Carmichael presses ministers for update on Shared Rural Network rollout
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has pressed the government on progress in implementing the Shared Rural Network...
20 Jul 2023
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Carmichael secures new call for evidence in concrete construction vehicle debate
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has welcomed a Department for Transport agreement to make a new call for evidence on changes to rules which risk harming local construction companies...
22 Jun 2023
Carmichael highlights tourism and climate impact on Northern Isles heritage sites
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has spoken out in Parliament on the need to ensure the sustainable future of Northern Isles heritage sites.
21 Jun 2023
Carmichael presses Treasury for update on farm support budgets
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today pressed Treasury ministers to give an update on discussions over the future size of budgets for farm support payments.
20 Jun 2023
Carmichael to challenge transport ministers on “common sense” amendment to construction vehicle rules
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has secured a parliamentary debate this Thursday (22nd June) on changes to Department for Transport rules which risk harming local construction companies.
19 Jun 2023
Carmichael highlights engineer access problems in home heating debate
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has highlighted islander frustrations in securing engineers for boiler and meter installations in a debate on heating rural homes this week.
14 Jun 2023
Carmichael urges Northern Isles households to claim remaining energy support vouchers
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has urged all households which use prepayment meters to redeem energy bill support vouchers before they expire on 30th June.
13 Jun 2023
Parliamentary debate secured on UK fishing industry
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has provisionally secured a parliamentary debate on the UK fishing industry.
9 Jun 2023
Carmichael begins drive for debate on long term farm payment budgets
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today pressed ministers to make time for a debate on long-term stability for farming support payments.
8 Jun 2023
News from Orkney and Shetlands MSPs
My Week
19 Jan 2024
McArthur invites First Minister for a tour of Orkney after claim “all homes can access superfast broadband”
Orkney’s MSP, Liam McArthur has invited the First Minister on a tour of Orkney to explain the government’s broadband policy to locals, after Humza Yousaf claimed that every home in Scotland could access superfast broadband.
18 Jan 2024
Orcadian Column, 18 Jan 2024
James Stockan’s announcement on Monday that he is stepping down from Orkney Islands Council caught most people by surprise, certainly in its timing. Indeed, the echoes with a similar, sudden resignation almost exactly a year ago are uncanny.
18 Jan 2024
McArthur comments on Visitor Levy Bill
Speaking after the Scottish Parliament’s Stage 1 debate on the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill, Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur said:
16 Jan 2024
Shetland
Wishart highlights cruise ship exclusion from Visitor Levy Bill
Shetland’s MSP and Scottish Liberal Democrat, Beatrice Wishart, has highlighted the absence of cruise ships in the Scottish Government’s Visitor Levy Bill in a speech during the first stage of the bill’s passage through the Scottish Parliament.
16 Jan 2024
McArthur reacts to Stockan retirement news
Responding to the announcement by Councillor James Stockan that he is stepping down as leader and as a member of Orkney Islands Council, Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur said:
15 Jan 2024
Shetland Times Column 12 January 2024
What better place to start the first working week of the New Year but standing literally at the top of the country - on Saxa Vord at arguably one of the best views in Shetland.
12 Jan 2024
My Week
12 Jan 2024
Shetland
Wishart supports calls for Bank of Scotland to reconsider its decision on mobile branch banking
Scottish Liberal Democrat rural affairs spokesperson and Shetland MSP, Beatrice Wishart, has today highlighted the impact of Bank of Scotland’s decision to end the mobile branch service on rural and island communities during a member’s business debate.
11 Jan 2024