"I am really struggling to see what the Government are seeking to achieve by removing the requirement for the whole process to be carried out on a single site. It seems to me that they risk confusing the definition for the Scotch, Welsh and Irish industries, and they undermine the …..." Alistair Carmichael - View Speech
"I do not know whether this is something I still need to declare, Mr Speaker, but I visited the Falkland Islands in 2003 as a guest of the Falkland Islands Government. They have never invited me back. It was apparent then that the principle of self-determination, on which we fought …..." Alistair Carmichael - View Speech
"The Minister is surely aware that there is no route to net zero that does not go through oil and gas hydrocarbons, and that not exploiting resources on the UK continental shelf leaves us reliant on imports, which also has carbon consequences that must be taken into account. If we …..." Alistair Carmichael - View Speech
"I remind the House of my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and also that my wife is a practising veterinary surgeon.
What is happening was predictable because it was predicted. The Government were warned by the National Audit Office in June last year that they were unprepared …..." Alistair Carmichael - View Speech
"The transition to clean energy could be an opportunity to build a different model that would, to use the First Secretary of State’s own words, end
“overly centralised decision making and over-privatisation”.
Development thus far has simply concentrated power in the hands of the big corporates and left communities feeling …..." Alistair Carmichael - View Speech
"I welcome what the Prime Minister just said about strengthening farming. If he is serious about this, one of the first things he can do is ensure that our farmers do not have to compete with imported food that is produced to lower standards than we expect. On Thursday, the …..." Alistair Carmichael - View Speech
"Q4. Like others, I have always respected the Prime Minister as somebody who was in politics because he wanted to give service to his country, and he has earned our gratitude for that. In my constituency, those who volunteer as coastguard rescue officers also do so from a wish to …..." Alistair Carmichael - View Speech
"I welcome the new Minister for farming to his post and welcome his willingness to meet the National Pig Association, and presumably the National Farmers Union Scotland pig sector, too. However, I suggest that the situation needs a bit more urgency than meeting in due course. There is a clear …..." Alistair Carmichael - View Speech
"I am glad that the Minister made that point. May I welcome his acknowledgment and recognition of the implications for domestic industry of what is happening in the Gulf, especially for our food producers and food price inflation? The Minister’s Department has an enormous amount of expertise and knowledge. Will …..." Alistair Carmichael - View Speech
"(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will make a statement on the management of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and proposed changes to payments made to coastguard rescue officers...." Alistair Carmichael - View Speech