Mr Alistair Carmichael

Spoke in debate: Industrial Strategy

Parliamentary appearance by Mr Alistair Carmichael

Spoke in debate: Middle East: Economic Response

Parliamentary appearance by Mr Alistair Carmichael

Industrial Strategy

The largest sector of the manufacturing base is food manufacturing, but it was deliberately left out of the industrial strategy. As a consequence, food manufacturing is now facing rising input costs, especially from energy, and is unable to get the assistance that the Minister just referred to. The Food and Drink Federation thinks that food price inflation could get to 9% or 10% this year. With the benefit of hindsight, do the Government think that it was possibly a mistake to exclude food manuf

Middle East: Economic Response

I remind the House of my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Last year, suckler beef farmers in my constituency were getting paid £7.30 per kilo for their finished product on the hook. Yesterday that was down to £5.75, and it is still falling. The price paid to dairy farmers for their milk is through the floor. Arable farmers are struggling after two catastrophically bad harvests. The red diesel duty cut is welcome, but it will not help farmers who are struggling with rocketin

Voted NO on: King's Speech Motion for an Address

Alistair Carmichael voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address' (307-171, passed)

Voted NO on: King's Speech Motion for an Address

Alistair Carmichael voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address' (307-171, passed)

Spoke in debate: Processed Russian Oil Products: Sanctions

Parliamentary appearance by Mr Alistair Carmichael

Voted AYE on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)

Alistair Carmichael voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)' (78-408, defeated)

Voted AYE on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)

Alistair Carmichael voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)' (78-408, defeated)

Processed Russian Oil Products: Sanctions

For years, Ministers on the Treasury Bench have told us that oil is traded as a global commodity, so it makes no difference where in the world it is taken out of the ground and that, as a consequence, we can wind down production on the UK continental shelf—availability of supply would continue. Given what the Minister has had to announce today, is he satisfied that that argument still holds water?

Voted NO on: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C

Alistair Carmichael voted NO on 'English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C' (273-167, passed)

Voted NO on: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C

Alistair Carmichael voted NO on 'English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C' (273-167, passed)

Spoke in debate: Topical Questions

Parliamentary appearance by Mr Alistair Carmichael

European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service

12. What recent discussions she has had with the aviation industry on the potential merits of the UK rejoining the European geostationary navigation overlay service.

Topical Questions

T8. Airlines are already adding fuel surcharges to ticket prices as a consequence of current events. That may not be surprising, but does the Secretary of State agree with me that, if they are going to do that, they should at the same time publish a trigger point, so that customers will know when those fuel surcharges will be removed from ticket prices?

Spoke in debate: European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service

Parliamentary appearance by Mr Alistair Carmichael

European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service

I think I can speed things up there, because I can tell the Minister exactly what the impact has been. Since we lost access to EGNOS, the number of cancellations to island communities has trebled, which in turn has put up the cost of tickets, and occasionally air ambulance flights are unable to get in. That has been the cost of coming out of EGNOS, and it is about time we found our way back into it. Will the Minister meet me, and perhaps his hon. Friend the Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Torcu