Writing in today's Guardian Liberal Democrat Leader Sir Menzies Campbell says the government cannot justify the continuing presence of our troops unless it shows it has learned from its failures and that only a UN-led peace process can halt the Iraq catastrophe.
Commenting on the publication of Health Protection Agency statistics which reveal that diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections rose by 3% from 2004 to 2005, with the biggest rise of 23% seen in syphilis cases, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Minister, Sandra Gidley MP said, "The rise in sexually transmitted infections is a direct result of the Government's failure to make delivery of sexual health services a priority. The full picture is that new cases of STIs rose by 20% between 2000 and 2004.
The Liberal Democrat MPs in Cornwall have today published a league table of official government statistics showing that Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly has the highest proportion of second home ownership in the country.
The Alzheimer's Society today held a lobby of Parliament to highlight NICE's decision not to recommend the use of Alzheimer's drugs to treat mild or severe forms of the disease. Liberal Democrat MP Sandra Gidley spoke at the rally and said:
Brooke raises concerns that some of the measures in the Bill are overly complex.
Commenting ahead of the Welfare Reform Bill published today, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Welfare Reform, Danny Alexander MP said: