Mr Alistair Carmichael

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP

Liberal Democrat
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Member since 3 July 2024

Recent Debate Contributions

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Global Plastics Treaty

16/07/2025Commons

3 contributions
I thank everybody who has taken part in this debate—it has been quite a remarkable exercise and an enormously valuable one. Every contribution has bee...
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Yes, if it is a properly constructed, nationwide deposit return scheme. The experience in Scotland was, shall we say, not everything that it might hav...
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Relations with the European Union

09/07/2025Commons

1 contribution
If the last nine years have taught us nothing else, they have surely taught us that it is much easier to agree about the need for an agreement than it...
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Business of the House

09/07/2025Commons

1 contribution
May we have a debate or a statement on the accountability and accessibility of arm’s length bodies? For months, I have been working with a company to ...
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Government Resilience Action Plan

07/07/2025Commons

1 contribution
I welcome the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster’s commitment that resilience must be for all, not just for some. The people of Shetland will hold h...
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Pension Schemes Bill

06/07/2025Commons

1 contribution
In the last Parliament, a number of us raised concerns about the administration of defined-benefit schemes by, among others, BP, Shell and Hewlett-Pac...
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4 contributions
The Minister has spoken about some of the history of this, but there is more recent history. The last Government introduced the Public Order Act 2023 ...
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Will the Minister give way?
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Hospitality Sector

30/06/2025Commons

1 contribution
I too remind the House of my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. In Orkney and Shetland, the food and drink sector is an integral p...
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Thames Water

02/06/2025Commons

1 contribution
Under the £3 billion loan that Thames Water has negotiated, the first drawdown of £1.5 billion will be on 30 June, which is less than four weeks away....
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I could be wrong, but I am pretty sure that the guidance from His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs states that, at present, where there is 100% relief, v...
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Groceries Code Adjudicator

02/06/2025Commons

4 contributions
The difficulty is that the review of a limited regulator is always going to bring up a limited answer. What we need is something much more holistic. J...
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It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Dr Allin-Khan. I congratulate the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes) on s...
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