Commenting on the Accounts Commission report on council funding and the impact of Covid-19, Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston said:
“The Commission simply confirms what we have long been arguing - that the SNP Government has cynically squeezed funding for our local councils
Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has called on SNP ministers to ensure this week’s Scottish Government budget recognises the impact of the pandemic on his region.
The Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Tourism said the Budget, due to be announced on Thursday, mus
NHS Highland have confirmed that, as at 16 December 2020, 463 children are on the waiting list to commence neurodevelopmental assessment.
There are a further 200 referrals awaiting triage and the current waiting time is now 18 months.
These assessments are crucial for diagnosing children or young
The SNP Government has been urged to support pig farmers amid concerns that Scotland’s only major pig slaughter facility has had to shut after a staff Covid-19 outbreak.
The Scottish Conservatives want ministers to look at setting up a similar scheme to one introduced in Northern Ireland which supp
While the New Year has brought new lockdown restrictions, the rollout of the vaccine offers everyone genuine hope and a route out of this pandemic.
The UK has put itself in a great position to turn the tide against the pandemic by authorising three highly effective vaccines and opening up over 1,00
The Scottish Government has confirmed that those awaiting transplant operations will soon be granted priority status for the Covid-19 vaccine by the Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation.
Highlands and Islands MSP Edward Mountain brought this issue to national attention when he raised it
Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has said that next week’s Scottish Government budget, due to be announced on 28th January, must include special measures to revive the economy of his region
The Scottish Conservative MSP spoke after Charlotte Wright, the chief executive of Highland
Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron is backing demands for the SNP to perform a u-turn after self-catering and B&B operators were excluded from top-up payments.
It comes just days after SNP minister Kate Forbes u-turned on her plan to refuse taxi drivers on ‘state benefits’ access to
Edward Mountain MSP has welcomed the launch of a new £7m fund to support B&Bs and self-catering properties which have been impacted by the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions.
The Highlands and Islands MSP has lobbied relentlessly through his ‘Help Our B&Bs’ campaign to ensure that small B&B
Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has today backed plans to tackle the problem of livestock worrying.
Mr Halcro Johnston, whose family farm in Orkney, gave his support in a debate on the proposed Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Bill in which he opened for the Scottish Conservative
