I will give way to Mr Bibby. He might be able to explain that.

I thank the Liberal Democrats for their support for the Government’s motion. It has been drafted in a way that has received a welcome from other parties, which is a good thing.

Mr Cole-Hamilton’s raising of defence and security issues is also relevant for us all. We have tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees in Scotland, and the Scottish Government supports the United Kingdom Government’s interventions in helping to secure a just peace for Ukraine. As I will come on to later in my speech, we are approaching a United Kingdom-European Union summit next week, at which defence and security will be important parts of the discussion. We support the UK Government’s position on those issues, but there are others where things are a little more challenging. I will come to those later and, if Mr Cole-Hamilton wishes to intervene at that point, I will be happy to take an intervention from him.

The ideals that led to the founding of the European Economic Community and then of the European Union will be at the forefront of our minds—and, I hope, at the forefront of the minds of those in the UK Government—when, on Monday, the Prime Minister will meet the Presidents of the European Commission and the European Council for what UK ministers are calling a “reset” summit on UK-EU relations. Tragically, that summit takes place as war has returned to our continent, our international institutions are under threat, the far right is rising across the globe and many people sense that we live in an increasingly divided and polarised world.

On Sunday, I chaired a Festival of Europe Scotland event held by the Scottish Council on Global Affairs entitled, “Beyond the UK, beyond the EU–what in the world lies ahead?” It was a fascinating and sobering discussion about the challenges that we are living through, but it was also about how to use these times to offer hope and optimism for the future. We have long known that the major challenges of today, such as humanitarian emergencies, climate change and resource insecurity, can be addressed only by working together as a global community.

The Scottish Government of course supports closer partnership between the UK and the EU on defence and security challenges, including on our shared and unwavering support for Ukraine and on condemnation of Russia and the threat that it poses, which we cannot underestimate. Global instability, particularly the on-going threat of a trade war, is having economic impacts everywhere, including here in Scotland and in the rest of the UK.

I certainly agree that sanctions should be respected and that any evidence of companies trying to get round those should be brought to light. [Interruption.] I hear Mr Harvie speaking from a sedentary position. If he is asking me whether I would support the strengthening of sanctions, the answer is simple: I would.

I move on by borrowing from Germany’s former Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, who said that we are living through a Zeitenwende—a turning point or crossroads. We have been here before. Relatively recently in our lifetimes, in 1989, change was under way after the fall of the Berlin wall. However, we have to be honest. That was a time of great hope and opportunities, but it was also a time of deep uncertainty about the future in Europe and internationally after the cold war. The experiences of the previous decades created fear about what the reaction to the communist dominoes falling in eastern Europe would be and what it would mean for the world.

Once the dust had settled, great challenges lay ahead in Europe, which were: supporting the development of democracy in a great number of different countries; rebuilding and transforming economies; and making European neighbours who had been cut off from the European integration process partners and, ultimately, ready to become EU members.

The European project, too, evolved greatly during that time. In 1992, the EU as we know it today was founded through the Maastricht treaty. In 2004, enlargement marked a watershed moment for post-1989 Europe with 10 new members joining the EU, and they have been followed by several more since then.

I turn to the contributions that have been made to our country by people from those European accession states and, indeed, all those from overseas who have chosen to settle here and make Scotland their home.

While we are talking about the potential areas of agreement in next week’s summit, does Mr Cole-Hamilton agree that the creative Europe programme, in addition to Erasmus+, is something on which the UK Government should seek agreement with the European Union? Rejoining creative Europe would be transformational for our cultural sector and for our screen sector in particular. Will he take the opportunity of highlighting not only the advantages of rejoining the Erasmus+ programme but of rejoining the creative Europe programme as well?

Mr Lumsden did not speak in the debate, and I have very little time. I will carry on with my comments.

Those opportunities include a entering into veterinary agreement so that we can more readily trade our world-class food and drink, embracing the European Union’s offer of a youth mobility treaty and rejoining Erasmus+, so that our young people can experience what other countries have to offer and young people from other countries can experience everything that Scotland has to offer.

I confirm to Clare Adamson and to the Parliament that the United Kingdom Government has had no detailed discussion with the Scottish Government, the Northern Ireland Government or the Welsh Government on that issue, which is, of course, devolved. More than that, the interministerial group that would discuss environment, fish and rural affairs issues has been cancelled the last three times that it was due to meet. The last time, only two hours’ notice was given.

The European Union’s founding values of human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law and respect for human rights are the values of Scotland. Despite voting to remain in the European Union, Scotland was taken out by a hard Brexit that has limited economic growth, restricted trade, increased food costs and diminished opportunities for young people. It has also damaged long-standing ties with European neighbours at a time when global insecurity makes international co-operation more important than ever.

Let us be clear that the best future for Scotland must be in rejoining the European Union as an independent country.

The Scottish Government is committed to building on the exceptional growth of Scotland’s screen sector in recent years, so the prospect of any tariffs is greatly concerning. However, the scope of potential tariffs or non-tariff measures on foreign movies has not been confirmed by the United States Administration.

An outline US-United Kingdom trade deal has now been reached, and I look forward to exploring the details of the final agreement once it has been shared by the UK Government, to fully understand the potential impact on the Scottish film and television industry.

The Scottish Government and our partners continue to work with the music sector, recognising that music is an integral part of what makes Scotland the perfect stage. Music is often offered as one strand of events and festivals, which provide a platform both for up-and-coming bands to perform and for the hospitality sector. VisitScotland continues to grow the market and increase demand for all genres by regularly promoting through its channels events and festivals across the country as part of the rich year-round programme that Scotland offers. Events and festivals that host music can apply for grants through EventScotland’s national and international grant programmes, and there are opportunities for learning and development through its events industry development programme of activities.

Those greater freedoms mean that, for the first time, Historic Environment Scotland will be able to invest every penny from commercial income to protect our historic environment for future generations, mitigate the impacts of climate change, improve visitor experiences and deliver for Scotland. I hope that we will all welcome that.