Cole-Hamilton responds to SNP missing key health target
Responding to the news that the SNP will miss a key target to eradicate long waits for treatment on the NHS, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
24 Mar 2026
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Cole-Hamilton comments on avoidable mortality
Responding to new figures which show that Scotland continues to have a higher avoidable mortality rate than England and Wales, with 1 in 4 deaths considered avoidable in 2024 and the rates in the most deprived areas quadruple those in the least deprived,
24 Mar 2026
Cole-Hamilton comments on drops in cancer survival
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has said that Scotland deserves a government that will “move mountains for cancer patients”, following a drop in the survival rates for certain types of cancer.
24 Mar 2026
More than 17,000 children waiting longer than a year in temporary accommodation
Scottish Liberal Democrat housing spokesperson and Central Scotland candidate Paul McGarry has today accused the SNP of “catastrophic neglect” as he published figures showing that over the past five years, there have been more than 17,000 children trapped
25 Mar 2026
Cole-Hamilton responds to embargoed A&E analysis
Responding to new analysis from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, which reveals that it could take more than 200 years to reduce the number of people waiting 12 hours or more at A&Es, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
24 Mar 2026
Greene responds to Findlay's cost-of-living claims
Responding to Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay's claim that his party will put Scotland's cost-of-living crisis front and centre of its campaign, Scottish Liberal Democrat Jamie Greene MSP said:
23 Mar 2026