Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur has today written to Agriculture Minister Jim Fairlie, following reports of delays in local farm businesses receiving their Single Farm Payment.
Responding to John Swinney’s interview on BBC Radio Scotland, in which he failed to explain how his plans to cut the number of health boards did not amount to a centralisation, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Rents are crazy. House prices are crazy. And across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, the Liberal Democrats are leading the way in fixing the problem.
On the floor of the House of Commons last night, Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron urged the Prime Minister to make tackling the outbreak of bluetongue disease an “urgent priority” for his government.
Ian Roome MP and Leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Ed Davey, have questioned new Prime Minister Andy Burnham on North Devon's Maternity Crisis.
New dynamic play equipment specifically aimed at toddlers and teenagers has been added to Cheriton Recreational Ground.