Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at 5:00 pm on 13 February 2003.

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Photo of Dennis Canavan Dennis Canavan Independent 5:00, 13 February 2003

On a point of order. Is it correct that we are not allowed to speak for or against the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Bill, because it is a consolidation bill? Are you aware that the bill attempts to consolidate, inter alia, the Freshwater and Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1976, which is currently under review? That act ought to be repealed, rather than consolidated, because it criminalises angling in many parts of Scotland. Instead of improving access it has, in fact, deprived many ordinary people of the right to fish the rivers and lochs of Scotland. Will you therefore consider a suspension of standing orders so that we can debate that repressive legislation at a later date?