All Posts

I welcome a major Labour government announcement that will give communities across the UK the power to control and benefit from their own energy projects.   Labour’s £1billion funding for the Local Power Plan represents the largest public investment in community energy in British history, putting power directly into the hands of local people while ensuring profits generated by clean energy stay in the communities where they are produced.   Announcing the Local Power Plan in t

This week, I have written to NHS Western Isles to highlight the additional financial burden faced by patients travelling to off-island medical appointments. “This is an issue I have raised repeatedly since taking office. Scottish Government tells me the rates of travel reimbursement sit with NHS Western Isles; NHS Western Isles assure me the issue rests with Scottish Government". “Enough is enough. It’s time we end this circle of blame.” In my letter to health board chief exe

I raised with UK Government Ministers the challenges facing the Western Isles fishing industry.   Speaking in a debate on Support for the Fishing Industry I highlighted the devastating impact of new visa rules on crewing, problems with marine fuel supplies in the islands and fears that the SNP Scottish Government wish to revisit the introduction of Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs).   Speaking in the Commons I said: "It is understood the Scottish Government will be consul

On Saturday 25th November 2025, I hosted a Community Hall Forum in Laxdale Hall bringing together halls from across Lewis and Harris. I invited speakers from a number of organisations that offer support and advice to speak to community hall representatives about what they can offer. Speakers included Community Energy Scotland , Community Learning & Development (Comhairle nan Eilean Siar) , Outer Hebrides Community-Led Local Development Programme with the Local Action Group

£1200 has been raised for Western Isles Women’s Aid at our Christmas fundraiser at Lews Castle. Women’s Aid provides vital refuge and advocacy services for women and children experiencing domestic abuse across the islands.  The Songs for the Season in the Castle courtyard featured performances from Lewis musicians Colin Macleod and Scott C Park, and brought together local supporters to back an organisation that provides life-saving help, safe accommodation and specialist supp

While in Harris last month, I popped in to the Harris Voluntary Service in Tarbert and had a great chat with Louisa Macdougall, the editor of the Harris local news paper, Dè tha Dol. You can either click here or see below for the write up of our chat where we discussed, among other things, the Bays of Harris visit, my journey to be an MP...and importantly how I take my tea. To subscribe to the Dè tha Dol to receive the next issue and keep up to date with events in Harris, you

I am delighted to announce that the first refunds for expenses incurred as a result of the Citro ën stop-drive recalls have been issued to constituents in Na h-Eileanan an Iar. I pressed the car giant into action after several constituents were left facing huge ferry and overnight bills to have their recalled cars repaired on the mainland. In July this year Stellantis UK, the company which owns Citroën, issued a safety recall for nearly 168,000 of its cars after an airbag ex

Before parliament broke up for summer recess I wrote to both the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary calling for immediate recognition...

Our campaign to save the main Stornoway Post Office is gathering momentum.  Thank you to the hundreds of islanders who signed our...

Haemochromatosis is a long word for too much iron in the blood. It's an inherited genetic condition, a disorder often known as the...

Dear islander, It has been an honour to represent you in Parliament over the last year.  You are my boss, so I think it is important to...

Here are a few of the constituency campaigns I've undertaken since being elected in 2024. I’ve spoken out on the ferry crisis in Uist and...

In December 2024 I was privileged to represent a constituent in Parliament during the debate on compensation for LGBT veterans who were...

Over 150 jobs and apprenticeships at the Arnish fabrication yard were secured in December 2024 when the UK Labour government...

Stornoway Post Office is under threat of closure in a hit-list of 115 Crown Offices announced by the Post Office. The loss of the main...