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.
Following the release of DEFRA’s Food Security Report 2024, Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael has called on the government to recognise rural communities as “essential” to UK food security.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has joined a cross-party effort calling on the government to deliver a UK-EU Youth Mobility Scheme, which would allow young people the ability to live and work across Europe.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has responded to the now-completed UK-EU and UK-Norway fisheries quota agreements for 2025, calling the overall picture “a mixed bag” and evidence of the need for greater investment in fisheries science to...
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has highlighted the importance of retaining local post office services in Parliament.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has called on the government to convene a meeting of MPs, officials and energy stakeholders to discuss the upcoming shutdown of radio teleswitch services for energy customers.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today warned of “missed opportunities” in the debate over inheritance tax on farms, during a debate in the House of Commons.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has voted to block the government’s planned National Insurance Contributions increase for employers, after concerns about the impact on small businesses, GPs, dentists and care providers.
Responding to the House of Commons voting for a Liberal Democrat Bill, led by Sarah Olney MP, which would enact electoral reform via proportional representation by a margin of 138 to 136, Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael said:
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has pledged his support for this year’s MS Awareness Week.
Beatrice Wishart is supporting the national campaign to talk about Multiple Sclerosis (MS) this MS Awareness Week, Monday 28th April - Sunday 4th May. This year’s theme is MS Conversations, encouraging people to share their stories.
Beatrice Wishart has called for greater engagement with local fishing fleets during a debate in Holyrood. Wishart highlighted the economic and cultural importance of fishing for coastal communities.
Beatrice Wishart took part in a Testicular Cancer debate during Testicular Cancer Awareness Month. The debate highlighted the work of Scotland’s only dedicated testicular cancer charity, Cahonas Scotland.
After the Easter recess, it was back to Edinburgh and with a new colleague, Jamie Greene MSP, the increase in our parliamentary groups means that the SNP has now lost its majority on the Scottish Parliament’s Bureau.
Spring has truly sprung - lambs aplenty, longer days and fading daffodils.
Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart has become a godparent to Belarusian political prisoner Hanna Kurys. Hanna was arrested when she was 21 years old and sentenced in December 2024.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur today received confirmation from Agriculture Minister Jim Fairlie that NatureScot will carry out census work on raven numbers in Orkney, after Mr McArthur called for such a survey at First Minister’s Questions.
Easter recess offered a chance to spend time at home interspersed with some customary island hopping. First up, a busy day in Sanday, including a surgery and meetings with the local business forum and Development Trust.