Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP today called for action on the emergency care crisis from the SNP/Green Government after the latest figures show the number seen within the target 4 hours fell to 69.6%, well below the targeted 95%.

Responding to reports that Scotland’s census uptake has increased barely 5% to 82.6% since the Scottish Government announced a short extension last month, Scottish Liberal Democrat communities spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP commented:

Responding to a UK Government minister saying people should take on more hours or get a new job to deal with the cost of living crisis, Liberal Democrat Work & Pensions Spokesperson Wendy Chamberlain MP said:

Responding to the reports in the Herald on Sunday that the number of faults outstanding on the ferries at Fergusons increased from 175 in January to 237 in March, Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP commented:

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today demanded to know why Scottish Water bosses are receiving bonuses of up to £92,000 each at the same time as the government-owned company released raw sewage into Scotland’s rivers over 10,000 times.

Following the revelation by the First Minister that the Deputy First Minister was involved in the ferries contract, that ministers ignored legal warnings and that multi-million pound contracts are routinely signed off by one line emails, Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP said:

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today challenged the First Minister over the SNP's sewage scandal which saw raw sewage released into Scotland's rivers more than 10,000 times last year alone.

Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart is to bring a debate to the Scottish Parliament highlighting the damage caused by ‘high order’ detonations to clear unexploded ordnance (UXOs) from marine areas.

Responding to Jenny Gilruth's opening statement in this afternoon's Scottish Parliament debate on ferries, Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Willie Rennie said: