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

Ministers’ failings caused ferry crisis – Halcro Johnston

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has said that repeated failings by SNP ministers, compounded by a lack of accountability, have contributed to the ferry crisis which has afflicted island communities this year. Speaking in a debate on Reserved Board Seats for Islanders, proposed

Further comment on HIE business survey

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has said that he fears that the SNP’s coalition with the Greens could undermine business confidence just as a survey of local businesses, conducted during June, but published today, indicated rising optimism in the business community. The Scottis

MSP highlights wild swimming safety advice

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston is urging people thinking of going wild swimming to make sure they understand the risks and swim as safely as possible. With wild swimming becoming increasingly popular, and with more and more people trying it for the first time, the Scottish Con

Halcro Johnston demands action to tackle Highland potholes 

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston is demanding action from SNP ministers after it was revealed that the number of potholes being reported in Scotland has risen by five times since the SNP took office in 2007. In 2007 just 3981 potholes were reported.

​​​​​​​Comment on UK vaccine milestone

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has welcomed the announcement that more than two-thirds of all adults in the UK have received two doses of a Covid vaccine. The Scottish Conservative MSP said: “This is an extraordinary achievement and is the result of an immense national ef

Comment on A&E waiting times from Jamie Halcro Johnston MSP

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has commented on the latest figures for A&E waiting times in the NHS Highland health board region. The Scottish Conservative MSP said: “While 86.3% of people in the NHS Highland region being seen within four hours at Accident and Emergency d

MSP seeks action on “dirty camping”

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston is again urging action to address the growing problem of “dirty camping” across his region. The Scottish Conservative MSP, who has written to the chief executive of Highland Council seeking an update on its own activities in tackling the problem,

MSP welcome for boost for outdoors health programmes

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has welcomed a £12.5m award being made to the Cairngorm National Park Authority which will contribute to a range of outdoor health programmes including a new nature-based centre for dementia care. Mr Halcro Johnston, who submitted a motion to the

MSP concerned over lack of urgency over Covid testing for islands

A Highlands and Islands MSP has again criticized the Scottish Government for its lack-lustre approach to promoting its own guidance for those travelling to Scotland islands. Scottish Conservative Jamie Halcro Johnston, who lives in Orkney, has previously raised concerns with First Ministe