Scottish National Party MSP for Inverness and Nairn
Scottish National Party MSP for Inverness and Nairn
Entered the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 1999 — Election
Also represented Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber
The developers of the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields have obtained their necessary exploration and other licences. They have complied fully with all Government regulations. On the strength of that, between them, they have invested well over £1,000 million thus far. If they are now declined final permission because the rules have changed and the goalposts have been moved, the UK...
In my view, salmon farming is one of the greatest success stories in modern Scotland, yet I believe that it is the most undervalued. Furthermore, I am not aware of any other industry that is the subject of more politically motivated, unjust and ill-informed attacks than our aquaculture sector. I was pleased to hear the cabinet secretary defending the industry against some of the arguments...
I will come to that. In principle, we all want to work well together. I hope that that is a high-level answer. The industry has done enormous things, including investing in modern hatcheries. I was privileged to open Mowi’s hatchery in Invergarry. Modern hatcheries will advance fish health, because young salmon spend more time there and less time at sea, which is a good thing....
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