Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today challenged Keir Starmer to pause and rework his government’s tax hike on family farms, during Prime Minister’s Questions.
Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland Alistair Carmichael MP has today called on the UK Government to require energy suppliers to compensate households in full if they requested a replacement meter before the RTS shutdown but failed to receive one.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has welcomed measures in the new UK-EU trade agreement announced today, which will cut red tape on agrifood imports and exports and advance discussions on a youth mobility programme.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has responded to reports today that the government will extend EU fishing quotas in UK waters to 2038, labelling it “deeply disappointing”.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has welcomed reports today that the Post Office has U-turned on its plans to close Burravoe Post Office without a replacement, following representations to the company made last week.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today warned the government that waiting for a formal court declaration of genocide in Gaza would not meet the UK’s obligations to prevent genocide under international law.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has warned that the Labour government is “falling into the same trap that the Tories did” in its rhetoric on immigration, following a new White Paper released today.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today welcomed news that a challenge to UK bans on commercial fishing for sandeels in the North Sea has been dismissed in court.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has welcomed the announcement today of a UK trade agreement with India which will see Indian tariffs on Scotch whisky dropped significantly.
Over the course of a weekend of remembrance, I heard so many stories about the personal contributions and sacrifices of Orcadians during the First and Second World Wars as well as more recent conflicts.
Responding to the UK Government’s announcement that it will look again at its previous rejection of compensation for women hit by changes to the state pension age, Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart said:
Beatrice Wishart has written to Channel Four’s Interim Chief Executive, Jonathan Allan, after the misrepresentation of Fair Isle knitting on its new show Game of Wool: Britain’s Best Knitter which aired on Sunday.
Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart has today pressed the First Minister on the need for a statement from the Scottish Government following the collapse of Eastern Airways.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has today challenged the Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, Jim Fairlie, on the funding allocations made under the Future Farming Investment Scheme.
Scottish Liberal Democrats, Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart, and MSP candidate Emma Macdonald have called on the Scottish Government to explain the allocation of funding from the Future Farming Investment Scheme (FFIS).
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur is set to question Scottish Government ministers on the funding allocations made under the Future Farming Investment Scheme later this week.
Beatrice Wishart has raised a First Minister’s question on the equitable funding for the fishing sector.
Let’s start with the positives. 18 months ago, scarcely a week passed without some part of the Loganair service being subject to disruption.