[THE PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 14:30]

We welcome Ian Baillie of the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen to lead our time for reflection today.

I am most grateful for the opportunity to move, under rule 8.2.6, that motion S1M-778, on the assisted areas map, be taken at 4.15 pm without notice. I am indebted to the Presiding Officer for...

As there is no ministerial statement today, we move straight to the debate on motion S1M-752, in the name of Alex Johnstone, on behalf of the Rural Affairs Committee, on the impact of the...

There are no Parliamentary Bureau motions so we come straight to decision time. The only question to put is that motion S1M-752—

We come now to the members' business debate on motion S1M-632, in the name of Tavish Scott, on the environmentally sensitive areas scheme. I hope that members will be sensitive to the fact that a...