Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today raised concerns about the potential impact of new emissions trading rules applying to domestic ferry services.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today welcomed concessions made by the Minister for Data and Digital Infrastructure, John Whittingdale MP, on changes to the copper wire telecommunications network.
Orkney and Shetland MP and Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Home Affairs, Alistair Carmichael, has today spoken in Parliament against the government’s Safety of Rwanda Bill, labelling the scheme a “moral vacuum”.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has this week [Monday evening] presented a bill in Parliament to “beef up” the remit of the Groceries Code Adjudicator, to boost its powers to defend farmgate prices for farmers and crofters.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today welcomed the trilateral agreement between the UK, European Union and Norway on jointly managed stocks in the North Sea.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has secured a parliamentary debate on the planned shutdown of the copper wire telecommunications network.
Orkney and Shetland MP and Liberal Democrat spokesperson, Alistair Carmichael, has today spoken out on government changes to the visa rules for family members and partners of UK citizens, with the required income threshold more than doubling.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today lodged two parliamentary motions recognising the winners of the Scots Trad Music Awards.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today called for the “absurd” two child limit on universal credit and tax credits to be axed, following the release of analysis by End Child Poverty outlining the numbers of children affected.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has repeated warnings of “legal aid deserts” emerging in rural Scotland, following the Law Society’s withdrawal from talks on reviewing legal aid fees with the Scottish Government.
Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland MSP, Beatrice Wishart has raised the issue of support for police mental health in the Scottish Parliament during mental health awareness week.
In Mental Health Awareness Week, Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has joined cross-party calls for the Scottish Government to commit long-term funding to the Scottish Men’s Sheds Association, calling it a ‘vital organisation’.
Commenting on the event at Bignold Park where an ambulance took 50 minutes to attend a broken leg, Orkney's MSP Liam McArthur said:
Orkney MSP Liam McArthur has reaffirmed his support for Marie Curie following an event in the Scottish Parliament earlier this week.
As the Scottish Parliament elects a third First Minister in 14 months, it seems we’re o’er blessed to live in interesting times.
Responding to news that Lerwick’s TSB branch is set to close on 10th September 2024 Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart said:
Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart contributed to the Scottish Parliament debate on the report from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) into State Pension reforms affecting women born in the 1950s.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has today asked the Scottish Government for assurances over the future of the Orkney Ferries Task Force, following Humza Yousaf’s resignation as First Minister.
