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Alistair Carmichael named new Environment Select Committee chair

Stuart Stone

10 September 2024 • 3 min read

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Lib Dem MP for Orkney and Shetland confirmed as chair of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs Select Committee after standing unopposed, as MPs prepare to vote on wider committee appointments

Former Scottish Secretary of State Alistair Carmichael has been named as the new chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) Select Committee, after standing unopposed for the role....

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