Scot Govt challenged over the future of HIE
The Scottish Government has been urged to allay concerns that its public service reforms could become “yet another attempt to centralise Highlands and Islands Enterprise”.
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The Scottish Government has been urged to allay concerns that its public service reforms could become “yet another attempt to centralise Highlands and Islands Enterprise”.
The Culture Secretary will visit the Caithness Broch Project, the pioneering heritage charity behind ambitious plans to build the world’s first full-scale, historically accurate broch in 2,000 years.
The Health Secretary has agreed to visit Highland Hospice to learn more about how its End of Life Care Together partnership with NHS Highland is helping to deliver care for people at home and reduce delayed discharges from hospital.
The Scottish Government’s review of their wildfire strategy must “look again” at recruitment challenges and “test why the current model isn’t working for rural communities”, Far North MSP David Green has said.
The First Minister has been warned that NHS Highland’s oncology staffing crisis is the “consequence of a national shortage of oncologists” and has been urged to bring forward a 10-year NHS workforce plan that is “finally fit for purpose.”
Responding the First Minister’s announcement of plans to centralise Scotland’s fourteen regional health boards to just two.
Responding to news that Reform MSP Amanda Bland has chosen to sit as an independent, Scottish Liberal Democrat David Green MSP said:
Responding to reports that City of Edinburgh council schools have been evacuated due to threats as well as threats being sent to further schools across Scotland and an update from Police Scotland confirming that these are being treated as a hoax,
Scottish Liberal Democrat transport spokesperson Willie Rennie has today revealed data obtained by his party which lays out the scale of the ferry fiasco blighting coastal Scotland – and the sheer cost of compensating passengers for the chaos.
Susan Murray, MP for Mid Dunbartonshire and Liberal Democrat Scottish Affairs spokesperson, has written to the Chancellor, John Healey, asking him to unfreeze the Local Housing Allowance and to align the support given to private renters on universal credi
Liberal Democrat Scottish affairs spokesperson Susan Murray MP has today (Friday 16th October) said that Andy Burnham should use his visit to Scotland to explain when protections around heating oil will come into effect, and to back Liberal Democrat plans
Susan Murray, Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dunbartonshire and Scottish Affairs spokesperson has secured a debate in Parliament on the future of nuclear energy in Scotland. Mr Murray is expected to call on the UK Government to meet the Scottish Government,
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