Hume repeats call for publication of weekly A&E waiting times
Scottish Liberal Democrats have called on the Health Secretary to make public the weekly figures on A&E waiting times after it was revealed patients had to wait up to 20 hours in a Portakabin to be seen at Glasgow's Victoria Hospital.
Read moreRennie meets voters to mark 100 day milestone
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie MSP today declared it is “all systems go” for the general election campaign as he joined activists in Edinburgh with 100 days to go until polling day.
Read moreHume: short sighted SNP decisions will have long-term impact
South of Scotland MSP Jim Hume has hit out at the SNP’s short-sighted decisions on public services as the SNP cabinet prepares to meet in Dumfries today.
Read moreLib Dems welcome HMP Inverclyde decision
Following the announcement that the Scottish Government has scrapped plans for a new women’s jail in Inverclyde, Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson, Alison McInnes MSP said:
Read moreHume calls for weekly publication of A&E waiting times
Scottish Liberal Democrats have called on the Scottish Government to publish A&E waiting times figures on a weekly basis in a bid to tackle the growing crisis in Scotland’s emergency units.
Read moreRennie calls on SNP to halt roll out of new ID database
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie MSP has called on the Scottish Government to halt plans to develop a national identity register of every person in Scotland.
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Lib Dems call for budget of opportunity
The Scottish Liberal Democrats will today (Wednesday 21st) urge the Scottish Government to commit to a budget of opportunity as it sets out its stall for the year ahead.
Read moreHume warns SNP must get a grip on delayed discharges
Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesman Jim Hume MSP today warned that the SNP have taken their eye off the ball on the NHS and are failing older patients as Ministers announced extra funding in response to large increases in the number of delayed hospital discharges.
Read moreMcInnes calls on government to assist Peterhead firm hit by blaze
Alison McInnes, Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP for North East Scotland, today urged Scottish Ministers to provide support to Northbay Pelagic following the fire at its fish processing plant in Peterhead on Saturday
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SNP failure to transfer powers to communities will be breach of Smith Agreement
Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Willie Rennie MSP, will today urge First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to abandon the principle that Holyrood knows best and instead open a "twinned track" approach to decentralisation across Scotland.
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