Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, will this Thursday [19th December] question the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, as part of the first Liaison Committee public session of the new parliament.
Following the release of DEFRA’s Food Security Report 2024, Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael has called on the government to recognise rural communities as “essential” to UK food security.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has joined a cross-party effort calling on the government to deliver a UK-EU Youth Mobility Scheme, which would allow young people the ability to live and work across Europe.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has highlighted the importance of retaining local post office services in Parliament.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has responded to the now-completed UK-EU and UK-Norway fisheries quota agreements for 2025, calling the overall picture “a mixed bag” and evidence of the need for greater investment in fisheries science to...
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has called on the government to convene a meeting of MPs, officials and energy stakeholders to discuss the upcoming shutdown of radio teleswitch services for energy customers.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today warned of “missed opportunities” in the debate over inheritance tax on farms, during a debate in the House of Commons.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has voted to block the government’s planned National Insurance Contributions increase for employers, after concerns about the impact on small businesses, GPs, dentists and care providers.
Responding to the House of Commons voting for a Liberal Democrat Bill, led by Sarah Olney MP, which would enact electoral reform via proportional representation by a margin of 138 to 136, Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael said:
Orkney has established itself as a “must visit” destination for government ministers, parliamentary committees and politicians of every political stripe.
As part of Apprenticeship Week I met with UHI Shetland to discuss their work in supporting local businesses through the apprenticeship scheme.
Orkney's MSP Liam McArthur has kicked off this year's Scottish Apprenticeship Week campaign with a visit to UHI Orkney.
On Tuesday the Scottish Budget 2025-26 was passed and, along with my party colleagues, I voted for it.
The final stage of the Scottish Budget for 2025-26 passed as expected in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur met with national representatives of Royal Mail today to discuss the impact of recent disruption to postal services in the islands.
Following the publication of a Scottish Government consultation that proposes to give local councils the ability to introduce a levy on cruise ships, Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart said:
Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland MSP, Beatrice Wishart, in a session of General Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, has highlighted the benefit of local island health boards remaining separate from other NHS boards.
This week marks the third anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. The quick victory expected by Putin was denied by stoic Ukrainian resistance, but the subsequent three years have seen casualties on both sides climb.
