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Scot Lib Dems comment on confirmation of Trump visit dates
Commenting on confirmation of dates for Donald Trump's visit to the UK on 25th to 29th July, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
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Carmichael welcomes progress on votes for 16-year-olds in UK elections
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has welcomed progress today in delivering votes for 16- and 17-year-olds in UK-wide elections, with the publication of the government’s strategy for…
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Carmichael to lead parliamentary debate on Global Plastics Treaty
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has secured a debate in the House of Commons on the Global Plastics Treaty, to be held on Thursday 17th July. The debate, backed by MPs across Parliament…
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Cole-Hamilton criticises SNP over new A&E and drugs reports
Responding to new A&E figures showing 2,472 (9.5%) patients spent more than 8 hours in A&E and 941 (3.6%) spent more than 12 hours, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex…
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MacDonald urges public to respond to Community Benefit energy consultation
Angus MacDonald, MP for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire, has urged MPs, MSPs and others to respond to the UK Government’s consultation on community benefits and shared ownership of new renewable…
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Wishart blasts Ministers for lack of action on air travel review
Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart has written to the Scottish Government questioning their lack of action on the Highlands and Islands Air Discount Scheme after almost a…
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Patients waiting up to a year for cancer treatment under SNP
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP today said that the SNP government isn’t giving people the best chance of surviving cancer as he revealed the longest waits for first treatment…
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Cole-Hamilton reveals patients facing three year waits for cataract surgery
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today revealed patients are waiting more than three years for cataract surgery as he called on the Scottish Government to clear long waiting…
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Nearly 2m wait over 4 hours in A&E in the 5 years since SNP target last met
Scottish Liberal Democrat deputy leader Wendy Chamberlain has today called on the SNP to tackle long waits for A&E as she marked five years since the SNP last met its A&E waiting time target of 95%…
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Scottish Government paid leading lawyer £100k for work on misogyny it later junked
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur has today criticised the Scottish Government for ditching proposals set out by Baroness Helena Kennedy for tackling misogyny.
