"I have several BP pensioners, with BP obviously having operated the Sullom Voe terminal in Shetland for many years. The injustice they suffered, which left them with a pension worth about 11% less than it should have been because of the decisions of the trustee in 2021 and 2022, showed …..." Alistair Carmichael - View Speech
"What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of providing extended income support for people in seasonal industries. ..." Alistair Carmichael - View Speech
"The position for people in the visitor economy in my constituency is particularly acute because of the highly seasonal nature of the trade. It has been described to me as being like three winters in a row. Does the Secretary of State accept, and will she prosecute the case within …..." Alistair Carmichael - View Speech
"What assessment he has made of the effect on the Sino-British Joint Declaration of recent actions by the Chinese Government in Hong Kong. ..." Alistair Carmichael - View Speech
"Beijing’s top political office in Hong Kong recently referred to pro-democracy protesters as a “political virus” and declared itself as being entitled to interfere in Hong Kong as it sees fit—clear breaches of the joint declaration. What plan do the Government have to help British national (overseas) passport holders in …..." Alistair Carmichael - View Speech
"According to the Resolution Foundation, the value of working-age benefits has fallen by 6.4% since 2014. What does the Minister think it tells us about the Government of which he is a part that the Chancellor’s priority in the Budget was to give a tax cut to higher rate taxpayers …..." Alistair Carmichael - View Speech
"2. What assessment she has made of her Department’s preparedness for the roll-out of universal credit to people in receipt of working tax credits. ..." Alistair Carmichael - View Speech
"Yes, but for how long? One of the fundamental principles of universal credit was to design a welfare system where people would always choose to be in work. The money that the Chancellor took out in 2015 fundamentally undermined that principle, so will the Secretary of State speak to the …..." Alistair Carmichael - View Speech
"T5. Thanks to the beast from the east, a lot more people now understand that how cold they feel has more to do with wind chill than with ambient temperature. Why do the Government not take wind chill into account when triggering cold weather payments?..." Alistair Carmichael - View Speech