Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today challenged the Leader of the House in Parliament over revelations from the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) about misleading claims by the Prime Minister on the asylum backlog.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today welcomed the opening of a consultation by the government which could mitigate or reverse planned medical certificate requirements for fishermen.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today pressed ministers in Parliament on the need for clearer rules around the use of WhatsApp by ministers and officials in government.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has warned that a review into the future of coastguard helicopter must include a full risk assessment, following a meeting with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency today.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today welcomed concessions by the pensions minister to look further at issues with defined benefit pension schemes, following a debate in Parliament led by the isles MP.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has raised the need to cut fuel poverty for pensioners in a parliamentary debate on pensioners and the cost of living led by Wendy Chamberlain MP.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, will today [Wednesday 17 January] lead a debate in Parliament on challenges around the regulation of defined benefit pensions.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today called for greater transparency in election spending, after a Daily Mirror report found that more advert spend was being used for Rishi Sunak’s Facebook page than Donald Trump’s.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today called for the government to work with international partners to secure the safety of merchant shipping in the wake of increased attacks on vessels in the Red Sea.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has lodged amendments to the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill to allow a debate on the inclusion of cruise ship visitors within the scope of the legislation.
Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland MSP, Beatrice Wishart, met with local apprentices during the annual Scottish Apprenticeship Week.
Responding to the Chancellor’s budget announcement that the UK Government will make available £10 million of funding to SaxaVord Spaceport to support its first orbital launch, Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland’s MSP, Beatrice Wishart commented:
At General Questions in the Scottish Parliament today, Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur challenged the Scottish Government over its failure to provide a replacement vessel on the Stromness-Scrabster route while MV Hamnavoe was away on refit earlier this year.
All credit to the team at Radio Orkney for their fine tribute to Dave Gray last Friday morning, following his sudden and untimely death earlier in the week. I’m really not sure how they managed to hold it together while recording.
Speaking in a debate on dentistry led by the Scottish Liberal Democrats in the Scottish Parliament today, Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur highlighted the specific challenges around recruitment and retention in rural and island areas.
Ahead of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)’s 200 year anniversary on 4 March 2024, Shetland MSP and Scottish Liberal Democrat Beatrice Wishart has lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament.
Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland MSP, Beatrice Wishart highlighted the challenges for island and rural primary healthcare in a Scottish Liberal Democrat opposition day debate.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has accused the Scottish Government of ‘lining Elon Musk’s pockets’ to get itself out of a hole over its broadband commitments.
