Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has expressed disappointment after the Scottish Government’s Culture Secretary failed to visit the threatened Falconer Museum during her visit to Moray today (Monday 11th November).

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has welcomed news that an extra £1bn is to be spent on improving the mobile phone network.

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has urged Scottish ministers to give serious consideration to fixed inter-island links.

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston will contest the Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch seat at the next Holyrood elections.

A Highlands and Islands MSP has expressed astonishment after it was revealed that the Scottish Government has failed to make a single award of Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) to businesses in the region in the last three years.

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has warned that proposals for a new tax to pay for the cost of repairing potholes risks disproportionately hitting drivers living in rural areas.

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has welcomed the scrapping of the SNP Government’s plan for a “Named Person” scheme.

Commenting on the results of the latest Contracts for Difference allocation announced by the UK Government today, Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston said:

Commenting on the announcement that the Northern Isles ferry service contract preferred bidder will be Serco, Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston said: “Today’s announcement that Serco Northlink has been designated as preferred bidder to continue to run our ferry services is welcome.

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has expressed concern that elderly people in Moray are being kept in hospital longer, on average, than patients in similar areas.