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To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to support businesses that provide support services to the fishing industry. The Enterprise companies have a number of programmes in place to support businesses.
I am sorry, but it has to be about Fife Council. We will move to question 4.Fishing Industry Fishing Industry To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met representatives of the fishing industry and what matters were discussed.
Perhaps that explains why, in the answer to my colleague Richard Lochhead's question S1W-33536 on where the £50 million for the fishing industry was coming from, the Executive had to say—and I paraphrase—that it is not possible to tell at this stage what will deliver the resources required.
If Labour and Liberal Democrat members have no regrets about what is happening to the fishing industry in Scotland, shame on them.Members might remember that we last had a debate on fishing on 12 December last year, in advance of the European Union negotiations.
What has happened this afternoon is that Parliament, on the Executive's initiative, has not replaced an Executive debate on fishing with something else but has cancelled business—unlike the suggestion made by Euan Robson earlier.
If Labour and Liberal Democrat members have no regrets about what is happening to the fishing industry in Scotland, shame on them.Members might remember that we last had a debate on fishing on 12 December last year, in advance of the European Union negotiations.
Sectors producing less than they were one year ago include financial services, metal products, food, drink and tobacco, agriculture, forestry, fishing, and mining and quarrying. All of them are major sectors and all of them have deep problems.