All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.
The public is being urged to back a campaign launched this week by the Highland Liberal Democrats to break up Highland Council - the largest local authority in Scotland.
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.
Following the news that Diageo will close the visitor centre at its Clynelish Distillery in Brora, Jamie Stone, MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, has written to the Prime Minister ahead of his visit to China, to impress the importance of a fav
Responding to new figures showing that in the week ending 11th January, with only 62.1% of people attending A&E seen within the 4 hour target, while 4,240 (16.3%) people waited over 8 hours and 2,216 (8.5%) waited over 12 hours, Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP sai
With 100 days to go until the Scottish Parliament election, Scottish Liberal Democrats have written to voters in regions across Scotland setting out their key priorities for the forthcoming election.
Responding to Ruth Davidson's plans for a new "political movement", Jamie Greene MSP said:
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today begun the process of tightening up the rules for MSPs to work with children and vulnerable people.
Scottish Liberal Democrat economy and finance spokesperson Jamie Greene has called for a 5 percent whisky duty cut following recent uncertainty around the possibility of US tariffs on UK goods.
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