Mr Alistair Carmichael

That this House expresses deep concern at recent events in Burma with authorities in Rangoon ordering that services cease in at least a 100 local churches with a threat of prison for non-compliance; notes the concern of some of the local Christians who believe that the immediate

3 Feb 2009

That this House congratulates Clydesdale Bank on the launch of a new set of Scottish banknotes designs to showcase the very best of Scotland, its people and its heritage; commends the fact that these will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns and Homecomi

15 Jan 2009

leave out `devastated by' and insert `mildly interested in.'.

24 Nov 2008

That this House welcomes the decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, delivered on 24th October 2008, to issue a 25 day stay of execution for Troy Davis; notes with concern that Mr Davis' case has now appeared before 29 judges in seven types of review;

4 Nov 2008

That this House believes that Flybe/Loganair is exploiting its monopoly as the sole commercial airline operating flights between Shetland and the UK mainland to impose charges for credit and debit card bookings and seat reservations; further believes that charges should not be ap

27 Oct 2008

That this House welcomes the two Amnesty International reports entitled, Waiting for the Hangman and Affront to Justice; notes with concern that over 700 people are currently under sentence of death in Nigeria's prisons; is concerned to hear reports of evidence indicating Nigeria

22 Oct 2008

That this House welcomes the measures taken by the UK and other governments to tackle the current banking crisis; calls on the Government to reverse its decision to make the Lloyds TSB takeover of HBOS a condition of its bail-out funding; considers that the promises of the Lloyds

16 Oct 2008

That this House notes with concern Ofcom's consultation document Applying spectrum pricing to the Maritime and Aeronautical sectors, which proposes cost increases for the use of VHF radio frequencies; further notes with particular concern section 1.18 of the document which states

16 Oct 2008

That this House notes with amazement that the Portman Group is considering a complaint against the name of the Orkney Brewery's Skull Splitter beer, a complaint that claims that the name could imply violence and that its Viking branded bottles have an aggressive theme; recognises

8 Oct 2008

That this House notes that British Airways has stopped serving beef as part of its in-flight service citing religious restrictions as part of its justification; condemns this decision as wrong-headed and tokenistic; and calls on British Airways to recommence serving British beef,

13 May 2008