Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today called for the Defence Secretary to meet with energy companies and other departments to prevent the Northern Isles becoming a “soft target” to Russian escalation of activity in the North Sea.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today in Parliament highlighted concerns about the risk posed to UK undersea energy infrastructure from the Russian “ghost fleet”; vessels controlled by the Russian state but sailing under the flag of...
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today called for the creation of a “marine energy taskforce” while leading a debate on marine renewables in Parliament.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today in Parliament called for parties to come together to ban non-UK citizens from using loopholes to put money into UK politics.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today welcomed news that Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has been licensed to carry out vertical launches from SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland, removing the last regulatory barrier to the first...
Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire deal to end 15 months of war in Gaza following months of talks, according to the BBC.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today in Parliament called for greater funding for biosecurity, following a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Germany.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has welcomed the government’s announcement today that the current readiness state for coastguard search-and-rescue helicopters based at Sumburgh in Shetland and Stornaway will be protected...
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today called for more action from the UK government and the Civil Aviation Authority to reduce disproportionate disruption for domestic flights, including those from the North of Scotland...
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has expressed his support for Dementia Awareness Week 2025, which is taking place from the 2nd-8th June.
Beatrice Wishart MSP for Shetland and Scottish Liberal Democrat has today welcomed statistics demonstrating the importance of Shetland’s farmed shellfish sector to Scotland.
While the Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) switch-off is technically a reserved rather than devolved matter, it affects thousands of homes across Scotland. Around 125,000 according to latest figures, including 17,000 in Edinburgh and 22,500 in Glasgow.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has pressed the Scottish Government on the timetable for replacing Orkney’s internal ferry fleet.
“McArthur has a reputation as a highly competitive footballer”. Not immediately relevant to Holyrood’s decision to pass the general principles of my Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) bill at Stage 1 last Tuesday, I accept.
Attending the Viking Genes event today (Wednesday 21st May) in Mareel, MSP Beatrice Wishart joined around 50 people, including the Shetland committee, for the launch of the project.
Beatrice Wishart has called for urgent action to prepare for the Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) switch-off after securing a debate in the Scottish Parliament.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has today met with senior representatives of Royal Mail in Orkney to discuss recent disruptions to postal deliveries.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur and Shetland’s MSP Beatrice Wishart have today met with Energy Action Scotland, Scotland’s national fuel poverty charity, to discuss the impending RTS switch-off in the context of wider fuel poverty issues.