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Call for SNP to U-turn on newspaper rates relief

Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s Scottish Conservative debate in Holyrood on newspaper rates relief, Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has called on SNP ministers to reverse their decision to scrap business rates relief for the sector or risk the survival of some local titles. M

MSP to question Nicola Sturgeon on future of A9 and A96 dualling

Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
A Highlands and Islands MSP is demanding answers from the Scottish Government after it was reported that the planned dualling of the A9 and A96 trunk roads could be delayed for years, with some speculation that the two projects have been effectively shelved. Doubt was cast over Scottish ministers’

​​​​​​​Plea for B&B funding support

Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
A Highlands and Islands MSP has written to Finance Secretary Kate Forbes asking her to reconsider the Scottish Government decision to exclude many local B&Bs and self-catering businesses from top-up grants worth £6,000. Scottish Conservative MSP Donald Cameron said that he had been contact

Anger at failure to restore Moray maternity services

Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has hit out over the lack of progress in restoring local maternity services in Moray. Speaking as severe winter weather made roads across the county treacherous, the Scottish Conservative MSP said it was unacceptable that so many mums-to-be from
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Edward Mountain MSP says its time "end the secrecy" and calls for public inquiry into Cairngorm Funicular Failings

Monday, 8 February, 2021
Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain is calling for a full public inquiry to be launched to investigate the decisions and events which led to the closing of the Cairngorm Funicular Railway due to structural problems. Edward Mountain MSP campaigned strongly for Audit Scotland to report on the
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Edward Mountain MSP delighted as “faulty advice and slow decision making” which resulted in the taxing of NHS Highland bullying compensation payments is overturned by HMRC

Friday, 5 February, 2021
Edward Mountain MSP has said “faulty advice and slow decision making on taxing compensation should have been spotted when the Healing Process started on 26 May 2020”.
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Health Secretary “too busy” to discuss Highland GP concerns over vaccine rollout with Edward Mountain MSP

Friday, 5 February, 2021
Highlands and Islands MSP Edward Mountain has expressed his frustration with the SNP’s Health Secretary following her refusal to meet to discuss the serious concerns raised by Highland GPs regarding the vaccine rollout. Edward Mountain MSP was advised by the Cabinet Secretary’s office that the Heal

SNP must U-turn on newspaper rates relief – Cameron

Friday, 5 February, 2021
Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has called on SNP Finance Secretary Kate Forbes to perform a U-turn and reverse her decision to scrap business rates relief for the newspaper industry at the end of next month. The Scottish Conservative MSP said: “I've been very impressed at how our loc

MSP highlights impact of heart disease across Highlands and Islands

Thursday, 4 February, 2021
Scottish Conservative MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has called for efforts to combat heart and circulatory disease to be given greater priority in the future, The condition affects 68,000 people across the Highlands and Islands, and the British Heart Foundation has raised concerns that, while the

Halco Johnston comments on plans for a fairer dairy supply chain

Wednesday, 3 February, 2021
Plans for a fairer dairy supply chain, announced today by the UK Government, have been welcomed by Shadow Rural Economy Secretary Jamie Halcro Johnston. The announcement follows a 12-week consultation which took place last year and which sought views from dairy farmers and processors acro

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