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Calendar
Thursday 22nd January 2026 Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland) Backbench Business - Main Chamber Subject: General Debate on government support for the fishing industry View calendar - Add to calendar

Division Votes
7 Jan 2026 - Jury Trials - View Vote Context Alistair Carmichael voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 59 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 182 Noes - 290
13 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Alistair Carmichael voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 68 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 187 Noes - 351
13 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Alistair Carmichael voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 65 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 348 Noes - 167
13 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Alistair Carmichael voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 64 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 1 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 184 Noes - 331
12 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Alistair Carmichael voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 64 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 185 Noes - 344
12 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Alistair Carmichael voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 63 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 188 Noes - 341
12 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Alistair Carmichael voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 65 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 344 Noes - 181
12 Jan 2026 - Clause 1 - View Vote Context Alistair Carmichael voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 63 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 188 Noes - 341
12 Jan 2026 - Clause 1 - View Vote Context Alistair Carmichael voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 64 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 185 Noes - 344
12 Jan 2026 - Clause 1 - View Vote Context Alistair Carmichael voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 65 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 344 Noes - 181

Speeches
Alistair Carmichael speeches from: Digital ID Alistair Carmichael contributed 1 speech (106 words) Thursday 15th January 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Alistair Carmichael speeches from: Food Inflation Alistair Carmichael contributed 1 speech (105 words) Thursday 15th January 2026 - Westminster Hall Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Alistair Carmichael speeches from: Meat Exports to the EU Alistair Carmichael contributed 1 speech (91 words) Wednesday 7th January 2026 - Westminster Hall Department for Business and Trade
Alistair Carmichael speeches from: Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief Alistair Carmichael contributed 1 speech (123 words) Monday 5th January 2026 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury
Alistair Carmichael speeches from: Venezuela Alistair Carmichael contributed 1 speech (83 words) Monday 5th January 2026 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Early Day Motions Signed
Wednesday 28th January Alistair Carmichael signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 29th January 2026 Lessons in storm resilience 5 signatures (Most recent: 29 Jan 2026) Tabled by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives) That this House congratulates local communities which came together to support each other during the January storms; recognises however that the storms exposed weaknesses in and that lessons should be learned by in respect of emergency and resilience plans, including the Met Office’s late declaration of the Red Alert prior …
Monday 19th January Alistair Carmichael signed this EDM on Wednesday 21st January 2026 Dolly Parton's birthday 21 signatures (Most recent: 29 Jan 2026) Tabled by: Liz Jarvis (Liberal Democrat - Eastleigh) That this House wishes Dolly Parton a happy 80th birthday; recognises her philanthropic efforts through the Dollywood Foundation to inspire children in her home county to achieve educational success; acknowledges that the Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has been in operation for over 30 years, gifting millions of free books to …

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5 Jan 2026, 7:19 p.m. - House of Commons " Alistair Carmichael thank. >> You. Speaker. >> Last time I saw this degree of agreement between the government and opposition front benches in " Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (Orkney and Shetland, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
5 Jan 2026, 3:55 p.m. - House of Commons " So the select Committee, Alistair Carmichael. >> Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I welcome this announcement, and I pay the warmest possible tribute to the farming unions and others whose " Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (Orkney and Shetland, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
15 Jan 2026, 10:56 a.m. - House of Commons " Alistair Carmichael. >> Thank you Madam Deputy Speaker. >> I'm struggling to get too excited about the change from mandatory to voluntary, because we " Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP (Orkney and Shetland, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript

Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Michael Seals, Chair of the Animal Sentience Committee, regarding their stance on the recent policy paper: Replacing animals in science, dated 18 December 2025 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Found: The Rt Hon Mr Alistair Carmichael (Chair) Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee House of Commons
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence to the Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee relating to the work of the Cabinet Office, dated 8 January 2026 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Found: Here's a summary of the document: This is a letter from Rt Hon Mr Alistair Carmichael MP, Chair of the
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Philip Duffy, Chief Executive, Environment Agency, regarding river maintenance in Somerset (following evidence session on 28 October), dated 7 January 2026 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Found: environment-agency.gov.uk https://www.gov.uk/environment-agency The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael
Wednesday 7th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence to Chris Train, Chair of South East Water regarding the hearing on Tunbridge Wells water outages, 6 January 2026 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Found: Kind regards, Rt Hon Mr Alistair Carmichael MP Chair, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Oral Evidence - Drinking Water Inspectorate Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Mr Alistair Carmichael (Chair); Juliet Campbell; Charlie Dewhirst
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Oral Evidence - South East Water, and South East Water Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Mr Alistair Carmichael (Chair); Juliet Campbell; Charlie Dewhirst
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Paul Kissack, Permanent Secretary, DEFRA regarding Defra Post Implementation Reviews (PIRs), dated 18 December 2025 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Found: 1 18/12/2025 Rt Hon Mr Alistair Carmichael MP Chair, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Philip Duffy, Chief Executive, Environment Agency, following on from the evidence session on 28 October, dated 15 December 2025 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Found: environment-agency.gov.uk https://www.gov.uk/environment-agency The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Secretary of State, Defra regarding the Farming Profitability Review, dated 17 December 2025 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Found: Palace of Westminster, London SW1A 0AA 17th December 2025 Dear Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury and Secretary of State, Defra, regarding the reforms of agricultural property relief and business property relief, dated 23 December 2025 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Found: HM Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP Chair of the
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Dame Angela Eagle, Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs, Defra, regarding mackerel sharing agreement, dated 16 December 2025 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Found: (0) 3459 335577 E: correspondence.section@defra.gov.uk W: gov.uk/defra Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael

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Alistair Carmichael - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Tuesday 13th January 2026 9:30 a.m. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 20th January 2026 9:30 a.m. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The future of farming At 10:00am: Oral evidence The Baroness Batters DL View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 20th January 2026 4 p.m. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 10th February 2026 5:30 p.m. Liaison Committee (Commons) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 28th January 2026 9:30 a.m. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Fisheries and the marine environment At 10:00am: Oral evidence Colin Faulkner - Chief Executive at Seafish Olivia Thomas - Head of Marine Planning & Technical at The Crown Estate Michelle Willis - Iterim CEO at Marine Management Organisation (MMO) View calendar - Add to calendar

Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Paul Kissack, Permanent Secretary, DEFRA regarding Defra Post Implementation Reviews (PIRs), dated 18 December 2025 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Philip Duffy, Chief Executive, Environment Agency, following on from the evidence session on 28 October, dated 15 December 2025 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Secretary of State, Defra regarding the Farming Profitability Review, dated 17 December 2025 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury and Secretary of State, Defra, regarding the reforms of agricultural property relief and business property relief, dated 23 December 2025 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Dame Angela Eagle, Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs, Defra, regarding mackerel sharing agreement, dated 16 December 2025 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - Janet Fullalove-Jones RWS0040 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - Steve Mellor RWS0041 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - Keith Hopkins RWS0043 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - Oliver Mills RWS0042 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - Caroline Clear RWS0016 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - Michael Stevens RWS0018 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - Sophie Chatfield RWS0017 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - Susan Eccles RWS0019 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - Alison Bailey RWS0020 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - Alan Lee RWS0021 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - Sarah RWS0022 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - John Harley RWS0023 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - Sean Oliver RWS0024 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - Tommaso Crackett RWS0031 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - Royal Tunbridge Wells Together, Business Improvement District RWS0032 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - Danny Neely RWS0034 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - Richard Marquiss RWS0033 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - Fenwick RWS0035 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - Jonna Stevens RWS0036 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - Tunbridge Wells Borough Council RWS0038 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - Nick Parker RWS0037 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - KentRelief RWS0039 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - Mat Waugh RWS0014 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - Max Lewis RWS0015 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - Alan Jones RWS0028 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - Steph Reid RWS0029 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - AJG Hospitality Ltd RWS0025 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - Matthew Sankey RWS0026 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Written Evidence - Mike Martin RWS0030 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Oral Evidence - Drinking Water Inspectorate Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Oral Evidence - South East Water, and South East Water Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 7th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence to Chris Train, Chair of South East Water regarding the hearing on Tunbridge Wells water outages, 6 January 2026 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Written Evidence - J. D. RWS0045 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Michael Seals, Chair of the Animal Sentience Committee, regarding their stance on the recent policy paper: Replacing animals in science, dated 18 December 2025 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence to the Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee relating to the work of the Cabinet Office, dated 8 January 2026 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Philip Duffy, Chief Executive, Environment Agency, regarding river maintenance in Somerset (following evidence session on 28 October), dated 7 January 2026 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Written Evidence - Sofia Kouropatov RWS0044 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Chris Train, Chair of South East Water regarding the hearing on the Tunbridge Wells water outages on 6 January, dated 12 January 2026 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from David Hinton, Chief Executive Officer, South East Water regarding the hearing on the Tunbridge Wells water outages on 6 January, dated 19 December 2025 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Ann Cuthbert regarding systemic regulatory failure in the oversight of intensive livestock operations, dated December 2025 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 7th January 2026 Written Evidence - Vanessa Strauss RWS0027 - Reforming the water sector Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 20th January 2026 Oral Evidence - The Baroness Batters DL The future of farming - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 28th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Baroness Hayman, Minister for Biosecurity, Borders and Animals, regarding Defra’s attitude tracker and the predicted timelines for Veterinary Surgeons Act reform (following evidence session on 9 December), dated January 2026 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 28th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Baroness Hayman, Minister for Biosecurity, Borders and Animals, re Defra’s attitude tracker and its insight into awareness of rules for personal imports of meat and dairy products, dated 19 January 2026 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 28th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Wendy Chamberlain MP regarding the EFRA Committee holding an inquiry into milk prices, dated 15 January 2026 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 28th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence to the Minister for Food Security and Rural affairs following on from the evidence session in December 2025, dated 28 January 2026 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 28th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Mike Tapp MP, Minister for Migration & Citizenship, regarding Seasonal Workers Visas, dated 22 January 2026 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 28th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from South Western Fish Producer organisation regarding the request for EFRA Committee Scrutiny of Defra’s Oversight of Seafish and Recent Unconsulted Changes to Industry- Critical Functions, dated 21 January 2026 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 28th January 2026 Written Evidence - Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) FOF0012 - The future of farming The future of farming - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee