Jamie Halcro Johnston MSP

Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Connectivity and 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 seeks “honest answers” from ministers on A9

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has asked for Scottish Government ministers to come before MSPs and answer questions on the safety of the A9 following further deaths on the road. Mr Halcro Johnston, a long-term campaigner for dualling the route, has written to the Scottish Parl

Highlands & Islands MSP welcomes Rural Development Bank announcement

Shadow Business Minister Jamie Halcro Johnston MSP has backed plans to create a Rural Development Bank for Scotland. The proposal, unveiled by the Scottish Conservatives at their UK Conservative Party Conference this week, would set up a new body dedicated to providing funding through loans an

Rail strikes threaten to leave Highlands “cut off”

Highlands and Islands MSP and shadow business and tourism minister Jamie Halcro Johnston has said that strike action by the RMT union later this month threatens to leave people across the region cut off. The strikes scheduled for 21, 23 and 25 June are expected to cause severe disruption to ra

Comment on SNP’s 2023 referendum announcement

Commenting on the SNP’s renewed push for a second independence referendum, Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston said: “Voters across the Highlands and Islands would be forgiving for thinking it’s Groundhog Day again as Nicola Sturgeon launches just her latest ‘big push’ for an

Comment on gene-edited crops

Commenting on the Scottish Government’s decision to reject co-operative work with the UK Government on gene-editing in agriculture, a position opposed by NFU Scotland, Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston said: “At a time where the need for food security and supporting our food prod

Halcro Johnston backs Right to Recovery Bill to tackle drugs deaths

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston is backing a “Right to Recovery” bill which looks to help people wean themselves from dependency on drugs. The Leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Douglas Ross, recently put forward plans for a Right to Recovery Bill in the Scottish Parliament

Comment on delay to A9 dualling

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston said: “This is yet another example of the SNP rowing back on promises that they made to local people. “We already know that they are seeking to renege on dualling the A96, and now we have this evidence of a waning commitment to the A9 as well.

Comment on investment at the Nc'nean Distillery, Morvern

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston said: “One of the challenges facing Lochaber, and some other rural parts of the Highlands, is depopulation and the loss of working-age people and their families. “That’s why this is particularly welcome news, and it is encouraging to see this le

Shadow Business Minister hails potential of Skye harbour project

The Scottish Conservative's Shadow Business Minister Jamie Halcro Johnston has welcomed the potential of a community-led project to develop the harbour at Staffin in Skye. The project, which includes a new access road, slipway and breakwater will improve accessibility for boats to berth a