Self-harm figures highlight importance of mental health services
Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesman Jim Hume MSP has repeated his call for parity between mental and physical health services to be enshrined in law after new figures showed an increase in the number of Scots dying as a result of self-harm.
Read moreRural Scotland needs more than empty promises
Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Tavish Scott today said that SNP Ministers should use the powers they already have to help rural Scotland rather than making more empty promises of support.
Read moreAction required to boost access to higher education
Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Jim Hume has welcomed an increase in the number of Scottish young people applying for a place at university but warned that more must be done to help those from disadvantaged backgrounds benefit from Higher Education.
Read moreTime for honesty from Yes camp on public spending
Scottish Liberal Democrat peer Jeremy Purvis today described new oil and gas estimates from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) as a hammer blow to the nationalists' economic credibility.
Read morePurvis warns of culture of intimidation at top of SNP
Liberal Democrat Peer Jeremy Purvis today said reports that the First Minister called the Chairman of Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) to warn against the publication of a referendum briefing paper point towards a culture of intimidation that goes to the top of the SNP.
Read moreNew report puts spotlight on North Sea helicopter safety
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine MP Sir Robert Smith today said a new report from the House of Commons Transport Select Committee on North Sea helicopter flights shines a spotlight on the importance of helicopter safety to offshore oil and gas operations.
Read moreHume calls for urgent action to improve ambulance response times
New figures uncovered by Scottish Liberal Democrat Health spokesman Jim Hume MSP have revealed that in the last year, ambulances have taken more than 20 minutes to respond to life-threatening incidents on nearly 2,700 occasions.
Read moreMcInnes concerned over mind-boggling stop and search figures
Scottish Liberal Democrats have said that new figures on stop and search lay bare the full use of the tactic across Scotland. Year-end reports published by Police Scotland today show stop and search activity, amongst other crime information, broken down by council area and police division.
Read moreSNP Ministers must publish Prestwick Airport business plan
Scottish Liberal Democrats have called on the Scottish Government to publish its business plan for the long-term future of Prestwick airport after Ryanair today announced it is to shift the majority of its routes away from the airport.
Read morePolice refusal to look again at firearms policy a test of Justice Secretary's mettle
Scottish Liberal Democrats have warned that the latest dispute over the use of routinely armed police officers in the Highlands is a real test of the Justice Secretary’s promises that a national police force would continue to be flexible to local needs.
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