Edward Mountain MSP has made a formal request for a Holyrood Committee to put Scotland’s Salmon Farm industry under closer scrutiny, following a continued and sustained rise in salmon farm mortalities.
Edward Mountain MSP made the request in a letter to the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs, Isla
A freedom of information request has revealed that 60% of the social homes in Wick are below band C on the energy performance certificate rating.
The Highland Council has confirmed that out of its 873 social homes in the Wick area, 326 are at band C and 20 are at band B, with 527 homes falling belo
New data has revealed little improvement in the continued poor condition of primary and secondary schools in the Highlands.
The figures for 2022 show that 60 Primary schools in the Highlands are rated as being in a poor condition, which is a third of the total of all Primary school buildings in a p
Following her meeting with Edward Mountain MSP at The Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 7 September 2022, Councillor Isabelle Mackenzie said:
"I had opportunity while in Edinburgh to catch up with our MSP, Edward Mountain, who kindly took time out from his busy schedule to meet me.
Edward Mountain MSP today challenged the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care to enable rural GPs to help out in the rollout of the winter vaccine programme.
This call came after constituents contacted the Highlands and Islands MSP, detailing their difficulties in securing a vaccine appoint
Despite reports that harbour infrastructure upgrades at Ardrossan are delayed and that there are ‘serious risks’ to completing vessel 801 due to cabling issues, the Scottish Government has today re-confirmed that the long-delayed vessels 801 and 802 will be delivered within budget by the end of Marc
New statistics from Public Health Scotland show that there continues to be over 3,000 patients on the waiting list for orthopaedic treatment in NHS Highland, a figure which Edward Mountain MSP has called “staggering and unprecedented”.
The figures also show that 523 orthopaedic inpatients had been
