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.
Responding to the news that Orkney Islands Council have passed a motion looking into ‘alternative models of governance’, Orkney MSP Liam McArthur said:
Responding to the news that a motion will go before Orkney Islands Council next week to investigate “alternative forms of governance”, Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP for Orkney Liam McArthur said:
Orkney MSP Liam McArthur today welcomed news that the Scottish Government is dropping its plans to designate 10% of Scottish waters as Highly Protected Marine Areas by 2026.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur met with Housing Minister, Paul McLennan today to discuss a range of different issues related to housing in the islands. The meeting follows a recent debate in parliament on community-led housing.
Orkney MSP Liam McArthur today urged the Scottish Government to review, assess and adapt existing Marine Protected Area protections instead of imposing ‘arbitrary’ targets for new HPMAs that have met with strong opposition from island communities.
Liberal Democrat MSP for Orkney, Liam McArthur, has today praised the work of carers during the annual Carers Week running from 5-11 June 2023.
