The Scottish Government has been forced to admit that a decision to purchase the boats serving the Northern Isles routes has put them even further behind one of their own key green targets.
In response to questioning by Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston, Transport Secretary Micha
Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has welcomed the Prime Minister’s commitment to helping poorer countries with much-needed supplies of Covid vaccines.
Boris Johnson committed to donating most of the UK's surplus vaccine supply to poorer countries in a speech to a virtual me
The Prime Minister set out today the roadmap that will guide us cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming our freedoms while doing all we can to protect our people against Covid.
The Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity has admitted that a timescale for the delivery of superfast broadband to the Highlands remains unavailable, despite the SNP Government having a signed a £384 million contract last year to deliver the project.
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The Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity came under serious questioning for the reasons behind a £21.9 million loan to CMAL, a Scottish Government agency which owns passenger ferries, ports and harbours, as part of the draft Scottish Budget for 2021/22.
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The Scottish Conservatives are calling on the Scottish Government to accelerate measures to tackle the impact of “Long Covid”.
Shadow Health Secretary Donald Cameron has said that he is concerned about the implications the condition may have for people who contracted the disease during the pan
Scottish Conservative Shadow Rural Economy and Tourism Spokesman Jamie Halcro Johnston said: “While I’m pleased that the SNP Government has finally responded to the intense lobbying from the tourism sector and the Scottish Conservatives and withdrawn their damaging plans, I’m disappointed
Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain has stated that the Highlands is undergoing a “mental health crisis” in a speech to the Scottish Parliament today.
Edward Mountain MSP criticised the SNP Government’s record on mental health provision and said “the consequences of years of under-funding an
Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain has criticised the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism’s lack of clarity over the funding arrangement to repair the Cairngorm Funicular Railway.
During a session of the Rural Economy and Connectivity (REC) Committee today, Edward Mountain MSP p
A Highlands and Islands MSP has described as “extremely alarming” the findings of a new report that shows a third of young men in Scotland have contemplated suicide.
Scottish Conservative MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston raised the issue with Nicola Sturgeon at today’s Covid Questions at Holyrood, as
