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McArthur marks World Mental Health Day 2022
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur has marked World Mental Health Day 2022 by calling on the government to scale-up their efforts to support local services.
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McArthur wins right to introduce Assisted Dying bill in Scottish Parliament
Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur has earned the right to introduce a Members’ Bill to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people in the Scottish Parliament, it has been confirmed…
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McArthur responds to new Orkney Presbytery Mission Plan
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur, has welcomed the willingness of the Orkney Presbytery to listen to the concerns of local communities as it endorsed its new Mission Plan yesterday.
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McArthur gains Scot Gov support on energy meter installation issue
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur has repeated his concerns about the impact on the delivery of affordable housing in the isles due to the "unwillingness" of energy suppliers to install meters in new…
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Ditch tests and deliver today, says McArthur
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur, has called on Scottish Ministers to ditch plans to spend £300,000 on 'Practical Policy Tests' and instead target resources on measures that will help sustain island…
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McArthur calls for Agriculture Bill road trip to reach Orkney
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur, has called on the Scottish Government to bring their series of Agricultural Bill consultation events to Orkney.
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McArthur raises "inherent unfairness" of energy standing charges
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur, has called out the inherent unfairness of standing charges for rural and island communities' following recent price cap rises.
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McArthur raises a cup for Macmillan Cancer Support
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur, is calling on people in Orkney to dust off their aprons and get involved in this year's Macmillan Cancer Support Coffee Morning.
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McArthur highlights budget disparities of island authorities
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur, today tackled the Deputy First Minister, John Swinney, over Orkney's "ongoing underfunding" under the Scottish Government’s local authority funding formula.
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McArthur welcomes Islands Bond ditching
Responding to the announcement that the Scottish Government's Islands Bond proposals are set to be dropped, Orkney's MSP Liam McArthur said: "The Islands Bond was always an election gimmick. Rather…