Orkney MSP Liam McArthur has called on the Scottish Government to commit to the necessary action to protect rural access to justice, as new Sheriffs Principal guidance extends the use of ‘virtual custody’ courts.
Orkney MSP Liam McArthur today praised those who have worked towards the establishment of Scotland’s first “Bairns’ Hoose” for young victims and witnesses of crimes, and called for work to be done to bring the principles behind it to island settings.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has joined the campaign to save the beloved Screen Machine, a mobile cinema that has proved hugely popular during visits to Orkney and around the Highlands & Islands over the past 25 years.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur today told Scottish Ministers that their agenda of equality was being undermined by the divide between different parts of the country, and demanded a “commitment to painstaking delivery” to meet islanders’ needs.
Orkney MSP Liam McArthur has signed an open letter to Scottish ministers calling for a pause to short-term lets legislation, joining 37 MSPs from across the parties.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has expressed serious concerns about plans to transfer jury trials from Kirkwall Sherriff Court to the Scottish mainland.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has written to Scotland’s Public Health Minister, Jenni Minto, to raise concerns about shortages of a crucial medication used to treat diabetes and the impact this is having on patients in Orkney and across the country.
Orkney MSP Liam McArthur has secured a commitment from Zero Carbon Buildings Minister, Patrick Harvie, to move towards including air-to-air heat pumps in support schemes to decarbonise Scotland’s homes.
Orkney MSP Liam McArthur has written to Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, after it was revealed that a Scottish Government tour of Scottish agricultural shows includes no dates in the Northern Isles.
Orkney’s MSP, Liam McArthur has lambasted the Scottish Government for ‘washing its hands’ of its commitment to RET, after the Transport Minister Fiona Hyslop declared that introducing RET on the Pentland Firth would be ‘distorting the market’.
Responding to news that £2m of funding has been made available in Orkney to improve the energy efficiency of homes, Orkney MSP Liam McArthur said:
Orkney’s parliamentarians, Liam McArthur MSP and Alistair Carmichael MP have written to the CEO of OVO Energy to raise concerns over lengthy delays in constituents receiving Feed-in Tariff payments.
