Scottish National Party MSP for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire
I am happy to work with anyone who will help us to find solutions to make Scotland a better place to live in.
I am telling the member to move on.
I am aware of the concerns that the rural sector has raised about the potential impacts of the budget proposal. The Scottish Government recognises the vital role that rural land managers play in delivering on key outcomes, including reducing deer numbers, which we are all agreed on. I recently met the BASC and the Scottish Gamekeepers Association to hear more about the concerns...
No, I will not take an intervention. We do not have enough time as it is. I understand that those are the concerns that have led to members lodging the amendments in the group, which aim to ensure that shootings and deer forests, in some cases with conditions, or butcheries and sales outlets for venison, for example, are eligible for non-domestic rates relief. However,...
Will Tim Eagle take an intervention?
I will be very brief. I absolutely do not contest Tim Eagle’s genuine desire for what he is looking for. However, we already have the wildfire strategic action plan in place. We do not need amendment 167.
As Tim Eagle and I have discussed previously, Siobhian Brown and I have already committed to developing a Scottish wildfire strategic action plan, which will be informed by the wildfire summit that we had last year, cross-sector engagement and the ministerial round table with MSPs to ensure cross-party input and transparency. The plan will include prevention, preparedness, response and...
As I have already stated, it is local authorities that wish to have the byelaws and to put them into place, and they will decide how they will do so. Amendments 42 and 43, in the name of Beatrice Wishart, would formally include training as part of an approved training course under the 2024 act as a purpose for muirburn. They also clarify the circumstances in which different...
