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RT HON Alistair Carmichael MP

Alistair Carmichael has served as Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland since 2001. He was brought up on the island of Islay, and his connection to island tradition gives him a strong belief in the power of communities to decide their own futures. Fishing remains central to the islands’ economy, and as a result he takes a proactive interest in fisheries policy.

Liz Saville Roberts MP

Liz Saville Roberts has served as MP for Dwyfor Meirionnydd since May 2015, and is also parliamentary leader for Plaid Cymru. She lives in the village of Morfa Nefyn, which holds a strong maritime tradition and is home to a number of in-shore commercial fishing ventures. She champions Wales’ fishing fleet, some of whom are her own family members.

Martin Vickers MP

Martin was born and raised in Cleethorpes, being educated locally at Havelock School and Grimsby College. He is passionate about his hometown and surrounding area and served 26 years as a councillor, including six years as the Cabinet Member for Environmental Services.

Martin was elected as Member of Parliament for the constituency of Cleethorpes in May 2010. Since then, he has been a member of the Transport Select Committee and is now a member of the Health and Social Care Committee. Further to this, Martin chairs several All Party Parliamentary Groups: the APPG for Freeports, APPG for Rail, APPG for Oil Refining and the APPGs for Kosovo and North Macedonia as well as playing a leading role in a number of other All Party Groups.

LORD TEVERSON

Robin Teverson is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords and regularly speaks on fisheries. He lives in Cornwall which he represented with Plymouth as an MEP in the 1990s. He was a member of the Fisheries Committee in Strasbourg/Brussels, and currently chairs the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Nature Partnership.