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Winter Fuel vote: Cut will be deeply worrying to millions
Responding to the vote to cut the Winter Fuel Payment, Scottish Liberal Democrat deputy leader Wendy Chamberlain MP said:
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Stone elected Chair of the Petitions Committee
Jamie Stone, MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, has been announced as the new Chair of the Petitions Committee, after being elected unopposed.
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Cole-Hamilton: Supporting 168,000 Long Covid sufferers is vital economic investment
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today attacked the SNP's limp and lacklustre" response to Long Covid as a new report revealed that 168,000 people in Scotland have reported…
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Alcohol deaths highest in 15 years
Responding to the news that the number of people in Scotland whose death was caused by alcohol is at the highest level in 15 years, with 1,277 people dying from alcohol-specific causes in 2023,…
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Carmichael confirmed as Rural Affairs Select Committee Chair
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today been confirmed as the Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee in Parliament, after being nominated unopposed.…
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589 people die from suspected drug death in first half of 2024
Responding to new figures published by the Scottish Government which show that 589 people died of a suspected drug death in the first six months of 2024, including 269 deaths between April and June,…
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Winter Fuel Payment Cut: Over half of Scottish pensioners say they will heat their homes less this winter
A new poll commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed the staggering effects of the cut to the winter fuel allowance this winter.
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Fire service staff levels hit record lows
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today marked 999 Day by urging the SNP Government to act now to tackle the steady decline in firefighters, after it was revealed…
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Lack of government support for smoke alarms putting households at risk
Scottish Liberal Democrat communities spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has today called on SNP ministers to ramp up support for households as he revealed more than a quarter of homes are not meeting…
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Western Isles councillor joins Lib Dems
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today welcomed Malcolm Macdonald as a new Liberal Democrat councillor for the Western Isles, as he emphasised that the party is continuing…