Press Releases
McARTHUR DEMANDS RETHINK ON BLOCKED ACCESS TO CCAGS FOR SMALL FARMERS
Orkney MSP, Liam McArthur, has once again called on the Scottish Government to reverse their decision to exclude small... read more
McARTHUR JOINS NFUS IN SLAMMING LEAKED PLANS FOR ANIMAL TRANSPORT RULES
Orkney MSP, Liam McArthur, has condemned the European Commission plans to tighten still further the rules governing animal... read more
MCARTHUR WELCOMES OTF STATUS FOR SCOTLAND???S CATTLE
Commenting on the news that the EU has recognised Scotland's cattle population as Officially Tuberculosis Free (OTF), Orkney... read more
SNP MUST STOP BLAMING EUROPE FOR THEIR FISHING MISTAKES
Commenting on an official report warning that fishermen are facing reduced profit levels this year, Orkney MSP and Liberal... read more
MINISTERS MUST ENGAGE WITH INDUSTRY OVER SHEEP TAGGING DATABASE SAYS McARTHUR
Commenting on calls from NFU Scotland that if the controversial proposal for the electronic tagging of Scotland's sheep... read more
EDAY PARTNERSHIP???S FUNDING SUCCESS
The success of the Eday Partnership in obtaining funding from the Climate Change Fund to support the Eday Carbon... read more
MORE DETAILS NEEDED ON QUOTA MOVES SAYS MCARTHUR
Commenting as the Scottish Fishermen's Federation welcomed the EU Fisheries Commissioner's proposal to scrap annual fish quotas... read more
MARINE ENERGY REPORT REQUIRES URGENT RESPONSE FROM MINISTERS SAYS MCARTHUR
Orkney MSP and Liberal Democrat Environment spokesman, Liam McArthur, has written to the Scottish Government urging a swift response... read more
McARTHUR AGAIN PRESSES CASE FOR BETTER LOCAL AIR AMBULANCE
Responding to the Scottish Ambulance Service's consultation on their Future Strategy, Orkney MSP, Liam McArthur, has pressed once... read more
PARLIAMENTARY MOTION ON ARCTIC CONVOY MEMORIAL WINS CROSS-PARTY SUPPORT
A motion tabled in the Scottish Parliament yesterday by Orkney MSP, Liam McArthur, welcoming tomorrow's unveiling of... read more
MINISTER HAS NO CRITERIA FOR HIGH GROWTH BUSINESSES
New questions have been raised over steep cuts in the Highlands & Islands Enterprise budget, after the Minister responsible... read more
LIB DEMS EXPOSE SNP COMPLACENCY OVER RISING FUEL PRICES
The Liberal Democrats have exposed the SNP's complacency over rising fuel prices.
Four months ago, the... read more
McARTHUR MAKES SURE ORKNEY'S VOICE IS HEARD ON MARINE BILL
Orkney Islands Council has been invited to give evidence to the Scottish Parliament's Rural Affairs and Environment Committee... read more
McARTHUR CALLS FOR EXTENSION OF TRAVEL SCHEME FOR DISABLED AND ELDERLY PEOPLE
Orkney MSP, Liam McArthur, has written to Stewart Stevenson, the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure & Climate Change, urging him... read more
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS SCOTLAND'S TRUE RENEWABLES POTENTIAL SAYS McARTHUR
Commenting on the publication of The Power of Scotland Renewed, commissioned by Friends of the Earth Scotland, the World... read more
CAMPAIGN TO STOP INTRODUCTION OF EID 'FAR FROM OVER' SAYS McARTHUR
Commenting on claims by NFU Scotland that significant concessions have been won from both the UK and Scottish Governments... read more
CROFTERS??? ATTACK ON CROFTING BILL JUSTIFIED, SAYS McARTHUR
Orkney MSP, Liam McArthur, has backed the Scottish Crofting Foundation, (SCF), attack on the draft Crofting Bill, which the... read more
McARTHUR AND SCOTT SLAM OMISSION OF ORKNEY & SHETLAND FROM LOWER COST FUEL PILOT
Shetland and Orkney MSPs, Tavish Scott and Liam McArthur, have combined to condemn the omission of Orkney and Shetland... read more
BOOST CATTLE AND SHEEP NUMBERS TO DELIVER ON FOOD STRATEGY SAYS McARTHUR
Commenting on the publication of the Scottish Government's National Food and Drink Policy, Orkney MSP and Liberal Democrat... read more
McARTHUR OPPOSES NATIONAL POLICING BOARD
Orkney MSP, Liam McArthur, has attacked Scottish Government proposals to convene a national policing board. The proposal was announced... read more