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Willie Rennie MSP

Rennie: Attainment statistics show massive poverty gap

Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP today said new official statistics show the SNP Government has made “virtually no progress” on closing the attainment gap, despite Nicola Sturgeon claiming it was her defining mission.

12 Dec 2023
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Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

900 suspected drug deaths in the first nine months of 2023

Responding to new figures published by the Scottish Government which show that 900 people died of suspected drug death between January and September 2023, which is a 13% increase from the same period in 2022, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health sp

12 Dec 2023
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Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

RAAC fund must start with West Lothian schools

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today called on the Scottish Government to establish a fund that local and public authorities can tap into to fund the removal of dangerous concrete.

11 Dec 2023
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Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

Cole-Hamilton responds to 800 unfilled nursing places

Responding to embargoed data from UCAS which shows that for the second year in a row the number of places to study nursing at Scotland’s universities have not been filled, with an 11% drop in acceptances onto nursing programmes, Scottish Liberal Democrat

7 Dec 2023
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