Duncan Dunlop
Scottish Liberal Democrats · Scotland
“I thank everyone for their contributions today. I will start by stating that there is a climate emergency. On that point I will say to my namesake across the chamber, Mr Duncan Massey, that I am glad that Reform is now recognising that climate change exists, but it is an emergency.”
Scottish Parliament23 June 2026Source ↗
“The Scottish National Party promised to completely eradicate delayed discharges from hospital, but a consultant from Borders general hospital has confirmed to me that, on any one day, up to 30 per cent of the hospital’s beds are blocked by patients who could be cared for at home.”
Scottish Parliament23 June 2026Source ↗
“Will the member take an intervention? Katie Hagmann: I will not, because I am just finishing up. It ensures that the wealth from renewables delivers change for and in the communities that host them. This is the promise of a just transition: real change, delivered fairly by and for our communities.”
Scottish Parliament23 June 2026Source ↗
“For the past 10 years, the Liberal Democrats have been clear—we believe that we should never have left the EU. We remain the strongest defenders of the European Union and the union of the United Kingdom, because being a member of both has preserved Scotland’s peace and prosperity.”
Scottish Parliament18 June 2026Source ↗
“I also ask why the UK would not join the SAFE—security action for Europe—defence procurement project, when even Canada has joined it. I take Mr Dunlop’s point on that.”
Scottish Parliament18 June 2026Source ↗
“We have a fair funding pilot going on, but the third sector is very used to pilots and they often do not end up with initiatives being scaled up or rolled out to create real, systemic change. We need to ensure that, whatever lessons are learned from the pilot, they are implemented at speed, with structural change.”
Scottish Parliament16 June 2026Source ↗