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Shadow Finance Secretary Donald Cameron has given a very warm welcome to the announcement by the Chancellor that the furlough scheme is to be extended by four months. Mr Cameron, a Highlands and Islands MSP, said:  “The confirmation by Rishi Sunak that the furlough is being extended is ve

The Government is providing extra support for businesses who need it by extending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Here's how.

Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has said that the fight against the coronavirus must be focused on protecting staff and residents in care homes. Mr Cameron said: “As we have seen from the very tragic case of the Home Farm nursing home on Skye, carers in residential settings are on the

The Prime Minister's address to the nation tells the nation: stay alert, control the virus, save lives.

The Scottish Government has today confirmed that the earliest a replacement for HMP Inverness will be operational by will be the end of 2023. This extended delay became clear when the Scottish Government published the Infrastructure Investment Plan Progress Report for April 2020. The report states

Edward Mountain MSP is calling on the Scottish Government and BT to work with local internet providers to ensure all households and businesses which will not receive superfast fibre broadband can access the internet via other means. The Highlands and Islands MSP has made the call following a meetin

Shadow Finance Secretary Donald Cameron has welcomed evidence that the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s decision to launch a jobs retention scheme has saved more than 370,000 Scottish jobs. A survey, commissioned by the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, has found that Sco

Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain, today received an undertaking from the First Minister that the Scottish Government will consider relaxing eligibility criteria so that small B&Bs which operate without business bank accounts can apply for the Creative, Tourism and Hospitality Hardship

Shadow Finance Secretary Donald Cameron has expressed dismay after Finance Secretary Kate Forbes dismissed concerns over when the Scottish Government will deliver £155 million of extra cash from the UK Government direct to local authorities. Mr Cameron said: “To suggest, as the Finance Secreta

Applications for the Creative, Tourism and Hospitality Hardship Fund opened last week but the Scottish Government has today confirmed that the fund is not ‘over-subscribed’. Edward Mountain MSP has called on small B&Bs, of 6 guests or less, based in the Highlands to apply to this first-come-fir