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Liam McArthur

More than a quarter of prison population on remand

Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today called on the Scottish Government to urgently drive down the use of remand and invest in credible community orders after new figures reveal that more than a quarter of Scotland’s p

29 Mar 2025
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Willie Rennie

SNP miss key target on child poverty

Responding to the news that the SNP Government have failed to meet their interim target for child poverty, with 22% of children still living in relative poverty, Scottish Liberal Democrat communities spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP said:

27 Mar 2025
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Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

Cole-Hamilton calls for swift local access to a GP

Responding to a new report from the Auditor General for Scotland which warns that the Scottish Government’s GP plan is failing to deliver, the estimated number of whole-time equivalent GPs has fallen, spending on general practice as a proportion of overal

27 Mar 2025
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