torcuilcrichtonmp

Almost half of homes in the Western Isles rely on heating oil. There’s uncertainty over prices and supply and to get a picture we can present to Ministers the Labour Rural Research Group, basically backbench Labour MPs with rural seats, is undertaking a national survey. This survey will run for one week, and will be provided to Government w/c 15th March 2026. If you are a household or business with an oil tank or LPG let us know your experience. We need your postcode to give us a regional...

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 the Commons Ed...

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 executive Gordon...