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Alistair Carmichael - Westminster

Carmichael joins protest against Chinese-linked surveillance companies in UK

Orkney and Shetland MP and Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson, Alistair Carmichael, has today joined protestors against the operation of surveillance companies linked to the Chinese state from operating in the UK. Mr Carmichael met with Big Brother Watch, which led the protest, while highlighting the links Hikvision and other companies operating in the UK have with mass human rights abuses in Xinjiang in China.

23 Feb 2023
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Alistair Carmichael - Westminster

Carmichael calls for cross-government cooperation to tackle plastic pollution

Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today highlighted the “counterproductive” approach by SNP-Green ministers on the Deposit Return Scheme in calling for both governments to cooperate on a strategy to tackle plastic pollution more broadly. Speaking in Parliament Mr Carmichael noted the challenges for plastic pollution caused by Covid measures, and the need to redouble efforts to tackle plastic waste.

23 Feb 2023
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Alistair Carmichael - Westminster

“Small but essential win for human rights” – Carmichael welcomes government climbdown on Xinjiang governor meeting

Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has welcomed news this evening that a planned meeting between Foreign Office officials and the governor of Xinjiang Erkin Yuniyaz will no longer go ahead. The meeting sparked controversy given the reports of a genocide against Uyghur Muslims in China, with Mr Carmichael and other MPs across Parliament calling for the meeting to be scrapped last week.

14 Feb 2023
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Alistair Carmichael - Westminster

“Keep the man talking until the rozzers arrive with a stout pair of handcuffs” – Carmichael responds to Xinjiang governor visit

Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today challenged the government over plans for Foreign Office officials to meet with the governor of Xinjiang Province, the location of widespread human rights abuses amounting to genocide in China. Erkin Tuniyaz has been sanctioned by the US but is planning to visit the UK next week to meet with government officials. The visit has been widely criticised, leading to an urgent debate on the matter this morning.

9 Feb 2023
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Orkney and Shetland

Shetland representatives meet OVO

Shetland’s MP Alistair Carmichael and MSP Beatrice Wishart, met yesterday (Monday 30th January) with OVO representatives to discuss meter issues facing islanders.

31 Jan 2023
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Alistair Carmichael - Westminster

Carmichael demands clarity on timings and advice for off-grid energy payments

Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today called for further detail on the rollout of the Alternative Fuel Payments (AFP) scheme giving £200 of energy bill support for off-grid families, including those using heating oil. Speaking in Parliament Mr Carmichael asked the Energy Minister for detail on the numbers of people expected to benefit from the scheme automatically and how those who need to apply for the payment can do so.

25 Jan 2023
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Alistair Carmichael - Westminster

Carmichael welcomes new report on fisheries spatial squeeze

Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has welcomed the release this week of a new report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fisheries, suggesting solutions to the growing competition for space in UK waters. The report follows discussions in Parliament in November last year between politicians and industry stakeholders on the best way to manage competing needs (including environmental protection and energy development) without solely squeezing out local fishermen.

24 Jan 2023
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Alistair Carmichael - Westminster

Shetland spaceport partnership welcomed in Parliament

Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today lodged a parliamentary motion welcoming the latest partnership agreed by Saxavord UK Spaceport in Shetland, with RFA Space. The partnership is expected to see a first launch from the Unst launch site in late 2023.

24 Jan 2023
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Liam McArthur with NHS Orkney CEO Laura Skaife-Knight
General News and Press Releases

McArthur comments on NHS Orkney escalation

Commenting on news that NHS Orkney has been moved to the first stage of formal escalation in the NHS Scotland Support and Intervention Framework, Orkney MSP Liam McArthur said:

28 Nov 2023
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Orcadian Column

Orcadian Column, 16 November 2023

It seems the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak has decided the best way to prove he’s “the change” the country needs is by making former Prime Minister, David Cameron a peer and appointing him Foreign Secretary.

14 Nov 2023
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Liam McArthur on a ferry
General News and Press Releases

McArthur comments on funding for ferries business case

Commenting on news that the Scottish Government has offered in principle funding to OIC to develop the business case for replacement of ferries on Orkney’s inter isles routes, Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur said:

10 Nov 2023
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Orcadian Column

Orcadian Column, 2 November 2023

Full disclosure: as President of East United FC, I struggle to manage the torrent of messages flooding in on the club’s various WhatsApp group chats. As so often, technology that promises to save time and make life easier succeeds in doing neither.

2 Nov 2023
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