Mr Alistair Carmichael

That this House regrets the written statement made by the Department of Trade and Industry on 9th July in response to the Competition Commission's report into supply of prescription-only medicines published on 11th April; notes that at present only 400 veterinary practices in the

16 Jul 2003

That this House notes the recent decision by the Home Office to grant Kenny Richey British citizenship; further notes that Mr Richey has spent 16 years on death row in the State of Ohio for the alleged murder of a two-year-old girl killed in a fire at her mother's apartment; note

15 Jul 2003

That this House regrets that the Government has dropped proposals to amend Section 9 of the Race Relations Act; further notes that this would have made it illegal for shipowners to discriminate on the pay of seafarers from different countries serving on United Kingdom-flagged shi

13 Jun 2003

That this House notes with concern attempts by Aberdeen University Students' Association to influence the tradition of editorial independence of Gaudie, the university newspaper, which is the oldest in Scotland, by removing the power of appointment of the paper's editor from the

19 May 2003

That this House notes that despite it now being more than three months since the EU Fisheries Council decided to establish regional advisory councils to manage fish stocks, there are still no concrete proposals for the constitution of these councils; contrary to the dilatory appr

1 Apr 2003

That this House condemns the decision of Drambuie International Limited to restrict entry to its 'Drambuie on Ice' competition to residents of the United Kingdom mainland only, thus excluding residents in the country's island communities; notes that this is despite the reliance o

21 Oct 2002

leave out from 'urges' to end and add 'notes further that this is no different from the participation by the honourable Member for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale in the division on 12th March on the motion on the Quality of Life in London and the South East England.'.

21 Mar 2002

That this House believes that as an island nation Britain needs maritime skills and expertise; that the United Kingdom at present faces a critical shortage of recruits into the maritime industry and as a result there is an over-reliance upon flag of convenience shipping which bri

11 Mar 2002

leave out from 'House' to 'recognises' in line 4.

13 Dec 2001

That this House welcomes the appointment of Mrs Elish Angiolini as Solicitor General for Scotland; notes that Mrs Angiolini is the first women, the first Procurator Fiscal and the first enrolled solicitor to be appointed to this office; sends its best wishes to Mrs Angiolini and

28 Nov 2001