All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.
The Scottish Government is being urged to “increase investment in mental health services” after new statistics show over 1500 patients were admitted via an Emergency Department across NHS Highland with a self-harm diagnosis in the last five years.
At a meeting with the Scottish Government’s Public Health Minister Jenni Minto MSP at Wick General Hospital, campaigners warned that mums-to-be in Caithness “need action, not warm words” concerning local maternity services.
Almost 60,000 people have waited more than four hours in A&E since the last time the Scottish Government's target was hit over four years ago, figures have revealed, prompting Scottish Liberal Democrat demands for action.
The Highland Liberal Democrats are calling for the introduction of a new restitution order for fly-tipping offences which would enable courts to mandate offenders to financially contribute to cleaning up the mess caused by their crimes.
The Highland Liberal Democrats are urging the Transport Secretary, Fiona Hyslop MSP, to scrap controversial plans to impose a 50mph speed limit on main roads across the Highlands.
The UK Government is being urged to “spell out in detail” how they will support households in Highland waiting to switch away from Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) meters following the delay to the RTS switch off.
Marking six months until the Scottish election, Scottish Liberal Democrat election campaign chair Wendy Chamberlain said:
Responding to John Swinney's confusion over tax policy, Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Jamie Greene MSP said:
Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Willie Rennie today questioned the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy about failings in the SNP’s Home Energy Scotland scheme during a statement on the Scottish Government’s Draft Climate Change Plan.
The Scottish Health Secretary announced that the government will back a Scottish Liberal Democrat amendment to this afternoon's debate on maternity services and will finally commission an independent review of maternity services in Caithness.
Responding to an interview on BBC Radio Scotland with Alasdair Meldrum, director of waste management consultants Albion Environmental, who said that the SNP government’s delay in rolling out a landfill ban was “fairly inevitable”, and that we need to do m
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today urged the Scottish Government to get shovels in the ground, as the Scottish Health Secretary confirmed that it could take six years to deliver a replacement for the Edinburgh Eye Pavilion.
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