Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has this week [Monday evening] presented a bill in Parliament to “beef up” the remit of the Groceries Code Adjudicator, to boost its powers to defend farmgate prices for farmers and crofters.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today welcomed the trilateral agreement between the UK, European Union and Norway on jointly managed stocks in the North Sea.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has secured a parliamentary debate on the planned shutdown of the copper wire telecommunications network.
Orkney and Shetland MP and Liberal Democrat spokesperson, Alistair Carmichael, has today spoken out on government changes to the visa rules for family members and partners of UK citizens, with the required income threshold more than doubling.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today lodged two parliamentary motions recognising the winners of the Scots Trad Music Awards.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today called for the “absurd” two child limit on universal credit and tax credits to be axed, following the release of analysis by End Child Poverty outlining the numbers of children affected.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today raised the “wholly indiscriminate” killing of journalists in Gaza since the 7th of October in Parliament.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today condemned “crippling” language requirements on fishing deckhand workers in a Home Office statement on immigration in Parliament.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has this week met with Faroese Foreign Minister Høgni Hoydal in Parliament, alongside other MPs.
Attended the Up Helly A’ civic reception in Lerwick Town Hall where the freedom of Lerwick for 24 hours was granted to the Guizer...
Orkney MSP Liam McArthur is backing this year’s ‘Time to Talk’ day (1st February 2024), encouraging people in Orkney to take part in ‘the nation’s biggest mental health conversation.’
Responding to the publication of the Islands Connectivity Plan - Long-term plan for vessels and ports - Draft for consultation Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland’s MSP, Beatrice Wishart commented:
The long wait for an Orkney Sports Award continues for me and Robbie Fraser after last Friday’s ceremony in the Orkney Theatre. Despite that disappointment, the awards remain one of my favourite events of the year.
Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland MSP, Beatrice Wishart has highlighted Time to Talk Day (Thursday 1st February 2024), a campaign to create supportive communities by having conversations with family, friends, or colleagues about mental health.
Quizzed the Minister for Environment about how the Scottish Budget can invest in the futures of young people in rural and island...
Another week of weather-related travel disruption, with flights to Edinburgh cancelled on Tuesday, meant I was once again forced to join Parliamentary proceedings online.
Shetland was brought to a standstill last week by an Arctic blast of bitterly cold weather. Flight disruptions meant I was unable to get to Edinburgh and, like lots of other people, I worked remotely from home.
Responding to news that Loganair Chief Executive Jonathan Hinkles is stepping down from the role, Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur said:
