627,700 unpaid carers in Scotland
Responding to the census showing that there are 627,700 unpaid carers in Scotland, an increase of 27.5% since 2011, Scottish Liberal Democrat deputy leader Wendy Chamberlain MP, who introduced the…

Responding to the census showing that there are 627,700 unpaid carers in Scotland, an increase of 27.5% since 2011, Scottish Liberal Democrat deputy leader Wendy Chamberlain MP, who introduced the…
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP today said that Scotland needs world-class mental health services after new figures showed around 1 in 9 Scots reporting having a mental health…
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today said that voters who have previously backed the Scottish Conservatives should abandon the party after it elected Russell Findlay as…
Responding to the news that more than one in ten early release prisoners were back in prison before their original release date, Scottish Liberal Democrat Liam McArthur MSP said:
Responding to the news that almost 2,000 more NHS patients are facing deregistration by their dental practice in Dumfries and Galloway, where there are already no dentists in the region accepting new…
Responding to Public Health Scotland figures published today showing that 15.1% fewer operations were planned between September 2023 and August 2024, than were planned in the 12 months prior to the…
Responding to new figures showing only 69.4% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in August 2024, the worst on record for the month of August, while 13,303 people waited over 8…
Responding to new Public Health Scotland figures which showed 2,009 people were stuck in hospital in August due to their discharge being delayed, the highest number of people delayed since the…
Commenting on the news that in 2023/24 there were 935 homeless applications which included veterans, the highest figure since 2018/19, Scottish Liberal Democrat Veterans Spokesperson Bruce Wilson…
Responding to the publication of the Scottish Government's evidence submission on assisted dying, Liam McArthur MSP said: