All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.
More than 400 complaints about maternity care have been lodged with NHS Highland in the past five, figures by the Scottish Liberal Democrats reveal, prompting renewed calls for an independent review of maternity services in Caithness.
Highland Liberal Democrats have launched a region-wide petition calling on Fiona Hyslop to create a dedicated Highland Roads Funding Plan.
Maree Todd, the SNP MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, is being urged to be “straight with families in Caithness” after it emerged that a promised independent review of maternity services in Caithness will not go ahead.
The Scottish Liberal Democrats manifesto at the upcoming Holyrood elections will commit to ending the Scottish Government’s ideological opposition to new nuclear and explore the rollout of small modular nuclear reactors.
The Scottish Liberal Democrats are calling on the Scottish Government to urgently boost support for small businesses as he revealed significant drops in the number of small or medium sized enterprises (SMEs) across Scotland.
Energy companies have been told to “redouble their efforts” as the Scottish Liberal Democrats reveal that there are over 3,300 RTS meters that are still to be replaced in the Highlands.
Responding to reporting in the Scotsman that SNP ministers have failed to bring forward any funding for their flagship sexual offences court, which they said would help cut the backlog of court cases, Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Yi-pei
Responding to embargoed reporting by 1919 Magazine, which highlights almost 3,000 Scottish police officers are unable to carry out their full operational duties due to illness or injury, Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Yi-pei Chou Turvey
Speaking ahead of John Swinney's Programme for Government, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Responding to the Scottish Government publishing a plan for hospital pressures, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Adam Harley MSP said:
Scottish Liberal Democrat environment spokesperson Sanne Dijkstra-Downie has today demanded that the SNP start taking the sewage crisis seriously as new data revealed that sewage discharges last year were four times as high as previously recorded.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said that the First Minister should be focused on four key areas in his programme for government.
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