Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, will next Tuesday [5th March] lead a debate in Parliament on the Groceries Code Adjudicator.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today argued for compensation for the Horizon scandal to be handled by an independent commissioner, rather than by the Post Office.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today responded to new government statistics showing that only 8% of employees in the UK shipping industry are now UK nationals.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today challenged ministers in Parliament on evidence in support of the suspension of funding to United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has spoken out in a parliamentary debate on fiscal support for coastal tourism and hospitality to call for renewed consideration on a cut to tourism VAT.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today responded to energy regulator Ofgem’s announcement of a cut in the energy price cap.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today responded to the release of a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) into the rollout of rural network coverage, which suggested that it is “unclear” whether the government will meet its targets.
Responding to the debate and votes on the conflict in Gaza and Israel this evening in Parliament, in which Conservative and SNP MPs walked out before voting occurred, allowing a Labour motion to pass unopposed, Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael..
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has welcomed the introduction today of new regulations which will support fairer and more transparent contracts for dairy farmers across the UK.
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.
