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Social care commitment needed from Labour and Tories says Lamb

Thu 11th Mar 2010

Commenting following today’s cross party Age UK, at which the health spokespeople of the three main parties met to discuss the reform of social care, Norman Lamb said:

Brown reveals police assault figures

Thu 11th Mar 2010

Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson Robert Brown MSP has revealed that there was a 10% increase in the number of police officers assaulted between 2007/08 and 2008/09 in Scotland.

Mcarthur: Governemnt must explain about Hunterston

Thu 11th Mar 2010

The Scottish government set out their plan today to lead the world in using new technologies to reduce carbon emissions. Commenting Liberal Democrat MSP for Orkney, Liam McArthur said:

We must rebalance our foreign policy that is over-reliant on the US

Wed 10th Mar 2010

Nick Clegg will say:

Liberal Democrats launch policy for young people

Wed 10th Mar 2010

Launching the paper at The Salmon Youth Centre in Bermondsey, the policy outlined how the Liberal Democrats will ensure that all young people have better access to after-school facilities, comprehensive support and training for those entering the workplace and legislation in place to stamp out homophobic bullying.

Brown is leading with a weak hand says Cable

Wed 10th Mar 2010

Responding to the Prime Minister’s economic speech this morning and the announcement of the Budget date, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable said:

Half of schools not good enough says Laws

Wed 10th Mar 2010

Commenting on today’s Ofsted figures, which show that half the schools they inspected last term were considered to be no better than ‘satisfactory’, David Laws said:

Lyon welcomes UK Government calls for new LFA criteria

Wed 10th Mar 2010

George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, has welcomed a report published by the UK Government on future support for Less Favoured Areas (LFA) that calls for field capacity criteria to be included in the new scheme .

Smith: Raising attainment must be motivation for change

Wed 10th Mar 2010

Commenting on Conservative calls for 'radical change' in Scotland's education system, Liberal Democrat Education spokesperson Margaret Smith said:

SNP must respond to depressing teeth figures - Finnie

Wed 10th Mar 2010

Liberal Democrat Health spokesperson Ross Finnie MSP has revealed that almost a quarter of men and over a third of women over 55 are estimated to have no natural teeth.

Purvis: Veterans must be given same care as in England

Wed 10th Mar 2010

The Scottish government has announced that it will give £80,000 to fund veteran’s projects, including supported accommodation and outdoor pursuits to help veterans regain physical and mental strength. Commenting Convenor of the Cross-Party Group on Supporting Veterans in Scotland, Liberal Democrat Jeremy Purvis MSP said:

Brown: Reoffending figures appallingly high

Wed 10th Mar 2010

Scottish Government statistics released today show that the numbers of convicted criminals that go on to re-offend are shockingly high. 36% of individuals sentenced to custody (for their most recent conviction) in 2008-09, for a crime or relevant offence, had more than 10 previous convictions between 1999-00 and 2008-09.

Brown: Never any justification for domestic abuse

Wed 10th Mar 2010

More than 2,000 people were arrested during a two-month crackdown on domestic violence, Scotland's biggest police force said today. During an eight-week campaign, Strathclyde Police officers attended 3,961 incidents of domestic abuse, though that was a 24% drop in the number of such incidents reported to police in the same two-month period a year ago. Commenting, Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesman Robert Brown said:

Cameron in complete disarray over NI deal says Carmichael

Tue 9th Mar 2010

Commenting after a vote at the Northern Ireland Assembly, Alistair Carmichael said:

Lord Taverne requests House of Lords investigate Ashcroft

Tue 9th Mar 2010

The Honours Scrutiny Committee withdrew its objections to Lord Ashcroft becoming a peer on the basis of his clear undertaking that he would “take up permanent residence in the United Kingdom again before the end of the calendar year”.

Export figures are deeply alarming says Cable

Tue 9th Mar 2010

Commenting on the news that UK exports took their biggest plunge in more than three years during January, Vince Cable said:

Tory social care ‘poll tax’ will only help the wealthy says Lamb

Tue 9th Mar 2010

The figures, released ahead of tomorrow’s cross-party social care conference, undermine Conservative claims that their plans would enable older people to pass their homes on to their children as two thirds of pensioner households would have to sell or release equity from their homes to pay for the private insurance scheme.

Support crossing plans – Bruce

Tue 9th Mar 2010

Gordon Lib Dem MP Malcolm Bruce has urged support for Aberdeen City Council’s plans for a third road crossing of the River Don.

Police must be able to monitor sex offenders on social network sites

Tue 9th Mar 2010

In a letter to the Home Secretary, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary Chris Huhne called for both the failures of conventional monitoring and the inadequacy of internet monitoring to be put right.

Police must be able to monitor sex offenders on social network sites says Huhne

Tue 9th Mar 2010

In a letter to the Home Secretary, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary Chris Huhne called for both the failures of conventional monitoring and the inadequacy of internet monitoring to be put right.

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