Only 5.41 per cent of burglaries in Hampshire result in charges, sparking renewed calls for action. Liz Jarvis has criticised the government’s approach to tackling crime and is urging the introduction of a national Burglary Response.
The Scottish Government has been urged to allay concerns that its public service reforms could become “yet another attempt to centralise Highlands and Islands Enterprise”.
Tom Gordon, the Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, has secured a Bill in Parliament on student finance to tackle the student loans crisis affecting hundreds of thousands of graduates.
The Scottish Parliament has today backed an amendment from Scottish Liberal Democrat energy spokesperson Sanne Dijkstra-Downie calling for more local communities to receive more generous benefits from hosting onshore renewable energy developments.
Following on from yesterday's announcement that the UK Parliament's Scottish Affairs Committee will launch inquiries into the dual role of the Lord Advocate, and into the financial regulation of political parties in Scotland, Liberal Democrat Scottish
At First Minister’s Questions, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today urged John Swinney to finally extend ferries compensation to coastal towns.