In its manifesto, published today, the party promises to deliver on this expanded free entitlement by 2021. Pilots of the 30 hours are currently under way in Scotland.
The SNP says it will continue to invest in and reform school education through current policies and won’t introduce selective grammar schools in Scotland.
Within its manifesto, the party also pledges to abolish the two-child cap on tax credits and to continue to argue for a complete halt to the roll-out of Universal Credit until it is designed to treat everyone with ‘fairness and respect’. Its goal is also to have the Universal Credit fully devolved in Scotland.
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