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Fishing opportunities for foreign boats
The Bill does not address fishing opportunities for foreign boats in UK and Scottish waters. A SPICe blog series discusses international fisheries negotiations in more detail.
A SPICe blog ‘Scotland’s Ban on Single Use-Plastics: a case study of the impact of the UK Internal Market Act’ explores these UKIMA issues in more detail.
Committee reports
Date published:
27 February 2026
Governance and partnerships
The Scottish Government should now have had time to reflect and act upon findings by Audit Scotland and the Public Audit Committee on sharpening its governance arrangements for delivery of climate change policy.
The Bill is published alongside various accompanying documents, which explain the purpose of each section and the Member’s policy intention behind the provisions in the Bill
A SPICe research briefing on the Bill was published on 20 August 2025.
Information on the background to the conflict can be found in a previous SPICe blog.1Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe). (2022, February 24).
UK Government position
The UK Government welcomed the clarity of the Supreme Court’s judgment but indicated that it would take time to consider the revised EHRC Code of Practice.
With the transition period set to end in just over six months’ time, the race is on for the UK and the EU to reach an agreement on the future relationship.