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

Cash boost for Wildlife Park highlighted at Holyrood

A £1.9m cash injection into the Highland Wildlife Park has been highlighted at Holyrood. Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston, who submitted a motion to the Scottish Parliament welcoming the award by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, said it was good news for the local tourism and

Halcro Johnston appeals to First Minister over weddings

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has called on Nicola Sturgeon to consider bringing forward a relaxation of some Covid measures on weddings. Mr Halcro Johnston has previously made a direct appeal to the First Minister on behalf of constituents in the Highlands who, having alread

Furlough scheme still supporting 8,700 Highland jobs

Highlands and Islands Jamie Halcro Johnston has highlighted the number of local jobs that are still being supported by the UK Government’s furlough scheme in the Highland council area. The Scottish Conservative MSP said: “There were estimated to be 8,700 people on furlough in Highland at the e

Halcro Johnston welcomes connectivity boost for Highlands and Islands

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has welcomed the UK Government’s £1bn mobile connectivity programme, calling it very good news for his region. As a result of the new Shared Rural Network scheme, people in rural parts of the United Kingdom stand to enjoy huge impr

Halcro Johnston: SNP must use “banked” UK funding to save tourism

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has urged SNP ministers to use millions of pounds of unspent Covid cash to support struggling tourism businesses across the Highlands and Islands. The Shadow Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise made the call after it was revealed

MSP disappointed by “missed opportunity” on Covid testing

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has said that the failure of SNP ministers to adequately promote its own advice that people should take two Covid tests prior to travelling to Scotland’s islands was a missed opportunity to contain the spread of Covid-19. The Scottish Conservativ

MSP says Small Isles are yet another victim of SNP ferry fiasco

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has said that the Small Isles (the Inner Hebrides islands of Eigg, Muck, Rum and Canna) are the latest victims of the SNP’s ferry fiasco which is affecting island communities across the north and west of Scotland. The Scottish Conservative MSP sa

​​​​​​​Chronic pain concerns raised by MSP

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has expressed concern about the length of time some local residents are having to wait for a referral to a chronic pain clinic in the NHS Highland health board region. Mr Halcro Johnston said that newly released statistics covering the quarter to

Furlough scheme supporting 14,800 in Highland

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has said that the UK Government’s furlough scheme is still playing a vital role in protecting jobs and livelihoods across the Highlands and Islands “The latest figures, which take us to the end of April, show that across the Highland Council area

Halcro Johnston responds to Budget

[Edinburgh, 06.03.2024] Responding to today’s Budget announcement by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston

Highland rail fares hiked

Responding to the Scottish Government’s announcement that ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper fares would increase by nearly 9% in 2024, Highlan