Mr Alistair Carmichael
Orkney and Shetland
Liberal DemocratOverall, across health & social care this Parliament
Get a doctor in here!
Ranks 684th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 54%. 7 contributions since 2024-07-18.
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism445th of 9679.0
- Mental health381st of 8699.0
- A&E & ambulance response100th of 2483.0
What they’ve said
“…We should never underestimate the impact that animal disease outbreaks have on the mental health of farmers, veterinary professionals and others in our rural communities when biosecurity breaks down.”
Biosecurity at the Border: Britain’s Illegal Meat Crisis · 2025-09-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Even as things currently stand, we have a mental health crisis in the farming industry. We know from our own personal community experience from 2001 that that was a moment of genuinely acute mental health crisis from which many people have not yet recovered.”
Biosecurity at the Border: Britain’s Illegal Meat Crisis · 2025-09-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Yes, if it is a properly constructed, nationwide deposit return scheme. The experience in Scotland was, shall we say, not everything that it might have been. A properly constructed scheme will be critical. I see the Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the hon.”
Global Plastics Treaty · 2025-07-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I thank everybody who has taken part in this debate—it has been quite a remarkable exercise and an enormously valuable one. Every contribution has been truly excellent.”
Global Plastics Treaty · 2025-07-17 · Read on Hansard ↗