Orkney's MSP to host local roundtable on Deposit Return Scheme
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur, will host a second roundtable for local stakeholders on Monday 7 November to discuss the rollout of the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in Orkney.
27 Oct 2022
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McArthur backs community renewables exemption to Energy Prices Bill
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur has backed calls to exempt community-owned wind turbines from the proposed cap on revenues made by low-carbon generators under the UK Government's Energy Prices Bill.
25 Oct 2022
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.
10 Oct 2022
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 today.
10 Oct 2022
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.
6 Oct 2022
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 properties.
6 Oct 2022
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 populations.
5 Oct 2022
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.
4 Oct 2022
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.
30 Sep 2022
General News and Press Releases
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.
28 Sep 2022
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.
21 Sep 2022
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 than tackling the root causes of depopulation, it risked opening up divisions within our island communities."
19 Sep 2022