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Halcro Johnston angry over talk of action without delivery any over winter fuel assistance





Jamie Halcro Johnston MSP addressing the house. Picture: Andrew Cowan/Scottish Parliament
Jamie Halcro Johnston MSP addressing the house. Picture: Andrew Cowan/Scottish Parliament

A Highland Tory MSP has lambasted the SNP administration for its pledge to ‘restore’ the winter fuel payment which has just been removed by the Labour Westminster government.

Addressing the Scottish Parliament today, Jamie Halcro Johnston responded to the Scottish Government’s announcement last week of support for older people with their energy costs from 2025.

Mr Halcro Johnston, who also chairs the Scottish Parliament’s Cross Party Group on Islands, said: “Despite all the fanfare and self-congratulatory rhetoric from SNP ministers, this is not a reinstatement of what pensioners have lost and will barely touch the sides for many rural and island Scots

“The grim reality is that this is still a cut for many older folk in the Highlands and Islands and, with any help delayed until next year, will still leave many of my constituents more vulnerable this winter.”

The Highland MSP criticised the actual lack of action being promised.

He went on: “While they have both the powers and the funding to do so, the SNP Scottish Government has chosen not to deliver the support that rural and island communities need.

“Local pensioners deserve better than two failing governments – SNP and Labour - more interested in talking about action than actually delivering it”.


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