Carmichael to question Prime Minister at Liaison Committee in Parliament
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, will this Thursday [19th December] question the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, as part of the first Liaison Committee public session of the new parliament. The Liaison Committee, constituted of the Chairs of the House of Commons select committees and chaired by Meg Hillier MP, is intended to provide direct scrutiny of the Prime Minister and government policy 2-3 times in each year. Mr Carmichael is to speak in the section of the session on “Growth and the economy”.
Speaking ahead of the session, Mr Carmichael said:
“It is almost half a year since the new government was elected and there has been no shortage of political decisions made in the intervening period which deserve proper scrutiny. That is particularly true in the area of food and farming which the EFRA Select Committee, which I chair, has at the heart of its remit. I am sure that farmers and their representative organisations will be watching this session closely.
“The opportunity to question the Prime Minister directly with colleagues – and in a more sober atmosphere than is seen in the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions – is one that has to be taken seriously and used to its full advantage. I look forward to working with the other select committee chairs to ensure that we do exactly that.”