28 Jan 2026

• On 28 Jan 2026: Jim Fairlie voted yes on Decision Time
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• On 28 Jan 2026: Jim Fairlie voted no on Decision Time
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• On 28 Jan 2026: Jim Fairlie voted no on Decision Time
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• On 28 Jan 2026: Jim Fairlie voted yes on Decision Time
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• On 28 Jan 2026: Jim Fairlie voted no on Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
  Show vote in context Vote analysis Related speeches (24)
  • 14:12:00: I thought that the clerks were doing our job for us and rushing Mr Ross. Amendment 6...
  • 14:12:00: I take on board that Mr Ross was successful in having his amendment agreed to at stage 2, but ...
  • 18:00:00: There are a couple of points there. The first is that the committee was very evenly split and ...
  • 18:00:00: Will Mr Ross take an intervention?
  • 18:00:00: It does not matter.
  • 18:15:00: I will wind up very quickly, Presiding Officer. To come back to Rachael HamiltonR...
  • 18:15:00: That demonstrates that Douglas Ross does not understand the complexity of what he is trying to...
  • 18:15:00: It is an estimate that was put together for the Scottish Government by the people who would be...
  • 18:15:00: Therefore, I will take those figures as being correct at this moment in time.
  • 18:15:00: Will the member take an intervention?
  • 18:15:00: The financial memorandum has been published and it is on the Scottish Parliament website. Doug...
  • 18:36:00: I press amendment 60.
  • 19:15:00: Amendment 155 from Jamie Halcro Johnston seeks to use the bill to reverse the progress that we...
  • 19:15:00: I very much look forward to Mr Ross not moving his amendment, because we have already publishe...
  • 19:15:00: I am not going to take any more interventions from Mr Ross. We have discussed the issue and we...
  • 19:15:00: The member’s amendments are utterly unnecessary, because we have already done all the th...
  • 19:45:00: As Tim Eagle and I have discussed previously, Siobhian Brown and I have already committed to d...
  • 19:45:00: As I have already stated, it is local authorities that wish to have the byelaws and to put the...
  • 20:00:00: Will Tim Eagle take an intervention?
  • 20:00:00: I will be very brief. I absolutely do not contest Tim Eagle’s genuine desire f...
  • 20:50:00: I am aware of the concerns that the rural sector has raised about the potential impacts of the...
  • 20:50:00: No, I will not take an intervention. We do not have enough time as it is. I understa...
  • 21:00:00: I am happy to work with anyone who will help us to find solutions to make Scotland a better pl...
  • 21:00:00: I am telling the member to move on.
• On 28 Jan 2026: Jim Fairlie voted no on Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
  Show vote in context Vote analysis Related speeches (24)
  • 14:12:00: I thought that the clerks were doing our job for us and rushing Mr Ross. Amendment 6...
  • 14:12:00: I take on board that Mr Ross was successful in having his amendment agreed to at stage 2, but ...
  • 18:00:00: There are a couple of points there. The first is that the committee was very evenly split and ...
  • 18:00:00: Will Mr Ross take an intervention?
  • 18:00:00: It does not matter.
  • 18:15:00: I will wind up very quickly, Presiding Officer. To come back to Rachael HamiltonR...
  • 18:15:00: That demonstrates that Douglas Ross does not understand the complexity of what he is trying to...
  • 18:15:00: It is an estimate that was put together for the Scottish Government by the people who would be...
  • 18:15:00: Therefore, I will take those figures as being correct at this moment in time.
  • 18:15:00: Will the member take an intervention?
  • 18:15:00: The financial memorandum has been published and it is on the Scottish Parliament website. Doug...
  • 18:36:00: I press amendment 60.
  • 19:15:00: Amendment 155 from Jamie Halcro Johnston seeks to use the bill to reverse the progress that we...
  • 19:15:00: I very much look forward to Mr Ross not moving his amendment, because we have already publishe...
  • 19:15:00: I am not going to take any more interventions from Mr Ross. We have discussed the issue and we...
  • 19:15:00: The member’s amendments are utterly unnecessary, because we have already done all the th...
  • 19:45:00: As Tim Eagle and I have discussed previously, Siobhian Brown and I have already committed to d...
  • 19:45:00: As I have already stated, it is local authorities that wish to have the byelaws and to put the...
  • 20:00:00: Will Tim Eagle take an intervention?
  • 20:00:00: I will be very brief. I absolutely do not contest Tim Eagle’s genuine desire f...
  • 20:50:00: I am aware of the concerns that the rural sector has raised about the potential impacts of the...
  • 20:50:00: No, I will not take an intervention. We do not have enough time as it is. I understa...
  • 21:00:00: I am happy to work with anyone who will help us to find solutions to make Scotland a better pl...
  • 21:00:00: I am telling the member to move on.
• On 28 Jan 2026: Jim Fairlie voted no on Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
  Show vote in context Vote analysis Related speeches (24)
  • 14:12:00: I thought that the clerks were doing our job for us and rushing Mr Ross. Amendment 6...
  • 14:12:00: I take on board that Mr Ross was successful in having his amendment agreed to at stage 2, but ...
  • 18:00:00: There are a couple of points there. The first is that the committee was very evenly split and ...
  • 18:00:00: Will Mr Ross take an intervention?
  • 18:00:00: It does not matter.
  • 18:15:00: I will wind up very quickly, Presiding Officer. To come back to Rachael HamiltonR...
  • 18:15:00: That demonstrates that Douglas Ross does not understand the complexity of what he is trying to...
  • 18:15:00: It is an estimate that was put together for the Scottish Government by the people who would be...
  • 18:15:00: Therefore, I will take those figures as being correct at this moment in time.
  • 18:15:00: Will the member take an intervention?
  • 18:15:00: The financial memorandum has been published and it is on the Scottish Parliament website. Doug...
  • 18:36:00: I press amendment 60.
  • 19:15:00: Amendment 155 from Jamie Halcro Johnston seeks to use the bill to reverse the progress that we...
  • 19:15:00: I very much look forward to Mr Ross not moving his amendment, because we have already publishe...
  • 19:15:00: I am not going to take any more interventions from Mr Ross. We have discussed the issue and we...
  • 19:15:00: The member’s amendments are utterly unnecessary, because we have already done all the th...
  • 19:45:00: As Tim Eagle and I have discussed previously, Siobhian Brown and I have already committed to d...
  • 19:45:00: As I have already stated, it is local authorities that wish to have the byelaws and to put the...
  • 20:00:00: Will Tim Eagle take an intervention?
  • 20:00:00: I will be very brief. I absolutely do not contest Tim Eagle’s genuine desire f...
  • 20:50:00: I am aware of the concerns that the rural sector has raised about the potential impacts of the...
  • 20:50:00: No, I will not take an intervention. We do not have enough time as it is. I understa...
  • 21:00:00: I am happy to work with anyone who will help us to find solutions to make Scotland a better pl...
  • 21:00:00: I am telling the member to move on.
• On 28 Jan 2026: Jim Fairlie voted no on Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
  Show vote in context Vote analysis Related speeches (24)
  • 14:12:00: I thought that the clerks were doing our job for us and rushing Mr Ross. Amendment 6...
  • 14:12:00: I take on board that Mr Ross was successful in having his amendment agreed to at stage 2, but ...
  • 18:00:00: There are a couple of points there. The first is that the committee was very evenly split and ...
  • 18:00:00: Will Mr Ross take an intervention?
  • 18:00:00: It does not matter.
  • 18:15:00: I will wind up very quickly, Presiding Officer. To come back to Rachael HamiltonR...
  • 18:15:00: That demonstrates that Douglas Ross does not understand the complexity of what he is trying to...
  • 18:15:00: It is an estimate that was put together for the Scottish Government by the people who would be...
  • 18:15:00: Therefore, I will take those figures as being correct at this moment in time.
  • 18:15:00: Will the member take an intervention?
  • 18:15:00: The financial memorandum has been published and it is on the Scottish Parliament website. Doug...
  • 18:36:00: I press amendment 60.
  • 19:15:00: Amendment 155 from Jamie Halcro Johnston seeks to use the bill to reverse the progress that we...
  • 19:15:00: I very much look forward to Mr Ross not moving his amendment, because we have already publishe...
  • 19:15:00: I am not going to take any more interventions from Mr Ross. We have discussed the issue and we...
  • 19:15:00: The member’s amendments are utterly unnecessary, because we have already done all the th...
  • 19:45:00: As Tim Eagle and I have discussed previously, Siobhian Brown and I have already committed to d...
  • 19:45:00: As I have already stated, it is local authorities that wish to have the byelaws and to put the...
  • 20:00:00: Will Tim Eagle take an intervention?
  • 20:00:00: I will be very brief. I absolutely do not contest Tim Eagle’s genuine desire f...
  • 20:50:00: I am aware of the concerns that the rural sector has raised about the potential impacts of the...
  • 20:50:00: No, I will not take an intervention. We do not have enough time as it is. I understa...
  • 21:00:00: I am happy to work with anyone who will help us to find solutions to make Scotland a better pl...
  • 21:00:00: I am telling the member to move on.
• On 28 Jan 2026: Jim Fairlie voted no on Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
  Show vote in context Vote analysis Related speeches (24)
  • 14:12:00: I thought that the clerks were doing our job for us and rushing Mr Ross. Amendment 6...
  • 14:12:00: I take on board that Mr Ross was successful in having his amendment agreed to at stage 2, but ...
  • 18:00:00: There are a couple of points there. The first is that the committee was very evenly split and ...
  • 18:00:00: Will Mr Ross take an intervention?
  • 18:00:00: It does not matter.
  • 18:15:00: I will wind up very quickly, Presiding Officer. To come back to Rachael HamiltonR...
  • 18:15:00: That demonstrates that Douglas Ross does not understand the complexity of what he is trying to...
  • 18:15:00: It is an estimate that was put together for the Scottish Government by the people who would be...
  • 18:15:00: Therefore, I will take those figures as being correct at this moment in time.
  • 18:15:00: Will the member take an intervention?
  • 18:15:00: The financial memorandum has been published and it is on the Scottish Parliament website. Doug...
  • 18:36:00: I press amendment 60.
  • 19:15:00: Amendment 155 from Jamie Halcro Johnston seeks to use the bill to reverse the progress that we...
  • 19:15:00: I very much look forward to Mr Ross not moving his amendment, because we have already publishe...
  • 19:15:00: I am not going to take any more interventions from Mr Ross. We have discussed the issue and we...
  • 19:15:00: The member’s amendments are utterly unnecessary, because we have already done all the th...
  • 19:45:00: As Tim Eagle and I have discussed previously, Siobhian Brown and I have already committed to d...
  • 19:45:00: As I have already stated, it is local authorities that wish to have the byelaws and to put the...
  • 20:00:00: Will Tim Eagle take an intervention?
  • 20:00:00: I will be very brief. I absolutely do not contest Tim Eagle’s genuine desire f...
  • 20:50:00: I am aware of the concerns that the rural sector has raised about the potential impacts of the...
  • 20:50:00: No, I will not take an intervention. We do not have enough time as it is. I understa...
  • 21:00:00: I am happy to work with anyone who will help us to find solutions to make Scotland a better pl...
  • 21:00:00: I am telling the member to move on.
• On 28 Jan 2026: Jim Fairlie voted no on Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
  Show vote in context Vote analysis Related speeches (24)
  • 14:12:00: I thought that the clerks were doing our job for us and rushing Mr Ross. Amendment 6...
  • 14:12:00: I take on board that Mr Ross was successful in having his amendment agreed to at stage 2, but ...
  • 18:00:00: There are a couple of points there. The first is that the committee was very evenly split and ...
  • 18:00:00: Will Mr Ross take an intervention?
  • 18:00:00: It does not matter.
  • 18:15:00: I will wind up very quickly, Presiding Officer. To come back to Rachael HamiltonR...
  • 18:15:00: That demonstrates that Douglas Ross does not understand the complexity of what he is trying to...
  • 18:15:00: It is an estimate that was put together for the Scottish Government by the people who would be...
  • 18:15:00: Therefore, I will take those figures as being correct at this moment in time.
  • 18:15:00: Will the member take an intervention?
  • 18:15:00: The financial memorandum has been published and it is on the Scottish Parliament website. Doug...
  • 18:36:00: I press amendment 60.
  • 19:15:00: Amendment 155 from Jamie Halcro Johnston seeks to use the bill to reverse the progress that we...
  • 19:15:00: I very much look forward to Mr Ross not moving his amendment, because we have already publishe...
  • 19:15:00: I am not going to take any more interventions from Mr Ross. We have discussed the issue and we...
  • 19:15:00: The member’s amendments are utterly unnecessary, because we have already done all the th...
  • 19:45:00: As Tim Eagle and I have discussed previously, Siobhian Brown and I have already committed to d...
  • 19:45:00: As I have already stated, it is local authorities that wish to have the byelaws and to put the...
  • 20:00:00: Will Tim Eagle take an intervention?
  • 20:00:00: I will be very brief. I absolutely do not contest Tim Eagle’s genuine desire f...
  • 20:50:00: I am aware of the concerns that the rural sector has raised about the potential impacts of the...
  • 20:50:00: No, I will not take an intervention. We do not have enough time as it is. I understa...
  • 21:00:00: I am happy to work with anyone who will help us to find solutions to make Scotland a better pl...
  • 21:00:00: I am telling the member to move on.
• On 28 Jan 2026: Jim Fairlie voted no on Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
  Show vote in context Vote analysis Related speeches (24)
  • 14:12:00: I thought that the clerks were doing our job for us and rushing Mr Ross. Amendment 6...
  • 14:12:00: I take on board that Mr Ross was successful in having his amendment agreed to at stage 2, but ...
  • 18:00:00: There are a couple of points there. The first is that the committee was very evenly split and ...
  • 18:00:00: Will Mr Ross take an intervention?
  • 18:00:00: It does not matter.
  • 18:15:00: I will wind up very quickly, Presiding Officer. To come back to Rachael HamiltonR...
  • 18:15:00: That demonstrates that Douglas Ross does not understand the complexity of what he is trying to...
  • 18:15:00: It is an estimate that was put together for the Scottish Government by the people who would be...
  • 18:15:00: Therefore, I will take those figures as being correct at this moment in time.
  • 18:15:00: Will the member take an intervention?
  • 18:15:00: The financial memorandum has been published and it is on the Scottish Parliament website. Doug...
  • 18:36:00: I press amendment 60.
  • 19:15:00: Amendment 155 from Jamie Halcro Johnston seeks to use the bill to reverse the progress that we...
  • 19:15:00: I very much look forward to Mr Ross not moving his amendment, because we have already publishe...
  • 19:15:00: I am not going to take any more interventions from Mr Ross. We have discussed the issue and we...
  • 19:15:00: The member’s amendments are utterly unnecessary, because we have already done all the th...
  • 19:45:00: As Tim Eagle and I have discussed previously, Siobhian Brown and I have already committed to d...
  • 19:45:00: As I have already stated, it is local authorities that wish to have the byelaws and to put the...
  • 20:00:00: Will Tim Eagle take an intervention?
  • 20:00:00: I will be very brief. I absolutely do not contest Tim Eagle’s genuine desire f...
  • 20:50:00: I am aware of the concerns that the rural sector has raised about the potential impacts of the...
  • 20:50:00: No, I will not take an intervention. We do not have enough time as it is. I understa...
  • 21:00:00: I am happy to work with anyone who will help us to find solutions to make Scotland a better pl...
  • 21:00:00: I am telling the member to move on.
• On 28 Jan 2026: Jim Fairlie voted no on Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
  Show vote in context Vote analysis Related speeches (24)
  • 14:12:00: I thought that the clerks were doing our job for us and rushing Mr Ross. Amendment 6...
  • 14:12:00: I take on board that Mr Ross was successful in having his amendment agreed to at stage 2, but ...
  • 18:00:00: There are a couple of points there. The first is that the committee was very evenly split and ...
  • 18:00:00: Will Mr Ross take an intervention?
  • 18:00:00: It does not matter.
  • 18:15:00: I will wind up very quickly, Presiding Officer. To come back to Rachael HamiltonR...
  • 18:15:00: That demonstrates that Douglas Ross does not understand the complexity of what he is trying to...
  • 18:15:00: It is an estimate that was put together for the Scottish Government by the people who would be...
  • 18:15:00: Therefore, I will take those figures as being correct at this moment in time.
  • 18:15:00: Will the member take an intervention?
  • 18:15:00: The financial memorandum has been published and it is on the Scottish Parliament website. Doug...
  • 18:36:00: I press amendment 60.
  • 19:15:00: Amendment 155 from Jamie Halcro Johnston seeks to use the bill to reverse the progress that we...
  • 19:15:00: I very much look forward to Mr Ross not moving his amendment, because we have already publishe...
  • 19:15:00: I am not going to take any more interventions from Mr Ross. We have discussed the issue and we...
  • 19:15:00: The member’s amendments are utterly unnecessary, because we have already done all the th...
  • 19:45:00: As Tim Eagle and I have discussed previously, Siobhian Brown and I have already committed to d...
  • 19:45:00: As I have already stated, it is local authorities that wish to have the byelaws and to put the...
  • 20:00:00: Will Tim Eagle take an intervention?
  • 20:00:00: I will be very brief. I absolutely do not contest Tim Eagle’s genuine desire f...
  • 20:50:00: I am aware of the concerns that the rural sector has raised about the potential impacts of the...
  • 20:50:00: No, I will not take an intervention. We do not have enough time as it is. I understa...
  • 21:00:00: I am happy to work with anyone who will help us to find solutions to make Scotland a better pl...
  • 21:00:00: I am telling the member to move on.
• On 28 Jan 2026: Jim Fairlie voted no on Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
  Show vote in context Vote analysis Related speeches (24)
  • 14:12:00: I thought that the clerks were doing our job for us and rushing Mr Ross. Amendment 6...
  • 14:12:00: I take on board that Mr Ross was successful in having his amendment agreed to at stage 2, but ...
  • 18:00:00: There are a couple of points there. The first is that the committee was very evenly split and ...
  • 18:00:00: Will Mr Ross take an intervention?
  • 18:00:00: It does not matter.
  • 18:15:00: I will wind up very quickly, Presiding Officer. To come back to Rachael HamiltonR...
  • 18:15:00: That demonstrates that Douglas Ross does not understand the complexity of what he is trying to...
  • 18:15:00: It is an estimate that was put together for the Scottish Government by the people who would be...
  • 18:15:00: Therefore, I will take those figures as being correct at this moment in time.
  • 18:15:00: Will the member take an intervention?
  • 18:15:00: The financial memorandum has been published and it is on the Scottish Parliament website. Doug...
  • 18:36:00: I press amendment 60.
  • 19:15:00: Amendment 155 from Jamie Halcro Johnston seeks to use the bill to reverse the progress that we...
  • 19:15:00: I very much look forward to Mr Ross not moving his amendment, because we have already publishe...
  • 19:15:00: I am not going to take any more interventions from Mr Ross. We have discussed the issue and we...
  • 19:15:00: The member’s amendments are utterly unnecessary, because we have already done all the th...
  • 19:45:00: As Tim Eagle and I have discussed previously, Siobhian Brown and I have already committed to d...
  • 19:45:00: As I have already stated, it is local authorities that wish to have the byelaws and to put the...
  • 20:00:00: Will Tim Eagle take an intervention?
  • 20:00:00: I will be very brief. I absolutely do not contest Tim Eagle’s genuine desire f...
  • 20:50:00: I am aware of the concerns that the rural sector has raised about the potential impacts of the...
  • 20:50:00: No, I will not take an intervention. We do not have enough time as it is. I understa...
  • 21:00:00: I am happy to work with anyone who will help us to find solutions to make Scotland a better pl...
  • 21:00:00: I am telling the member to move on.
• On 28 Jan 2026: Jim Fairlie voted no on Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
  Show vote in context Vote analysis Related speeches (24)
  • 14:12:00: I thought that the clerks were doing our job for us and rushing Mr Ross. Amendment 6...
  • 14:12:00: I take on board that Mr Ross was successful in having his amendment agreed to at stage 2, but ...
  • 18:00:00: There are a couple of points there. The first is that the committee was very evenly split and ...
  • 18:00:00: Will Mr Ross take an intervention?
  • 18:00:00: It does not matter.
  • 18:15:00: I will wind up very quickly, Presiding Officer. To come back to Rachael HamiltonR...
  • 18:15:00: That demonstrates that Douglas Ross does not understand the complexity of what he is trying to...
  • 18:15:00: It is an estimate that was put together for the Scottish Government by the people who would be...
  • 18:15:00: Therefore, I will take those figures as being correct at this moment in time.
  • 18:15:00: Will the member take an intervention?
  • 18:15:00: The financial memorandum has been published and it is on the Scottish Parliament website. Doug...
  • 18:36:00: I press amendment 60.
  • 19:15:00: Amendment 155 from Jamie Halcro Johnston seeks to use the bill to reverse the progress that we...
  • 19:15:00: I very much look forward to Mr Ross not moving his amendment, because we have already publishe...
  • 19:15:00: I am not going to take any more interventions from Mr Ross. We have discussed the issue and we...
  • 19:15:00: The member’s amendments are utterly unnecessary, because we have already done all the th...
  • 19:45:00: As Tim Eagle and I have discussed previously, Siobhian Brown and I have already committed to d...
  • 19:45:00: As I have already stated, it is local authorities that wish to have the byelaws and to put the...
  • 20:00:00: Will Tim Eagle take an intervention?
  • 20:00:00: I will be very brief. I absolutely do not contest Tim Eagle’s genuine desire f...
  • 20:50:00: I am aware of the concerns that the rural sector has raised about the potential impacts of the...
  • 20:50:00: No, I will not take an intervention. We do not have enough time as it is. I understa...
  • 21:00:00: I am happy to work with anyone who will help us to find solutions to make Scotland a better pl...
  • 21:00:00: I am telling the member to move on.
• On 28 Jan 2026: Jim Fairlie voted no on Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
  Show vote in context Vote analysis Related speeches (24)
  • 14:12:00: I thought that the clerks were doing our job for us and rushing Mr Ross. Amendment 6...
  • 14:12:00: I take on board that Mr Ross was successful in having his amendment agreed to at stage 2, but ...
  • 18:00:00: There are a couple of points there. The first is that the committee was very evenly split and ...
  • 18:00:00: Will Mr Ross take an intervention?
  • 18:00:00: It does not matter.
  • 18:15:00: I will wind up very quickly, Presiding Officer. To come back to Rachael HamiltonR...
  • 18:15:00: That demonstrates that Douglas Ross does not understand the complexity of what he is trying to...
  • 18:15:00: It is an estimate that was put together for the Scottish Government by the people who would be...
  • 18:15:00: Therefore, I will take those figures as being correct at this moment in time.
  • 18:15:00: Will the member take an intervention?
  • 18:15:00: The financial memorandum has been published and it is on the Scottish Parliament website. Doug...
  • 18:36:00: I press amendment 60.
  • 19:15:00: Amendment 155 from Jamie Halcro Johnston seeks to use the bill to reverse the progress that we...
  • 19:15:00: I very much look forward to Mr Ross not moving his amendment, because we have already publishe...
  • 19:15:00: I am not going to take any more interventions from Mr Ross. We have discussed the issue and we...
  • 19:15:00: The member’s amendments are utterly unnecessary, because we have already done all the th...
  • 19:45:00: As Tim Eagle and I have discussed previously, Siobhian Brown and I have already committed to d...
  • 19:45:00: As I have already stated, it is local authorities that wish to have the byelaws and to put the...
  • 20:00:00: Will Tim Eagle take an intervention?
  • 20:00:00: I will be very brief. I absolutely do not contest Tim Eagle’s genuine desire f...
  • 20:50:00: I am aware of the concerns that the rural sector has raised about the potential impacts of the...
  • 20:50:00: No, I will not take an intervention. We do not have enough time as it is. I understa...
  • 21:00:00: I am happy to work with anyone who will help us to find solutions to make Scotland a better pl...
  • 21:00:00: I am telling the member to move on.
• On 28 Jan 2026: Jim Fairlie voted yes on Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
  Show vote in context Vote analysis Related speeches (24)
  • 14:12:00: I thought that the clerks were doing our job for us and rushing Mr Ross. Amendment 6...
  • 14:12:00: I take on board that Mr Ross was successful in having his amendment agreed to at stage 2, but ...
  • 18:00:00: There are a couple of points there. The first is that the committee was very evenly split and ...
  • 18:00:00: Will Mr Ross take an intervention?
  • 18:00:00: It does not matter.
  • 18:15:00: I will wind up very quickly, Presiding Officer. To come back to Rachael HamiltonR...
  • 18:15:00: That demonstrates that Douglas Ross does not understand the complexity of what he is trying to...
  • 18:15:00: It is an estimate that was put together for the Scottish Government by the people who would be...
  • 18:15:00: Therefore, I will take those figures as being correct at this moment in time.
  • 18:15:00: Will the member take an intervention?
  • 18:15:00: The financial memorandum has been published and it is on the Scottish Parliament website. Doug...
  • 18:36:00: I press amendment 60.
  • 19:15:00: Amendment 155 from Jamie Halcro Johnston seeks to use the bill to reverse the progress that we...
  • 19:15:00: I very much look forward to Mr Ross not moving his amendment, because we have already publishe...
  • 19:15:00: I am not going to take any more interventions from Mr Ross. We have discussed the issue and we...
  • 19:15:00: The member’s amendments are utterly unnecessary, because we have already done all the th...
  • 19:45:00: As Tim Eagle and I have discussed previously, Siobhian Brown and I have already committed to d...
  • 19:45:00: As I have already stated, it is local authorities that wish to have the byelaws and to put the...
  • 20:00:00: Will Tim Eagle take an intervention?
  • 20:00:00: I will be very brief. I absolutely do not contest Tim Eagle’s genuine desire f...
  • 20:50:00: I am aware of the concerns that the rural sector has raised about the potential impacts of the...
  • 20:50:00: No, I will not take an intervention. We do not have enough time as it is. I understa...
  • 21:00:00: I am happy to work with anyone who will help us to find solutions to make Scotland a better pl...
  • 21:00:00: I am telling the member to move on.
• On 28 Jan 2026: Jim Fairlie voted yes on Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
  Show vote in context Vote analysis Related speeches (24)
  • 14:12:00: I thought that the clerks were doing our job for us and rushing Mr Ross. Amendment 6...
  • 14:12:00: I take on board that Mr Ross was successful in having his amendment agreed to at stage 2, but ...
  • 18:00:00: There are a couple of points there. The first is that the committee was very evenly split and ...
  • 18:00:00: Will Mr Ross take an intervention?
  • 18:00:00: It does not matter.
  • 18:15:00: I will wind up very quickly, Presiding Officer. To come back to Rachael HamiltonR...
  • 18:15:00: That demonstrates that Douglas Ross does not understand the complexity of what he is trying to...
  • 18:15:00: It is an estimate that was put together for the Scottish Government by the people who would be...
  • 18:15:00: Therefore, I will take those figures as being correct at this moment in time.
  • 18:15:00: Will the member take an intervention?
  • 18:15:00: The financial memorandum has been published and it is on the Scottish Parliament website. Doug...
  • 18:36:00: I press amendment 60.
  • 19:15:00: Amendment 155 from Jamie Halcro Johnston seeks to use the bill to reverse the progress that we...
  • 19:15:00: I very much look forward to Mr Ross not moving his amendment, because we have already publishe...
  • 19:15:00: I am not going to take any more interventions from Mr Ross. We have discussed the issue and we...
  • 19:15:00: The member’s amendments are utterly unnecessary, because we have already done all the th...
  • 19:45:00: As Tim Eagle and I have discussed previously, Siobhian Brown and I have already committed to d...
  • 19:45:00: As I have already stated, it is local authorities that wish to have the byelaws and to put the...
  • 20:00:00: Will Tim Eagle take an intervention?
  • 20:00:00: I will be very brief. I absolutely do not contest Tim Eagle’s genuine desire f...
  • 20:50:00: I am aware of the concerns that the rural sector has raised about the potential impacts of the...
  • 20:50:00: No, I will not take an intervention. We do not have enough time as it is. I understa...
  • 21:00:00: I am happy to work with anyone who will help us to find solutions to make Scotland a better pl...
  • 21:00:00: I am telling the member to move on.
• On 28 Jan 2026: Jim Fairlie voted yes on Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
  Show vote in context Vote analysis Related speeches (24)
  • 14:12:00: I thought that the clerks were doing our job for us and rushing Mr Ross. Amendment 6...
  • 14:12:00: I take on board that Mr Ross was successful in having his amendment agreed to at stage 2, but ...
  • 18:00:00: There are a couple of points there. The first is that the committee was very evenly split and ...
  • 18:00:00: Will Mr Ross take an intervention?
  • 18:00:00: It does not matter.
  • 18:15:00: I will wind up very quickly, Presiding Officer. To come back to Rachael HamiltonR...
  • 18:15:00: That demonstrates that Douglas Ross does not understand the complexity of what he is trying to...
  • 18:15:00: It is an estimate that was put together for the Scottish Government by the people who would be...
  • 18:15:00: Therefore, I will take those figures as being correct at this moment in time.
  • 18:15:00: Will the member take an intervention?
  • 18:15:00: The financial memorandum has been published and it is on the Scottish Parliament website. Doug...
  • 18:36:00: I press amendment 60.
  • 19:15:00: Amendment 155 from Jamie Halcro Johnston seeks to use the bill to reverse the progress that we...
  • 19:15:00: I very much look forward to Mr Ross not moving his amendment, because we have already publishe...
  • 19:15:00: I am not going to take any more interventions from Mr Ross. We have discussed the issue and we...
  • 19:15:00: The member’s amendments are utterly unnecessary, because we have already done all the th...
  • 19:45:00: As Tim Eagle and I have discussed previously, Siobhian Brown and I have already committed to d...
  • 19:45:00: As I have already stated, it is local authorities that wish to have the byelaws and to put the...
  • 20:00:00: Will Tim Eagle take an intervention?
  • 20:00:00: I will be very brief. I absolutely do not contest Tim Eagle’s genuine desire f...
  • 20:50:00: I am aware of the concerns that the rural sector has raised about the potential impacts of the...
  • 20:50:00: No, I will not take an intervention. We do not have enough time as it is. I understa...
  • 21:00:00: I am happy to work with anyone who will help us to find solutions to make Scotland a better pl...
  • 21:00:00: I am telling the member to move on.
• On 28 Jan 2026: Jim Fairlie voted yes on Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
  Show vote in context Vote analysis Related speeches (24)
  • 14:12:00: I thought that the clerks were doing our job for us and rushing Mr Ross. Amendment 6...
  • 14:12:00: I take on board that Mr Ross was successful in having his amendment agreed to at stage 2, but ...
  • 18:00:00: There are a couple of points there. The first is that the committee was very evenly split and ...
  • 18:00:00: Will Mr Ross take an intervention?
  • 18:00:00: It does not matter.
  • 18:15:00: I will wind up very quickly, Presiding Officer. To come back to Rachael HamiltonR...
  • 18:15:00: That demonstrates that Douglas Ross does not understand the complexity of what he is trying to...
  • 18:15:00: It is an estimate that was put together for the Scottish Government by the people who would be...
  • 18:15:00: Therefore, I will take those figures as being correct at this moment in time.
  • 18:15:00: Will the member take an intervention?
  • 18:15:00: The financial memorandum has been published and it is on the Scottish Parliament website. Doug...
  • 18:36:00: I press amendment 60.
  • 19:15:00: Amendment 155 from Jamie Halcro Johnston seeks to use the bill to reverse the progress that we...
  • 19:15:00: I very much look forward to Mr Ross not moving his amendment, because we have already publishe...
  • 19:15:00: I am not going to take any more interventions from Mr Ross. We have discussed the issue and we...
  • 19:15:00: The member’s amendments are utterly unnecessary, because we have already done all the th...
  • 19:45:00: As Tim Eagle and I have discussed previously, Siobhian Brown and I have already committed to d...
  • 19:45:00: As I have already stated, it is local authorities that wish to have the byelaws and to put the...
  • 20:00:00: Will Tim Eagle take an intervention?
  • 20:00:00: I will be very brief. I absolutely do not contest Tim Eagle’s genuine desire f...
  • 20:50:00: I am aware of the concerns that the rural sector has raised about the potential impacts of the...
  • 20:50:00: No, I will not take an intervention. We do not have enough time as it is. I understa...
  • 21:00:00: I am happy to work with anyone who will help us to find solutions to make Scotland a better pl...
  • 21:00:00: I am telling the member to move on.
• On 28 Jan 2026: Jim Fairlie voted yes on Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
  Show vote in context Vote analysis Related speeches (24)
  • 14:12:00: I thought that the clerks were doing our job for us and rushing Mr Ross. Amendment 6...
  • 14:12:00: I take on board that Mr Ross was successful in having his amendment agreed to at stage 2, but ...
  • 18:00:00: There are a couple of points there. The first is that the committee was very evenly split and ...
  • 18:00:00: Will Mr Ross take an intervention?
  • 18:00:00: It does not matter.
  • 18:15:00: I will wind up very quickly, Presiding Officer. To come back to Rachael HamiltonR...
  • 18:15:00: That demonstrates that Douglas Ross does not understand the complexity of what he is trying to...
  • 18:15:00: It is an estimate that was put together for the Scottish Government by the people who would be...
  • 18:15:00: Therefore, I will take those figures as being correct at this moment in time.
  • 18:15:00: Will the member take an intervention?
  • 18:15:00: The financial memorandum has been published and it is on the Scottish Parliament website. Doug...
  • 18:36:00: I press amendment 60.
  • 19:15:00: Amendment 155 from Jamie Halcro Johnston seeks to use the bill to reverse the progress that we...
  • 19:15:00: I very much look forward to Mr Ross not moving his amendment, because we have already publishe...
  • 19:15:00: I am not going to take any more interventions from Mr Ross. We have discussed the issue and we...
  • 19:15:00: The member’s amendments are utterly unnecessary, because we have already done all the th...
  • 19:45:00: As Tim Eagle and I have discussed previously, Siobhian Brown and I have already committed to d...
  • 19:45:00: As I have already stated, it is local authorities that wish to have the byelaws and to put the...
  • 20:00:00: Will Tim Eagle take an intervention?
  • 20:00:00: I will be very brief. I absolutely do not contest Tim Eagle’s genuine desire f...
  • 20:50:00: I am aware of the concerns that the rural sector has raised about the potential impacts of the...
  • 20:50:00: No, I will not take an intervention. We do not have enough time as it is. I understa...
  • 21:00:00: I am happy to work with anyone who will help us to find solutions to make Scotland a better pl...
  • 21:00:00: I am telling the member to move on.