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Early Day Motion
King’s Award for Open Door Drama Shetland (7 Signatures)
17 Nov 2025
Tabled by: Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)
That this House welcomes the award of the King’s Award for Voluntary Service to Open Door Drama in Shetland, recognising outstanding contribution to community life; notes that Open Door Drama has provided theatre opportunities to all age-groups for over 30 years; gives thanks for the dedicated group of volunteers who …
Early Day Motion
2025 Island Games (13 Signatures)
17 Jul 2025
Tabled by: Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)
That this House congratulates the organisers of the 2025 Island Games, a sporting competition involving 24 island communities from across the world and hosted in Orkney; notes that the 20th edition of the Games marks 40 years since the first event held in 1985; pays tribute to over 2,000 visitors …
Early Day Motion
Great British Beef Week 2025 (15 Signatures)
23 Apr 2025
Tabled by: Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)
That this House recognises Great British Beef Week (GBBW) from 23 April to 30 April 2025, a nationwide campaign which celebrates the exceptional taste of British beef and which highlights the hard work and dedication of the farmers who produce it; notes that GBBW is now in its 15th year; …
Early Day Motion
Government review into Volumetric Concrete Mobile plants (14 Signatures)
26 Mar 2025
Tabled by: Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)
That this House celebrates the Volumetric Concrete Mobile (VCM) sector employing 15,000 skilled workers in 155 constituencies, contributing £380m to the economy and £100m to the Exchequer; notes that from 1975 VCMs have run at weights above 32 tonnes to produce concrete with zero waste, servicing multiple customers, pouring different …
Early Day Motion
Proposals to forcibly displace and ethnically cleanse Palestinians from Gaza (3 Signatures)
6 Feb 2025
Tabled by: Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)
at end add 'and urges the Government immediately to recognise Palestine as a state on the 1967 borders and accordingly to advance a two-state solution.'.
Early Day Motion
OVO Energy monthly fees for paper format bills (28 Signatures)
6 Nov 2024
Tabled by: Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)
That this House notes with concern OVO Energy’s intention to introduce monthly fees for customers that receive their bills in paper format from December; believes that such a fee is counterproductive as families continue to struggle with high energy costs, particularly in the run-up to winter; further notes that such …
Early Day Motion
Accelerating construction work and lower carbon construction vehicles (30 Signatures)
2 Sep 2024
Tabled by: Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)
That this House recognises the benefits of the production of concrete with zero waste, fewer lorry movements and minimal water waste by greener volumetric mobile concrete plants (VCMs); acknowledges that since their invention in 1975 and following regulations in 2918, VCMs have operated safely in the UK at 38.4 tonnes …
Early Day Motion
200th anniversary of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (29 Signatures)
2 Feb 2024
Tabled by: Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)
That this House celebrates the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), formed on 4 March 1824; recognises that as a charity, the RNLI has throughout its history worked in the most challenging situations to protect lives at sea; notes that the RNLI operates 238 …
Early Day Motion
Scots Trad Music Awards 2023 original work of the year (6 Signatures)
6 Dec 2023
Tabled by: Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)
That this House congratulates Skipinnish for their song The Clearances Again winning original work of the year at the Scots Trad Music Awards; notes that the song was written in protest against plans by the Scottish Government to block fishing in 10 per cent of Scottish waters with the creation …
Early Day Motion
Scots Trad Music Awards 2023 (7 Signatures)
6 Dec 2023
Tabled by: Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)
That this House congratulates all the nominees and winners in the Scots Trad Music Awards; recognises that 2023 marks the 20th year of the awards, having first been established in 2003; notes in particular that the Orkney Folk Festival was named event of the year, while long-time volunteer and committee …