Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2017 - present day
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
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26 June 2025 - 04 September 2025
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10 October 2024 - 26 June 2025
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29 June 2023 - 10 October 2024
Substitute Member
29 June 2023 - 10 October 2024
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28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
17 June 2021 - 29 June 2023
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22 September 2021 - 29 June 2023
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21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
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21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
16 December 2020 - 04 May 2021
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23 December 2020 - 04 May 2021
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29 June 2017 - 23 December 2020
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25 February 2020 - 16 December 2020
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28 June 2017 - 11 August 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
06 September 2018 - 25 February 2020
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29 June 2017 - 25 February 2020
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28 June 2017 - 18 February 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
29 June 2017 - 06 September 2018
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These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.
Chamber meeting date: 11 September 2025
2. Jamie Halcro Johnston (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what percentage increase in redeterminations of pension age disability payment assessments there has been since January 2025. (S6O-04923)"
Chamber meeting date: 11 September 2025
Jamie Halcro Johnston (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "I am sure that the 2,500 new trees and the 1,000 acres of peatland restoration will be welcome. As Murdo Fraser has highlighted, Sanjeev Gupta promised 2,000 new jobs at Lochaber in 2016, but only 40 have been delivered…
Chamber meeting date: 4 September 2025
Jamie Halcro Johnston (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "My thanks go to the Public Audit Committee and its clerks for the report, which was published in May, and to the Auditor General for his earlier work in looking at the functioning of the commission…
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee meeting date: 4 September 2025
Jamie Halcro Johnston (Highlands and Islands) (Con): "Thank you, convener. I have no interests that relate to the work of the committee."
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee meeting date: 4 September 2025
Jamie Halcro Johnston: "Thank you for coming in and speaking to us. I have several fairly short questions…
See all of Jamie Halcro Johnston's contributions in the chamber
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Find out how Jamie Halcro Johnston has voted recently.
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Supported by: Richard Lochhead
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 11, 2025
Result 60 for, 49 against, 7 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 11, 2025
Result 23 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 11, 2025
Result 26 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Supported by: Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Result 72 for, 45 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 8, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Result 91 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Jamie Halcro Johnston has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Halcro Johnston, Jamie, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 3 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what percentage increase in re-determinations of Pension Age Disability Payment assessments there has been since January 2025."
Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2025
Asked by: Halcro Johnston, Jamie, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 27 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the economy secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the economic impact of any increased taxation by UK, Scottish and local governments on people and businesses across the Highlands and Islands."
Taken in the Chamber on 3 September 2025
Asked by: Halcro Johnston, Jamie, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what restrictions it places on the use of its overseas aid."
Taken in the Chamber on 25 June 2025
Asked by: Halcro Johnston, Jamie, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 3 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what the average weekly number of care-at-home hours delivered has been, and how this compared with assessed need, in each of the last five years, also broken down by NHS board."
Answered by Maree Todd on 17 June 2025
Asked by: Halcro Johnston, Jamie, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 3 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many of the vessels engaged in the Scottish squid fishery have an Inshore Vessel Monitoring System (I-VMS) installed."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 12 June 2025
Asked by: Halcro Johnston, Jamie, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 11 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what new measures it has introduced in relation to supporting improved community engagement and respecting local democratic decision-making, when section 37 applications for energy infrastructure are considered."
Taken in the Chamber on 19 June 2025
Asked by: Halcro Johnston, Jamie, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 3 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many vessels in the Scottish squid fishery are licensed to use (a) trawling gears and (b) jigging gear."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 11 June 2025
Asked by: Halcro Johnston, Jamie, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 3 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many licence derogations for squid fishing in Scottish waters were issued in each of the five years up to 2024."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 11 June 2025
Asked by: Halcro Johnston, Jamie, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 3 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-36787 by Mairi Gougeon on 22 April 2025, what the membership is of the co-management group established to develop a squid fishing trial."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 11 June 2025
Asked by: Halcro Johnston, Jamie, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 3 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-36786 by Mairi Gougeon on 22 April 2025, when it plans to publish the findings from the North Sea Cod Avoidance Plan regarding squid bycatch."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 11 June 2025
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