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Fairer Funding Allocation for Scotland's Fishing and Coastal Communities

  • Submitted by: Alasdair Allan, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
  • Motion type: Members' Business Motion
  • Motion reference: S6M-19427
  • Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support

That the Parliament considers the UK Government’s allocation of the £360 million UK-EU Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund, which is based on population rather than fishing industry size, to be wholly unfair and deeply damaging to the Scottish fishing industry; understands that Scottish vessels consistently land more than half of the UK’s total catch, 63% of total catch value, and over 60% of seafood exports; believes that prior to Brexit, allocations of funds under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund were 36% for England, 46% for Scotland, 10% for Northern Ireland and 8% for Wales, in comparison to the allocation of under 8% for Scotland via Barnett consequentials used as the mechanism for allocating the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund; recognises what it sees as the vital importance of the fishing industry both economically and culturally to Scotland’s coastal communities, including in the Western Isles, and notes calls on the UK Government to reconsider its position on the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund allocation to better reflect the significant economic contribution of Scotland’s fishers and coastal communities.


Supported by: Clare Adamson, Colin Beattie, Stephanie Callaghan, James Dornan, Kenneth Gibson, Jamie Hepburn, Bill Kidd, Rona Mackay, Ruth Maguire, John Mason, Liam McArthur, Paul McLennan, Stuart McMillan, Audrey Nicoll, Kevin Stewart, Elena Whitham