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SNP Government has finally responded to the intense lobbying from the tourism sector and the Scottish Conservatives and withdrawn their damaging plans, I’m disappointed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
Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has thanked farmers and other rural businesses for their efforts during the recent wintry conditions.
Mr Halcro Johnston, the Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy, said volunteers had stepped up to help people in their communities, keep
Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain and Cllr Struan Mackie today have praised the GP practices in Grantown-on-Spey and Thurso and Halkirk for “going the extra mile” in the Covid-19 vaccination programme.
Last week, Grantown-on-Spey held a mass vaccination clinic and Thurso and Halkirk organi
Highlands and Islands Scottish Conservative MSP Donald Cameron said: “People in Argyll and Bute will be wandering exactly what alternative universe the SNP are living in.
“They want their elected politicians to be focusing on sorting out the disastrous situation with the A83 – neglected by the
