Results 1–20 of 30 for brexit speaker:Mike Rumbles

Scottish Parliament: Parliament’s Evolving Scrutiny Function ( 8 Dec 2020)

Mike Rumbles: There is no doubt that Brexit is having and will have a major impact on how the Scottish Parliament operates. The paper produced by the Finance and Constitution Committee and this debate are a welcome part of the process of examining how this devolved Parliament responds to changing circumstances. Time allows me to concentrate on only one of the five major areas of concern: that of how the...

Scottish Parliament: International Year of Plant Health 2020 (19 Nov 2019)

Mike Rumbles: I want to press the minister on that point. With Brexit, we face the loss of expert scientists who have come to work here. The minister said that that threatens to compromise our ability to protect Scotland’s plants and trees. How exactly does she plan to tackle that problem?

Scottish Parliament: Fisheries Negotiations (19 Nov 2019)

Mike Rumbles: ...I do now—we could not ban all foreign vessels from our exclusive economic zone, although Peter Chapman wishes that that were the case. If the UK actually leaves the European Union on 31 January, Brexit will not be “done”. The hard work of negotiating trade deals with the European Union will just be getting under way. I do not believe for one minute that, having taken more than three...

Scottish Parliament: Fisheries Negotiations (19 Nov 2019)

Mike Rumbles: ...focus on our inshore waters. Members will have received a briefing from the Scottish Creel Fishermen’s Federation. In contrast to the “sea of opportunity” that we have so often heard that Brexit will offer our fishing industry, the creel fishermen are worried about what Brexit might bring. Three quarters of Scotland’s 2,000 fishing boats are under 10m long. The fishermen have...

Scottish Parliament: Scottish Products (United States Tariffs) (14 Nov 2019)

Mike Rumbles: The Liberal Democrats believe that the motion rightly makes it clear that any Brexit will be damaging to our economy, and particularly our food and drink industry. The motion also highlights the fact that a no-deal Brexit would be even more damaging. A no-deal Brexit is simply the worst of all worlds. Even the most benign Brexit imaginable will cost our economy 2 to 8 per cent of growth over...

Scottish Parliament: Scottish Products (United States Tariffs) (14 Nov 2019)

Mike Rumbles: ...it trumps a referendum. It is up to the people of the UK to decide their future direction. My party and I hope that we do not leave the EU on 31 January. However, that is up to the British people. Brexit cannot be “done”.

Scottish Parliament: Scottish Products (United States Tariffs) (14 Nov 2019)

Mike Rumbles: I am afraid that I am in my last minute. If people believe that soundbite, there will be many more disillusioned people after 31 January, when they see that Brexit cannot be just “done”. The Liberal Democrats are clear that the best deal for the UK, including for Scottish food and drink, is for us to stay in the EU. The only way to end the Brexit madness is to stop it in its tracks. We...

Scottish Parliament: Scottish Products (United States Tariffs) (14 Nov 2019)

Mike Rumbles: Will the member say when he believes Brexit will be done?

Scottish Parliament: Referendums (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 ( 7 Nov 2019)

Mike Rumbles: .... It has done so because it values the Referendums (Scotland) Bill and indyref 2 above everything else. Liberal Democrats do not want the chaos of breaking up Britain to be added to the chaos of Brexit that we already face. We do not support the bill and will vote against it at decision time.

Scottish Parliament: Planning (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 (Day 2) (19 Jun 2019)

Mike Rumbles: I am astonished at the kick-back that I seem to be getting. The smiles from the front benches are amusing, I have to say. We used to accuse the UK Government of kicking the can down the road on Brexit. Amendment 157 kicks the can down the road by—yet again—providing for Government regulations. I have never thought it a good idea to leave regulations to ministers. It is our role in this...

Scottish Parliament: Brexit (Impact on Food and Drink) (16 May 2019)

Mike Rumbles: ...over rural Scotland. However, our producers are on the front line of the greatest threat to our economy for many years. I do not say that lightly. We have just heard from the cabinet secretary that Brexit could cost our farming, fishing and crofting sector some £2 billion per year. I am astonished that the Conservatives do not think that that is a major threat. There is no doubt that a...

Scottish Parliament: Sheep Farming (14 May 2019)

Mike Rumbles: ...minister confirm whether sheep farming interests will be represented on the group that the Government is convening, which will recommend the new bespoke system of support for Scotland in the post-Brexit years—if, indeed, Brexit actually happens?

Scottish Parliament: Forestry Strategy 2019 to 2029 ( 5 Feb 2019)

Mike Rumbles: ...secretary ensure that a forestry organisation is asked to take part in the new group that is being set up to advise him on the long-term future of financial support for the wider rural economy post-Brexit, because forestry is an important sector?

Scottish Parliament: Scottish Independence Referendum (Authorisation) (23 Jan 2019)

Mike Rumbles: ...and transparency, which the Parliament prides itself on, does the minister agree that, just as the Scottish ministers demanded that the United Kingdom Government publish its legal advice on Brexit and it was published, the Lord Advocate’s advice on an independence referendum should be published by the Scottish ministers? I see that the Lord Advocate is present in the chamber. It would...

Scottish Parliament: European Union Exit Preparations (18 Dec 2018)

Mike Rumbles: ...point of order, Presiding Officer. The cabinet secretary responded helpfully to two members that he will give them information about how much the Government has spent on preparations for a no-deal Brexit, and what proportion of that is coming from the UK Government. Would it not be more appropriate for the cabinet secretary to lay that information in the Scottish Parliament information...

Scottish Parliament: Food and Drink (13 Sep 2018)

Mike Rumbles: I did not want the debate to be focused yet again on Brexit, although some contributors tried to do that. We all know the threat that Brexit poses. I wanted to ensure that the debate was focused where it should be, on supporting our quality food and drink industry and on what the Scottish Government needs to do now to ensure that we maintain our deserved reputation for both quality and the...

Scottish Parliament: National Council of Rural Advisers (14 Jun 2018)

Mike Rumbles: The question is vision. Will the cabinet secretary tell us what his vision is for the future of Scottish agricultural financial support post-Brexit, without criticising the UK Government, which we can all do?

Scottish Parliament: Common Agricultural Policy Convergence Moneys (25 Oct 2017)

Mike Rumbles: ...that Scotland receives 16 per cent of the UK’s share of agricultural support in the future, rather than the 10 per cent that might come under the Barnett formula? Surely he recognises that with Brexit he needs to build bridges and not use such inflammatory language, which may be seen as undermining the 16 per cent level of funding for the future.

Scottish Parliament: Dignity, Equality and Human Rights (19 Sep 2017)

Mike Rumbles: ...Council for Voluntary Organisations surveyed its members, 80 per cent of them felt that leaving the EU would have a negative impact on human rights and equality. Slightly more of them believed that Brexit would also worsen poverty and social exclusion. Although the nature of what a potential Brexit will look like remains to be seen, there is plenty that the Scottish Parliament and the...

Scottish Parliament: Food and Drink Strategy (14 Sep 2017)

Mike Rumbles: ...groups and other non-farming producers, such as those from crofting, which Rhoda Grant mentioned? If we are to design a bespoke system of agricultural support for our food and drinks industry post-Brexit, we need to ensure that everyone has buy-in into it. If we choose people for a council of advisers from very similar backgrounds in the agricultural or farming industry to design the new...


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