Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, will tomorrow [Wednesday 17th April] lead a debate in Parliament on maritime safety breaches within the United Kingdom’s Exclusive Economic Zone.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today urged the Prime Minister to support efforts towards de-escalation in the Middle East, following Iran’s attempted drone and missile attacks on Israel this weekend.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael has today backed concerns raised by a cross-party House of Lords committee over plans to increase the income required for UK citizens to bring a partner to the UK.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today called on postal regulator Ofcom to reject proposals from Royal Mail to cut back on delivery services.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today backed called from the Liberal Democrats for the government to suspend arms sales to Israel, following the deaths of seven aid workers including three UK nationals in an Israeli air strike in Gaza.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today responded to analysis which shows that 1.6 million pensioners are set to be dragged into paying income tax due to the government’s stealth tax freeze by 2027/28.
Northern Isles MP Alistair Carmichael and the UK’s only MP of Palestinian descent, Layla Moran, have today praised the “humbling” turnout and support at the event held on Thursday evening to discuss the conflict in Gaza and Israel.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael has welcomed news that the government has today U-turned on medical certificate requirements for fishing vessels under 10m, but called for ministers to apologise for the fear created by the policy.
Responding to the rescue of eight people by the Sumburgh coastguard search and rescue helicopter, after the local whitefish trawler Opportune sank to the east of Shetland on Sunday morning, Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael said:
I first saw Oasis in Lille, France in 1994 a couple of months after the release of their debut album, Definitely Maybe and was fortunate enough to repeat the trick a year later when the band performed at the small but hugely atmospheric Botanique venue.
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.
Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland MSP, Beatrice Wishart has today revealed, following a Freedom of Information request, that a vacant Lerwick GP post has been advertised nine times.
President Biden’s decision to withdraw from the presidential race came after weeks of speculation and mounting alarm in Democrat circles about the deterioration in the President’s cognitive abilities.
Responding to the news that cash will go towards a sub-orbital rocket test at SaxaVord spaceport in Shetland by Glasgow-based HyImpulse Shetland MSP and Scottish Liberal Democrat Beatrice Wishart said: