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Heathrow Airport Third Runway Expansion Welcomed

On 18 June, Heathrow Airport formally launched its consultation for its third runway. Heathrow is Europe’s busiest airport, hosting 84 airlines flying to 203 global destinations handling over 80 million passengers in 2019.

Holyrood Committee responds to request for an inquiry into Cairngorm Mountain

Last month, Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain, made a written request to a Scottish Parliament’s Public Audit and Post-Legislative Scrutiny (PAPLS) Committee to investigate the use of public money at the Cairngorm Mountain resort. Jenny Marra MSP, PAPLS Committee Convener, noted the r

Edward Mountain comments on delay to Ministerial Statement on Sturrock Inquiry

A ministerial statement on John Sturrock QC’s independent investigation into alleged bullying at NHS Highland has been delayed until next week. The statement was due to be made at Holyrood on Thursday 2 May 2019 and has now been rescheduled to Thursday 9 May 2019. Edward Mountain, MSP for the High

Highland Council Rejects ‘Nuclear Free’ Motion

Highland Council has voted overwhelmingly (46-15) to reject SNP proposals to join the ‘Nuclear Free Local Authorities’ group, a collective group of Local Authorities across the U.K and Republic of Ireland that are committed to ending the nuclear industry. Instead, the local authority voted to affir