Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today challenged the SNP on its “myopic” proposal to tax gin and other spirits at a higher rate than whisky.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today challenged the Prime Minister in the House of Commons over the government’s disruption of fishing operations across the country due to sudden visa rule changes.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today challenged Scottish Secretary Alister Jack to back his amendment to block the coming rise in spirits duty – and dare the Prime Minister to sack him.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has condemned the decision today by the Home Office to ignore the needs of the fishing industry and reject a concession on Immigration Rules for the sector.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has warned that ministers must review the implementation of the Alternative Fuel Payment after rules on receipts for manual applications were partially relaxed.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today spoken on his proposals to amend the Finance Bill currently before Parliament and cancel a coming tax hike on spirits including whisky.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today raised concerns in Parliament over a civilian Russian tug which has been plying the waters to the east and west of Shetland over recent days.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has welcomed news that the government will U-turn to allow organisations like Shetland Heat Energy & Power (SHEAP) to make use of tax-rebated fuel following representations to ministers.
Orkney and Shetland MP and Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson, Alistair Carmichael, has spoken out against Conservative plans to reintroduce child detention in its new migration bill.
Shetland’s MSP and Scottish Liberal Democrat Beatrice Wishart has today celebrated the success of the Tall Ships Races Lerwick by lodging a Parliamentary motion.
Orkney MSP Liam McArthur has written to Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, after it was revealed that a Scottish Government tour of Scottish agricultural shows includes no dates in the Northern Isles.
Summer recess offers a welcome opportunity to spend time at home, even if the Islands Games and a couple of days watching Ashes cricket in Manchester have put an enjoyable spoke in the wheels of those plans recently.
Orkney’s MSP, Liam McArthur has lambasted the Scottish Government for ‘washing its hands’ of its commitment to RET, after the Transport Minister Fiona Hyslop declared that introducing RET on the Pentland Firth would be ‘distorting the market’.
Responding to news that £2m of funding has been made available in Orkney to improve the energy efficiency of homes, Orkney MSP Liam McArthur said:
On the eve of the first day of Tall Ships Races events, Shetland’s MSP and Scottish Liberal Democrat Beatrice Wishart has said she looks forward to the return of the Tall Ships Races to Lerwick this week.
Orkney’s parliamentarians, Liam McArthur MSP and Alistair Carmichael MP have written to the CEO of OVO Energy to raise concerns over lengthy delays in constituents receiving Feed-in Tariff payments.
Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland’s MSP, Beatrice Wishart, has today sent the first paper of a series highlighting important themes identified by respondents to Wishart’s recent Serco NorthLink booking survey to the Transport Minister.
By strange coincidence, I find myself spending the week surrounded by people from Crown Dependencies, Overseas Territories and a smattering of autonomous Nordic islands.
