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Official Report
Meeting date:
3 December 2015
Meeting of the Parliament 03 December 2015
Motion, as amended, agreed to, That the Parliament notes the forthcoming annual fishing negotiations in Brussels and the ongoing negotiations with Norway on shared stocks; believes that sustainable development should be at the heart of all marine and fisheries policies; further believes that sea fisheries must be managed holistically with a sustainable ecosystem approach that takes into account the marine biodiversity and climate change challenges that Scotland faces to ensure healthy Scottish waters; supports the research and monitoring work of Marine Scotland and its partners, including the fishing industry, in developing scientific evidence for the implementation of the discard ban and for sustainable and profitable fisheries in the future; calls on the Scottish Government to ensure that this work is adequately funded; notes that the new European Maritime Fisheries Fund is designed to help fishermen in any transition period, support coastal communities in diversifying their economies and finance new coastal projects and encourages the widest possible consultation on its guidelines; welcomes the recent scientific advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), which proposes increases to many of Scotland’s key stocks, including North Sea cod, which is at its highest level in a decade; notes that 2016 will see the commencement of the discard ban for whitefish fisheries and that the outcome of the negotiations will be pivotal in supporting the fleet’s implementation, and supports the Scottish Government in its efforts to achieve the best...
Official Report
Meeting date:
16 September 2015
Finance Committee 16 September 2015
Our figure—£1 million to £1.5 million—is based on the best data that we have available to us about the number of additional retailers that COSLA would be expected to manage for enforcement purposes.
Official Report
Meeting date:
9 June 2015
Public Petitions Committee 09 June 2015
From my research to date, I think that the model that I like the best is the English one. Can I ask you to wind up, please?
Official Report
Meeting date:
12 May 2015
Public Petitions Committee 12 May 2015
I do not want to pass the buck. We need to ensure that we do our best for citizens when they come to us for help.
Official Report
Meeting date:
4 March 2015
Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee 04 March 2015
It is correct that the compensation percentage is dropping marginally, but that is because I am trying to squeeze the public pound and get best value from the private sector operators.
Official Report
Meeting date:
17 December 2014
Meeting of the Parliament 17 December 2014
; notes the progress made in reducing youth unemployment in Scotland since the publication of Scotland’s youth employment strategy; recognises that there is more to do in tackling youth unemployment and improving the number and quality of youth employment opportunities; further recognises that the refreshed strategy must take into account the changing economic conditions, focus attention on supporting young people who need more help to participate in the labour market and address legacy issues from the recession; believes that critical to improving youth employment is a world class vocational education system, providing more opportunities for young people; further believes that this will best...
Official Report
Meeting date:
29 January 2014
Finance Committee 29 January 2014
If we do that, we have to have a means of making that payment legally, because the legal entitlement in statute—in the main—for the payment of regular payments to individuals is the benefits system, which is entirely reserved, with the exception of discretionary housing payments. The best way to sum up the situation is to say that it is less about the money...
Official Report
Meeting date:
24 September 2013
Welfare Reform Committee 24 September 2013
A bit of magnanimity from the convener never hurts. I was trying my best. Does anyone else want to raise any points on the report?
Official Report
Meeting date:
29 November 2012
European and External Relations Committee 29 November 2012
It was a difficult thing to achieve because, for different reasons, member states must ensure that they, as best they can, secure the AAA rated status or the highest status that they can.
Official Report
Meeting date:
27 March 2012
Equal Opportunities Committee 27 March 2012
If there are two or three different definitions, the Government might respond to only one. To provide clarity, would it be best for us to find out the Government’s definitions and use them?
