Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today in Parliament raised a government briefing document which warned of the “risks” of speaking about the exact number of Horizon cases which are expected to be overturned by new legislation.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today welcomed a study commissioned by Food Standards Scotland, which found that proposals to cut meat and dairy consumption risked exacerbating micronutrient insufficiencies for people in Scotland.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today condemned Conservative economic mismanagement, following analysis showing the harm to household debt and pensioner tax liabilities from government decisions.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today called for the government to commit to banning the importation of goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank in Palestine.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today called for government ministers to instruct energy regulator Ofgem to look at options for a “geographic tariff” to reduce bills for areas with high fuel poverty in the Highlands and Islands.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today responded to the Chancellor’s Budget.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today warned against “complacency” from Scotland Office ministers on farmgate prices, in response to a DEFRA consultation on contractual relationships in the fresh produce industry.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today called for stronger action from ministers to rebalance the relationship between food producers and the major supermarkets.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, yesterday evening [Monday] spoken in Parliament on the need for greater support for smaller local abattoirs in a general debate on farming.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today responded to analysis which shows that 1.6 million pensioners are set to be dragged into paying income tax due to the government’s stealth tax freeze by 2027/28.
Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland MSP, Beatrice Wishart, during this Thursday’s First Minister’s Questions quizzed the FM as to whether any impact assessment on island communities had taken place.
I can’t recall being at the centre of a media scrum before, but with my bill on Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults being formally introduced to parliament this week, I have my metaphorical gumshield and scrum cap at the ready.
A new poll has revealed that Orkney has the joint-highest level of support for assisted dying among all Scottish Parliament constituencies, as the islands’ MSP Liam McArthur formally introduces his members’ bill at Holyrood.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has welcomed the announcement that the British Gas Energy Trust will be awarding £328,999 in funding to THAW (Tackling Household Affordable Warmth) Orkney.
Reacting to the news that VisitScotland plan to close the tourist ‘iCentre’ in Kirkwall by 2026 as part of a national reorganisation, Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur said:
Over 80 people walked together last Saturday along Commercial Street to demonstrate their concerns about the future of further and higher education and the proposed cuts in staffing at UHI Shetland.
Responding to the report released today by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, that recommended the UK Government should compensate the 1950s women affected by the Department for Work and Pensions maladministration of state pension changes.
Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland MSP, Beatrice Wishart, has hosted Brain Tumour Research and ‘Wear a Hat Day’ in the Scottish Parliament to raise awareness among parliamentarians of the devastating disease.
