Highland childcare demand rising as rural providers disappear
New figures reveal a growing childcare squeeze in the Highlands, with demand for funded places rising at the same time as the number of funded childminders providing them falls sharply.
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New figures reveal a growing childcare squeeze in the Highlands, with demand for funded places rising at the same time as the number of funded childminders providing them falls sharply.
Scottish Liberal Democrats have today warned that the state of Scotland’s fire and rescue service is putting communities at risk.
The First Minister is being urged to “clean up politics” by introducing a far-reaching Accountability Act in the Scottish Government’s first Programme for Government of the new Parliament, due to be published in September.
Scotland’s review of maternity services must fully examine the loss of consultant-led maternity services in Caithness, the impact this has had on women and their families, and the scope for restoring those services, campaigners have said.
New report warns Highland “cost of living premium” must shape any new devolution deal
Far North MSP David Green has warned the future of air services in Caithness "cannot be an afterthought" as calls grow for a regional air transport strategy for the Highlands and Islands.
Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Adam Harley has today called on the Scottish Government to finally publish data into patients being treated in hospital corridors as he warned that hiding from the problem would not make it go away.
Scottish Liberal Democrats have today warned that the state of Scotland’s fire and rescue service is putting communities at risk.
Responding to new figures showing Scotland spent £25.3 billion more than it raised in tax last year, according to the latest Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) figures, with total public spending per person in Scotland of £22,281
Responding to a new report which found that only around 56.7% of the 11,048 Scots who had a stroke last year got access to all eligible components of the care bundle intended for stroke treatment, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP sa
Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP for the Highlands and Islands Morven-May MacCallum has today pressed the SNP government as to why key coastal communities are being excluded from compensation for disrupted ferries.
Responding to the announcement of a £5 million recovery fund following the Princes Street fire, Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP for Edinburgh Northern Sanne Dijkstra-Downie said:
We are calling for the UK to enter the EU's landmark new Migration and Asylum Pact to help implement an asylum system that is fair and effective for all.
Our new Growth and Defence Partnership with the EU - including joining the Single Market and a new Customs Union - will make the UK richer, safer and stronger.
The Liberal Democrats have announced a new policy to make energy affordable again and help make fuel poverty a thing of the past.
The Liberal Democrats secured a number of wins in Parliament recently - here's a recap of what we've achieved.
Liberal Democrats are clear: new housing must go hand in hand with new GPs.
Liberal Democrats are calling for an emergency transport package to keep Britain moving, cutting the cost of travel for people – whether by car, train or bus.