is already a huge cost for working families so increasing prices will force many parents to stop work.
2809 Lorna B Mackay 2017-04-07T17:37:39.313 I am so concerned and upset with the water quality here. We moved to this beautiful part of Scotland just over a ye...
2813 Colin 2017-04-07T17:58:59.583 This is going to drive small businesses to the wall Crazy
2813 Lyndsey Clark 2017-04-07T18:23:07.207 Private nurseries are a crucial partner in the delivery of early years education in Scotland. It is in the interests ...
2813 Kelly cunningham 2017-04-07T19:54:54.233 How will anyone be able to pay for nursery? It's a struggle as it is
2813 Donna Gairns 2017-04-07T20:29:53.2 While I am all for small businesses paying their way and contributing through rates, I believe that private nurseries...
2813 Nicola koszowski 2017-04-07T21:11:33.37 Childcare will become too expensive for most families who can just afford it at the present time.
2813 Graham McEwan 2017-04-07T21:20:32.95 Do the right thing for the benefit of the kids.
2813 Lynsey 2017-04-07T21:25:08.35 With 2 children in full time childcare if this forces our nursery to increase fees I may be forced to give up work. N...
2813 David Burke 2017-04-07T21:41:23.89 The rising cost of child care is a scandal,
2809 Daniel Cheshire 2017-04-07T21:44:11.883 Started Getting Skin Problems about 2,3 Yrs ago very itchy red patches can pop up any where no family history of ecze...
2813 Jean brodie 2017-04-07T21:45:38.46 Shocking
2809 Anne Cheshire 2017-04-07T21:58:33.05 Lived here all my life water used to a pleasure to drink not any more and what this stuff growing in my kettle only s...
2813 Debbie Halden 2017-04-08T07:36:36.653 Support for nursery
2813 Julie 2017-04-08T08:45:09.647 Our nursery fees are one of our largest out goings if they increase I will have to stop working which is then one les...
2813 Stuart macdonald 2017-04-08T09:01:07.993 What the Government are doing is outrageous, considering families struggle enough as it is to work and keep their chi...
2813 Linda Davidson 2017-04-08T11:51:12.573 Working parents are vital to the economy. Extra business in Scotland is shameful, it leaves nurseries and other busin...
2792 Nicole wheatley 2017-04-08T16:08:29.723 This will only discourage English students from wanting to study the Scottish LLB and puts them at an unfair disadvan...
2813 Gordon Downie 2017-04-08T16:48:35.083 I really think the Nursery Rates should be reduced significantly.
2813 Katie Sutherland 2017-04-08T21:18:30.417 Childcare should be a priority. It's an essential, not a luxury for Scotland's economy
2792 N J Cooke 2017-04-09T08:41:42.61 End this racist discrimination against English students.
2813 Kathy 2017-04-09T11:11:35.287 Nurseries will c!ose and this will mean mums and dads will have to give up working because of no child care. Unemploy...
2813 Philip 2017-04-09T23:32:41.59 It's absolutely key for child care to be affordable. Important for equality and crucial for family budgets and peace ...
2792 Kenneth Archbold 2017-04-10T07:06:13.873 Im sure the SNP will continue to produce excuses for not allowing this to happen but we have to try to end this discr...
2813 Judith rankin 2017-04-10T09:00:59.777 I think it's a disgrace that early yrs in nurserys is potentially being compromised because of greed.
2813 sylwia 2017-04-10T09:12:28.817 Why sector who allows parents to work and women to be in employment is punished at the end . Only private nursury rig...
2813 Victoria 2017-04-10T11:29:31.013 yet again taxing the people who contribute to society and the economy to make up for the people who won't and don't
2813 Sindra 2017-04-10T11:53:07.94 You are giving the perfect reason as to why parents are actually better of staying home and not working and collectin...
2813 Mhari Robinson 2017-04-10T13:24:34.983 If you want to tackle equality look directly at what you can do to make childcare in Scotland more affordable for wom...
2813 Steve mckenna 2017-04-10T13:30:57.133 This is crippling small buissiness and will have a adverse effect on childcare services
2813 Dan Tredinnick 2017-04-10T13:42:15.213 Unaffordable.
2813 Roberta Taylor 2017-04-10T14:30:53.633 As the owner of a nursery employing 40 staff, the increase will have to be passed to the parents etc as we are just s...
2813 Wendy Milne 2017-04-10T17:04:20.723 Overheads kill private nurseries. Monies need to be spent on improving rates of pay for nursery staff.
2813 Pamela Black 2017-04-10T17:52:04.66 Education empowers - gives us opportunity, inspiration and equity for all - this is our future - your future - your l...
2813 Denise 2017-04-10T20:21:38.927 Shocking to yet again increase childcare costs for working families! The rates go up fees go up to cover! How can E...
2813 Gill MacAskill 2017-04-10T20:32:59.817 Disgraceful - nursery fees are heavy enough.for parents
2813 Veronika 2017-04-10T20:37:54.967 I can not see any logic in increasing business rates for the nurseries...It is a social sector. There are Business ra...
2813 Jaffar Hamoudi 2017-04-10T21:04:05.203 Child care costs in the U.K. are already the highest in the western world so hard pressed workers no parents can't af...
2813 Carol Stirrat 2017-04-11T07:42:48.887 Fees are expensive enough as it is. It hardly makes it worthwhile working.
2813 Russell Main 2017-04-11T08:46:17.137 The early years of child development are so important, we put our kid in nursery two half days because of this despit...
2813 Sine Munro 2017-04-11T09:04:59.053 Nurseries are incredible expensive to run and therefore the cost of using them is already on the brink of being unaff...