Scottish Conservative Highland Councillor Helen Crawford met with Edward Mountain MSP and Stephen Kerr MSP on Tuesday 8th November at the Scottish Parliament to discuss a range of policy areas within the Education portfolio.
Edward Mountain MSP, the former Convener of the REC Committee which undertook the Ferries Inquiry, today challenged the Deputy First Minister as to why essential parts to run the LNG fuel system for the MV Glen Sannox were not already held in stock.
Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has welcomed proposals by Conservative colleague Maurice Golden MSP to introduce specific new laws to crack down on dog thefts.
Speaking ahead of the National Farmers Union Scotland rally at the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 2 November, Highlands and Islands Conservative MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston, who is a partner in a farming business in Orkney, said:
Commenting on NHS Highland’s announcement that the completion date for the new Belford hospital in Fort William will be pushed back by two years to 2028, Highlands and Islands Conservative MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston said:
Unsurprisingly, the most recent bit of separatist propaganda unveiled by Sturgeon continues to unravel. It was already apparent that the hard border the Nationalists intend to create with the rest of the UK would destroy the Scottish economy; now Sturgeon's shambolic currency policy has been exp
Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain today described how the personal approach to patient care is at risk of being sacrificed as overstretched and under-resourced NHS teams are pushed to breaking point.
Commenting on the Scottish Government’s hugely overdue update on ferry procurement for two new CalMac vessels for the Skye triangle routes, Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston said:
