Cllr Andy Swain
Ward: Teign Valley
Parishes: Ashton ; Bridford ; Christow ; Doddiscombsleigh ; Dunsford ; Hennock ; Tedburn St Mary ; Trusham
Mobile: 07756 253908
Email: andrew.swain@teignbridge.gov.uk
Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s deadline for businesses to sign up to the Deposit Return Scheme, Scottish Liberal Democrat climate emergency spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has warned that confidence in DRS risks being “shattered” without a pause to fix the problems and concerns of businesses.
Commenting on the findings of a BBC investigation published today, which uncovered that legal firms are being paid out of settlements given to child abuse survivors through the Scottish Government’s compensation scheme, Redress Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP said:
Responding to this morning's Ofgem announcement that the energy price cap has been reduced to £3,280 for the average household, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
Liberal Democrat councillors are calling on the Government to cancel plans to hike the average household energy bill by £500 in April, and instead bring in a tax on the “bonanza bonuses” of oil and gas bosses.
At a time when there are no NHS dentists taking on new patients across Dorset, local Lib Dems are calling on the Government to get a grip on this crisis.
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has called on the UK Government to cancel plans to hike the average household energy bill in April.