Highlands and Islands Scottish Conservative MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has said that the increasing Conservative vote recorded in the Fort William and Ardnamurchan Ward council by-election bodes well for his party in next year’s Highland Council elections.
Scottish Conservative candidate Ruraid
An MSP has said that it is “simply unacceptable” that he had to intervene on behalf of two of his constituents who had waited for two years to receive title deeds for their property from Registers of Scotland.
Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron had to repeatedly contact Registers of Scot
Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has welcomed a commitment from the Scottish Government to take action on Gaelic teacher education. The Scottish Conservative MSP, who is Vice-Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Gaelic, questioned the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Shirley-Anne
Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has said that questions remain about why nearly half those applying for Job Start Payments in four out of the six council areas in the Highlands and Islands were rejected.
The Scottish Conservative MSP raised the matter in the Scottish Parliament earlie
The Scottish Government has serious questions to answer over their dealing with the company that owns the Lochaber smelter.
That’s according to Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston who questioned SNP Minister Richard Lochhead on the subject this afternoon,
Mr Halcr
Businesses involved in the supply of goods and products to communities across Scotland have raised concerns over the fragility of delivery networks to Scotland’s islands and more remote communities.
Giving evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Economy Committee, representatives from the Scottish Re
Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has said that the SNP’s continuing obsession with independence is causing the Scottish Government to lose focus on the vaccine booster programme.
The Scottish Conservative MSP said: “It was incredible that Nicola Sturgeon chose to intensify her rhetoric
Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has described Nicola Sturgeon’s continued prioritising of another independence referendum as “bewildering”.
The Scottish Conservative MSP was speaking after last weekend’s SNP conference was dominated by arguments over the costs of setting up an
Commenting on the announcement by the TSB that it is proposing to close its branch in Fort William, Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston said: “I recognise that how individuals and businesses access banking is changing, but seeing branches lost in major towns like Fort Will
Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has praised the efforts of workers and all those responding to the emergency conditions caused by Storm Arwen.
Speaking ahead of a ministerial statement secured by the Scottish Conservatives in the Scottish Parliament later today, Mr Halcro