Petition for Glasgow City Council to Reverse Childcare Fee Increase

That the Parliament supports the ongoing campaign, which is being led by the group, Fight the Hike, to reverse the decision by the SNP minority administration on Glasgow City Council to increase childcare fees by a reported 57%; understands that parents presented a petition to the council's Convener for Education, Skills and Early Years, Councillor Chris Cunningham, with over 2,500 signatures, which calls for what it described as this "unjust" decision to be reversed and asks "how can the council justify such a huge increase to current fees at a time when many families are struggling to make ends meet?" and states that "this increase will make it unaffordable and in some cases impossible for families to send their children to nursery"; understands that the proposal to introduce the increase in fees was voted through by SNP and Green councillors; believes that the decision to raise these fees has been met with widespread protest from parents and caused a great deal of distress in communities across the city, and urges Councillor Cunningham and SNP councillors in Glasgow to acknowledge what it sees as the strength of the petition that was presented, to treat this as a matter of the utmost urgency and to take immediate action to reverse the planned increase in childcare fees.