Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has spoken about the need for a balanced approach to housing and furnished holiday lets in local communities, during a debate in Parliament.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael has today spoken out against the government’s cuts to visas for health and social care workers and others, during a ministerial statement on migration in the House of Commons.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today led a parliamentary debate on the accountability of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), calling for greater pressure to improve the culture of the government body.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today secured a commitment from the Prime Minister to facilitate a meeting with the Energy Minister, energy suppliers and consumer groups to discuss the upcoming switch off of...
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has welcomed the passage of the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill in Parliament, which will exonerate postmasters wrongly convicted during the Horizon scandal.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael has spoken in Parliament on the need for greater discussion on the UK-wide level about the development of legislation on assisted dying.
Responding to the resignation today of Humza Yousaf as leader of the SNP, following the collapse of the SNP-Scottish Green coalition, Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael said:
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today spoken during a parliamentary debate on the Global Ocean Treaty, on the need for greater action on plastic pollution and to preserve biodiversity in the seas.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has spoken in a parliamentary debate on the UK space industry of the potential benefits of the SaxaVord space centre in Shetland.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur is supporting proposals to offer scholarships to students studying priority courses in the Scottish islands, stressing how this could help tackle both national skills shortages and demographic challenges.
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Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, has added his voice to the growing opposition to the Scottish Government’s decision to freeze all expenditure on public sector marketing, saying that the decision “poses serious public health risk in the isles.”
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Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has given his backing to Scotland Loves Local Week 2024, which begins on 26th August.
Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland MSP, Beatrice Wishart, has announced that Michael Coutts is Shetland’s Local Hero. He has been invited to attend the 25th anniversary event for the Scottish Parliament in late September.
Shetland MSP and Scottish Liberal Democrat Beatrice Wishart has today congratulated learners across Shetland who are receiving their SQA results.
Orkney’s MSP, Liam McArthur, has today asked unpaid carers in the islands to respond to Carers Scotland’s annual ‘State of Caring Survey’
Shetland MSP and Scottish Liberal Democrat Beatrice Wishart has today called on the Scottish Government to take action to reverse a sharp decline in childminding services.
