Current status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 17 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-43618 by Gillian Martin on 17 February 2026, and in light of the evidence given by the Scottish Fiscal Commission at the Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting on 3 March 2026, whether it will commission work to examine the implications for Scotland of the issues covered in the UK Government report, Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security.
The Scottish Government notes the UK Government’s report and the evidence given to the Committee. National security is a reserved matter, and Scottish officials have fed into what is a UK reserved issue. There are no plans to commission separate work at this time, but we will continue to monitor relevant evidence and engage with UK counterparts as appropriate.