Press Releases
McARTHUR WELCOMES REOPENING OF MATERNITY HOSPITAL ISLES ACCOMMODATION
Orkney MSP, Liam McArthur, has welcomed the formal reopening, earlier today, of the Self Catering Unit at the Aberdeen... read more
McARTHUR WELCOMES REOPENING OF LLOYDS TSB FOUNDATION FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS
Orkney MSP, Liam McArthur, has welcomed the news that the Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland is once again able... read more
McARTHUR URGES URGENT REVIEW OF CHARGES FOR ACCESS TO THE NATIONAL GRID
In a debate in the Scottish Parliament, yesterday, on the charges imposed of electricity generating companies to get access... read more
McARTHUR MEETS MINISTER ON FERRIES
Orkney MSP, Liam McArthur, met the Transport Minister, Stewart Stevenson, early this afternoon to raise with him again his... read more
McARTHUR DEMANDS RETHINK ON FERRIES
Orkney MSP, Liam McArthur has this morning urged the Transport Minister to review the planned removal of the NorthLink... read more
McARTHUR SLAMS GOVERNMENT FOR LEAVING ORKNEY WITHOUT A NORTHLINK SERVICE
Orkney MSP, Liam McArthur, slammed the Scottish Government for leaving Orkney without a NorthLink ferry service at least two... read more
McARTHUR WINS PARLIAMENT'S SUPPORT FOR REDUCED DUTY FOR RURAL FUEL
Moving a successful Liberal Democrat motion in the Scottish Parliament yesterday, which called on the Scottish Government and UK... read more
DAMAGING CHANGES TO LIFELINE FERRY SERVICES WILL CONTINUE TO BE RESISTED
Reacting to reports that the Scottish Government is set to announce a delay to the proposed changes to the... read more
McARTHUR PREDICTS MINISTERS WILL FEEL THE HEAT BEHIND THE ORCADIAN WARM WELCOME
Orkney MSP, Liam McArthur, has predicted that, although First Minister, Alex Salmond, and the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and... read more
WHAT IS HAPPENING ON WEST COAST FISHERY CATCH COMPOSITION RULES?
At the suggestion of Orkney MSP, Liam McArthur, the Scottish Parliament's Rural Affairs and Environment Committee is to... read more
FLY THE FLAG FOR ST MAGNUS DAY
Orkney MSP, Liam McArthur, has backed the call from Orkney Islands Council for the Orkney flag to be flown... read more
CHEERLEADING FOR THE GOVERNMENT SEES SNP MEMBERS FAIL THEIR H&I CONSTITUENTS
When many Orcadians and others across the Highlands and Islands are suffering from the premature closure of the... read more
INNER SOUND NEWS REINFORCES NEED FOR EARLY SOLUTIONS TO GRID ACCESS PROBLEMS
Responding to the news that the Crown Estate is to re-open the tender for the development of a... read more
McARTHUR WINS ASSURANCES ON CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR ISLAND AGRICULTURE
At Question Time in the Scottish Parliament yesterday, Orkney MSP, Liam McArthur, was given assurances by Richard Lochhead, the... read more
McARTHUR: UK GOVERNMENT STALLING ON ANIMAL WELFARE BUDGET IS SHAMEFUL
Commenting on the news that the UK Government has failed to devolve the animal health budget to Scottish Ministers... read more
McARTHUR CALLS FOR RETHINK ON SUDDEN CLOSURE OF HOME RENEWABLES GRANT SCHEME
After receiving complaints from a number of constituents who had had been left out of pocket by the sudden... read more
McARTHUR BACKS CALL FOR SHEEP EID PENALTY AMNESTY
Following a vote last week in the Agricultural Committee of the European Parliament, which supported a three year amnesty... read more
McARTHUR BACKS COUNCILS' CALL FOR TIME TO CONSIDER NORTHLINK CHANGES
Orkney MSP, Liam McArthur, is writing to the Transport Minister backing the call made by Orkney Islands Council and... read more
SALTIRE PRIZE FAST BECOMING MILLENNIUM DOME OF MARINE ENERGY SAYS MCARTHUR
Commenting on the latest in a long string of Government announcements about the Saltire Prize, Orkney MSP and Liberal... read more
McARTHUR RAISES CONTINUING THREATS TO DISPENSING GP PRACTICES AT QUESTION TIME
At Question Time yesterday in the Scottish Parliament, Orkney MSP, Liam McArthur, raised the issue of the threat to... read more
FERRY TIMETABLE CHANGES ON THE TABLE FOR DISCUSSION
The Transport Minister, Stewart Stevenson, has told the Northern isles MSPs, Tavish Scott and Liam McArthur, that he is... read more
McARTHUR WELCOMES GOVERNMENT CLIMB-DOWN ON PUBLIC NOTICES
Orkney MSP, Liam McArthur, has welcomed the news that the Scottish Government is to drop its plans to remove... read more
MINISTER DEFENDS NEW NET GAUGE BUT MAKES SOME SMALL CONCESSIONS
Fisheries Minister, Richard Lochhead, has rejected Orkney MSP, Liam McArthur's, call for him to act on the growing... read more
McARTHUR SAYS GRID & TRANSMISSION CHARGING ARE REAL THREATS TO RENEWABLES FUTURE
Commenting ahead of an announcement from the Crown Estate on companies granted leases to generate renewable in the Pentland... read more
MCARTHUR SAYS GOVERNMENT MUST EXPLAIN ABOUT HUNTERSTON
The Scottish government set out their plan today to lead the world in using new technologies to reduce carbon... read more