Jamie Halcro Johnston MSP

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Rural Affairs and on the Islands
Members of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands

Scottish Conservative & Unionist MSP for the Highlands and Islands and Shadow Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise
Follow Jamie Halcro-Johnston on Facebook at @JamieHalcroJohnstonConservative, on Twitter at @jhalcrojohnston and online at https://www.jamiehalcrojohnston.org.uk/ where you can see what he has been doing both in Holyrood and around the Region.

Jamie is a member of the Scottish Parliament Finance and Public Administration Committee and the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

He is also involved in several Cross-Party Groups including:

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Crofting  -  Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on India  -  Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rural Policy  -  Member

Jamie has previously been a member of many Committees in the Scottish Parliament:

 

News

MSP warns Health Secretary over “crisis” in islands primary care services.

Primary care services in some of Scotland’s island communities are in crisis.That’s the warning from Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston who, raising his concerns with Health Secretary Neil Gray in Parliament on Thursday, said the Scottish Government’s failure to deliver support to help

MSP responds to Scotrail plans to cut ticket office opening times

ScotRail ticket office cutsResponding to news that ScotRail is to go ahead with plans to cut opening times for some local railway stations, Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston said:“These cuts to local ticket office hours are deeply disappointing and are part of a continuing running down

Comment: Northlink fares to Orkney

Responding to today’s announcement from transport minister Jenny Gilruth, Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston said: “While a fare freeze is welcome, we shouldn’t forget that it's now well over four years since the SNP Government’s missed deadline to introduce the road-equivale

Comment: Northlink fares to Orkney

Responding to today’s announcement from transport minister Jenny Gilruth, Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston said: “While a fare freeze is welcome, we shouldn’t forget that it's now well over four years since the SNP Government’s missed deadline to introduce the road-equivale

Support for dog-theft bill consultation

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has welcomed proposals by Conservative colleague Maurice Golden MSP to introduce specific new laws to crack down on dog thefts. The proposals would see a specific criminal offence of dog theft created, as well as harsher punishments for those found gu

Comment: NFU Scotland rally at the Scottish Parliament

Speaking ahead of the National Farmers Union Scotland rally at the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 2 November, Highlands and Islands Conservative MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston, who is a partner in a farming business in Orkney, said: “Farmers are a vital part of local economies across the Hig

Comment from Jamie Halcro Johnston - New Belford Hospital

Commenting on NHS Highland’s announcement that the completion date for the new Belford hospital in Fort William will be pushed back by two years to 2028, Highlands and Islands Conservative MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston said: “For years, the Belford has failed to meet the requirements of a modern hospit

Comment: Ferry Procurement Announcement

Commenting on the Scottish Government’s hugely overdue update on ferry procurement for two new CalMac vessels for the Skye triangle routes, Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston said: “While this is welcome, it is also long overdue from the Scottish Government.  We have end

Failing Yousaf questioned on Caithness maternity services

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston today questioned the health secretary, Humza Yousaf, on the need for an independent review on maternity services in Caithness. It came following a statement by the health secretary in the Scottish Parliament, where he outlined steps forward for r

STATEMENT on Assisted Dying

Ahead of the vote on Liam McArthur’s Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, the Stage 1 debate for which will take place