Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has called for an end to spatial squeeze for fishermen being “accepted as the default” during a debate on a new bill reforming the Crown Estate.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has secured a parliamentary debate on the future of the UK’s coastguard helicopter services, to be held on Tuesday 14th January.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today questioned the decision to remove ringfence protections for the Scottish agriculture budget by the UK Treasury.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael has today in Parliament challenged the government to answer whether it believes that Israel is leading a campaign of ethnic cleansing in Northern Gaza.
Orkney and Shetland MP and Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee, Alistair Carmichael, has today quizzed the Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the decision to increase inheritance tax on agricultural property and the impact on...
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has secured a three-hour parliamentary debate on government support for the marine renewables industry, to be held on Thursday 16th January.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has called on the government to clarify its position on the 2030 Roadmap for UK-Israel bilateral relations, signed by the previous government in March 2023.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has backed a Liberal Democrat amendment during votes in Parliament today (Tuesday 17 December) to protect GPs, hospices and other health and social care providers from the Government’s National Insurance tax...
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today condemned the government’s decision to reject the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s ruling on compensation for women affected by the increase in the state pension age.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has pressed the Scottish Government on the timetable for replacing Orkney’s internal ferry fleet.
“McArthur has a reputation as a highly competitive footballer”. Not immediately relevant to Holyrood’s decision to pass the general principles of my Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) bill at Stage 1 last Tuesday, I accept.
Attending the Viking Genes event today (Wednesday 21st May) in Mareel, MSP Beatrice Wishart joined around 50 people, including the Shetland committee, for the launch of the project.
Beatrice Wishart has called for urgent action to prepare for the Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) switch-off after securing a debate in the Scottish Parliament.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has today met with senior representatives of Royal Mail in Orkney to discuss recent disruptions to postal deliveries.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur and Shetland’s MSP Beatrice Wishart have today met with Energy Action Scotland, Scotland’s national fuel poverty charity, to discuss the impending RTS switch-off in the context of wider fuel poverty issues.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has pledged his support for Mental Health Awareness Week 2025, which celebrates the power of community.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur today asked the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Jenny Gilruth, if she would agree to visit Orkney to engage with the local education sector on the challenges they are facing in the delivery of ASL.
Young musicians are being invited to apply for small grants funding from youth music education charity the Eilidh MacLeod Memorial Trust.