8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it is taking to support the fishing industry. (S6O-03189)
Last year, the fishing sector asked the Scottish Government to consider a derogation to the North Sea cod avoidance plan in order to allow fishing for squid inside 12 nautical miles. As the Scottish Government officials recognised in their correspondence with the fisheries management and conservation group on 5 July last year, it is a lucrative fishery that can take pressure off nephrops...
I am pleased to be able to speak in today’s debate. A strong, growing economy is vital for jobs, for sustainable communities and for successful, well-funded public services. I doubt that anyone here, bar perhaps the anti-growth Greens, would disagree with that. Others have spoken about the importance of economic growth more generally. I will focus on my region, the Highlands and Islands,...
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Entered the Scottish Parliament on 20 June 2017 — appointed
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