Mr Alistair Carmichael

15 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Policing Productivity Review

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the date by which he will next receive an update on the independent policing productivity review.

9 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a 50% increase in Administrative Strike Prices; and whether an increase in those Prices applies to all renewable technologies in Allo

9 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how her Department plans to take into account changes in the level of costs when setting the Administrative Strike Price for renewable technologies in Allocation Round 6 of the Contracts for

13 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish a list of all court buildings constructed during the 1990s.

12 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Whisky: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the increase in alcohol duty on (a) economic growth and (b) job creation within the Scotch Whisky industry.

7 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of business preparedness for future controls on the import of (a) food and (b) fresh products from the EU.

4 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Courts and Prisons: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the extent of the use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in (a) courts and (b) prisons.

4 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Police Stations: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the extent of the use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in police stations.

17 Jul 2023 · Treasury

NHS: Housing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of changing taxation rules on NHS provided housing to help (a) retain NHS staff and (b) encourage new staff to island communities.

17 Jul 2023 · Treasury

Employment: Housing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the employer-provided living accommodation tax exemptions and the potential impact of geographical location on the application of those exemptions.

4 Jul 2023 · Home Office

UK Border Force: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff worked for the Border Force in each of the last five years.

4 Jul 2023 · Home Office

UK Border Force: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff vacancies were there for the Border Force in each of the last five years.

4 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Food: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, (b) police forces, (c) the National Crime Agency, (d) HMRC and (e) the Food Standards Agency on the traffic

4 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Food: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the levels of cross-channel food smuggling in each of the last five years.

30 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent progress his Department has made on bringing forward secondary legislation under the Elections Act 2022 to implement his policies on overseas voting.

30 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his planned timetable is for bringing forward secondary legislation under the Elections Act 2022 to implement his policies on overseas voting.

13 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Slavery: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the current average wait time for a decision to be made on a modern slavery case under the National Referral Mechanism.

17 May 2023 · Attorney General

Fraud: Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been prosecuted for fraud each year in the last five years for which data is available.

17 May 2023 · Home Office

Action Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the average time taken to investigate cases at Action Fraud.

10 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to Government policy on visas for employment in the fishing industry on the cost of fish.

10 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an estimate of the quantity of exported food that has been wasted due to delays in inspections at UK borders in the last 12 months.

5 May 2023 · Home Office

Police: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Office, what proportion of her Department's budget was spent on food for the police force in each of the last five years; and what proportion of food supplied to the police force was produced by UK farmers in eac

2 May 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much of his Department's budget was spent on food in prisons in each of the last five years; and what proportion of the food supplied to prisons in each of those years was produced by UK farmers.

2 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she last met representatives of the National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations.

2 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the number of fishermen.

2 May 2023 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Fisheries

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeship places (a) became available and (b) were filled in the fishing industry in each year of the last 10 years.

2 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the quantity of food that has spoiled while awaiting export checks at UK borders that were introduced as a result of the UK's departure from the EU sinc

17 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement Domestic Advisory Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will appoint the Law Society of Scotland and the Faculty of Advocates to the Domestic Advisory Group under the EU-UK Trade Cooperation Agreement.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Alternative Fuel Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which solid fuel suppliers his Department consulted in the development of the Alternative Fuels Payment scheme.

28 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hong Kong

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the impact of his planned meeting with the Finance Minister of Hong Kong due to take place in April 2023 on the Government's poli