The Scottish Government’s national fuel poverty scheme, Warmer Homes Scotland, has helped only 1.5% of households in Renfrewshire since its launch in 2015.
Grant Toghill, the spokesperson for Renfrewshire Liberal Democrats, has today revealed that sewage was dumped in Renfrewshire 463 times and called for Scotland’s sewage network to be upgraded and for a new blue flag system for Scotland’s rivers.
Renfrewshire Liberal Democrats are calling for the two child limit on benefit payments, introduced by the Conservative Government in 2017 and supported by the current Labour Government, to be scrapped.
As the General Election campaign concludes, Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate Jack Clark, has said voters across Renfrewshire are “ready for change” and for a fair deal.
Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, Grant Toghill has called for a £500m rescue package for care to enable people to be released from hospital and relieve pressure on the NHS.
Grant Toghill, candidate for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has backed the party's Scottish manifesto which sets out plans to fix the broken care system, invest in Scottish agriculture and ensure everyone has a warm home.
Responding to the embargoed RCN report into overcrowding in Scotland's NHS, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has welcomed the government’s announcement today that the current readiness state for coastguard search-and-rescue helicopters based at Sumburgh in Shetland and Stornaway will be protected at the existing level
Responding to today's evidence session in which the Scottish Parliament's health committee took evidence from various health and disability organisations on his Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, Liam McArthur MSP said:
The UK must once again stand tall, leading on the world stage and working closely with those who share our interests – including, above all, our partners in Europe.
No child should ever have to experience sexual abuse. These are horrifying crimes that cause so much harm to the children who are victims. We will keep up the pressure so that the action needed to make our communities safe all children finally happens.
Government must deliver the change people are yearning for
