Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur today met with the Transport Minister, Jenny Gilruth MSP to discuss a range of ferry-related issues. Shetland's MSP, Beatrice Wishart also took part in the meeting.
Responding to the Deputy First Minister's announcement that a ferries taskforce will be established between Orkney Islands Council and the Scottish Government, Orkney's MSP Liam McArthur said:
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur, has reiterated his support for a new transmission connection between Orkney and the Scottish mainland following Ofgem's backing of a 1.8-gigawatt subsea cable to the Western Isles.
Responding to the Scottish Government's budget announced today, Orkney's MSP Liam McArthur said: "In the face of soaring inflation, fuel, and maintenance costs, John Swinney is proposing a real terms cut to support for Orkney's internal ferry services. This can only result in the delivery of these lifeline services becoming even more difficult and precarious.
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur, is encouraging vulnerable constituents who are customers with BT to sign-up to their free priority fault repair scheme for landlines and broadband.
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur, has welcomed the Scottish Government's decision to delay the introduction of the short-term lets licensing scheme by six months.
Responding to confirmation of dates for strike action at HIAL airports on Monday 19 and Thursday 22 December, Orkney's MSP Liam McArthur said:
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur, has joined fellow Highlands & Islands MSPs in voicing support for the Orkney Rape and Sexual Assault Service (ORSAS) as part of the 16 days of activism to end violence against women and girls.
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur, has today urged the Scottish Government to rethink a planned withdrawal of funding to the men's shed movement in Scotland. He has also backed Age Scotland’s call for a national fund to support older people's services through the cost-of-living crisis.
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur, has once again urged the Deputy First Minister, John Swinney, to find an urgent resolution to the "long-running saga" of replacing Orkney's ageing internal ferry fleet.
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur, has pledged his support to Pancreatic Cancer UK’s 'No Time to Wait' campaign which is calling on the Scottish Government to provide additional funding this winter and an action plan to speed up diagnosis and improve survival for pancreatic cancer.
Northern Isles' MSPs, Liam McArthur and Beatrice Wishart, have called on the Rural Affairs and Islands Secretary, Mairi Gougeon, to meet local farming representatives in Orkney and Shetland ahead of a government review into livestock transport arrangements on Northern Isles ferry routes, due to get underway early next year.
