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Responding to a survey of over 1,000 people from communities served by the Corran ferry, which found that 54% were happy to replace the ferry with a bridge or a tunnel, Liberal Democrat candidate for…
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Commenting on delays to the timeline for the Scottish Government’s reforms of social care, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said:
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Responding to the Time to Deliver Report published by the Scottish Government's independent Just Transition Commission, which states that “the current path will not deliver a just transition” and…
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Speaking in the Scottish Parliament during a debate on the performance of the education system, Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP said:
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Responding to a new report from Audit Scotland which warns that the issues facing Scotland’s justice sector are of "significant concern" and flags failures by contractor GEOAmey to transfer prisoners…
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Responding to new NHS workforce figures for general practice which show that the number of fully qualified GPs working in Scotland has declined for the second year in a row, falling from 4,514 in…
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Responding to new figures showing that in 2022/23 around 1 in 9 bed days were occupied by people whose discharge was delayed, with the annual number of days lost to delayed discharge now at a record…
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Responding to the Scottish Household Survey which shows that satisfaction with the three main public services (local health services, schools and public transport) decreased from 53% in 2019 to 40%…
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Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP today said new official statistics show the SNP Government has made “virtually no progress” on closing the attainment gap, despite…
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Responding to new figures published by the Scottish Government which show that 900 people died of suspected drug death between January and September 2023, which is a 13% increase from the same period…
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