Stirling and Clackmannanshire Liberal Democrats

Responding to the news that the government will end the sale of diesel and petrol cars by 2040, Scottish Liberal Democrat environment spokesperson Mariam Mahmood said:

"Air pollution contributes to thousands of deaths in Scotland every year and costs the NHS hundreds of millions. Today's announcement does not go nearly far enough.

Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Tavish Scott MSP today attacked the Scottish Government for burying a new report by its International Council of Education Advisers, which contained criticisms of the SNP Government's approach.

The report was buried on the Scottish Government's website. It was not the subject of a press release and did not appear in the list of new publications.

Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has thrown her weight behind the campaign to overcome the pension inequality faced by women born in the 1950s.

The Scottish Liberal Democrat has co-signed a bill to be tabled by an All Party Group at Westminster calling for a review of the pension arrangements for women affected by changes to state pensionable ages.

Responding to the publication of a study into the experience of older people in prison, conducted by Her Majesty's Inspectorate for Prisons for Scotland (HMIPS), Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP said:

"With the number of over 60s in prison increasing by a fifth last year alone, a new strategy is certainly needed to cope with the complexities that come with an ageing prison population. Changes will need to be made to the prison estate, training and procedures as staff contend with more and more people in their sixties, seventies and eighties.

Responding to reports that ScotRail have installed a high-pitch Mosquito sound device to deter young people from gathering at Hamilton train station, Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP said:

"The children's commissioner and many human rights groups have argued that these devices discriminate against children and young people.

Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP today criticised the Scottish Government for missing another cancer target after new statistics show it has failed to meet its target to detect cancer earlier.

In February 2012 Nicola Sturgeon launched the Detect Cancer Early programme, aiming to increase the proportion of people diagnosed early in the disease process (at stage 1) by 25% by the end of 2015. New statistics published this morning show it has only increased by 9.2%, with just one health board meeting the standard.

Scottish Liberal Democrats have today called for action over the treatment of unaccompanied child refugees, branding the UK government "shameful" after it was confirmed that none have arrived under the Dubs resettlement scheme in 2017.

The call comes as the Scottish and Welsh governments write to the UK immigration minister raising concerns about the treatment of unaccompanied child refugees.Last week, the Home Office confirmed that only about 200 children entered the UK under the scheme last year and none have arrived in 2017.

Jeremy Corbyn has ruled out membership of the Single Market, claiming on the Andrew Marr Show today that it is dependent on membership of the EU.

Liberal Democrat Brexit Spokesperson Tom Brake said: "Jeremy Corbyn's failure to stand up for the Single Market is a betrayal of future generations who will suffer most from an extreme Brexit.

Scottish Liberal Democrats have today said that early intervention is needed to end Scotland's obesity crisis, after new research revealed that the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was called to assist more than 150 overweight people in the past four years.

A freedom of information request by the Scottish Liberal Democrats showed that since January 2013 firefighters attended 159 "bariatric incidents", including people becoming trapped and assisting other agencies in moving individuals.

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