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Chamberlain urges transport infrastructure funding
Wendy Chamberlain MP for North East Fife yesterday wrote to the Scottish Secretary of State asking for a meeting to discuss transport infrastructure for Scotland.
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Cole-Hamilton responds to "unprecedented" report into state of social care
Responding to the embargoed report from the Accounts Commission which warns that community health and social care faces rising unmet need, Integrated Joint Board funding decreased in real terms,…
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Councils agree to seek meeting with Government over pay deals and bin strikes
Speaking after today’s COSLA meeting at which representatives of Scotland’s councils agreed to seek a meeting with the Scottish government to ask for more money in an effort to avoid strikes by bin…
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SNP Government dodges question of its backing for Heathrow third runway
Responding to the publication of the Scottish Government’s Aviation Statement and Key Priorities, Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP commented:
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Scot Lib Dems issue warning over worst hit rivers for sewage dumps
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today called for a new Blue Flag status to protect rivers from pollution, as analysis by the party of new Scottish Water figures revealed the…
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New figures show sewage dumping higher in 2023 than previously known
Responding to new figures snuck out by the Scottish Government owned water company a week before the general election showing that there were 3,449 more sewage dumps in 2023 than previously thought,…
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Rennie calls for Swinney to head off bin strikes
Responding to the news that unions representing Scotland’s waste workers, have turned down the latest offer of 3.2 per cent pay rise meaning that there may be bin strikes in August, Scottish Liberal…
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Rennie presses government over implementation date for Children Care and Justice Act provisions
Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Willie Rennie has today pressed the Scottish Government over a date for the implementation of provisions within the Children, Care and Justice Act which will prevent…
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Rennie files parliamentary motion on schools' access to Microsoft programs
Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie has today filed a parliamentary motion expressing concern about reports that teachers and pupils across Scotland may lose offline access…
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Incoming government must recognise Palestine and redouble efforts for peace
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has backed calls for the incoming Labour government to uphold international law and support efforts towards a lasting peace in Israel and Palestine,…
