Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 10 March 2011
10 Mar 2011 · S3 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Scottish Executive Question Time
Fish Discards (European Commission Proposals)
General Questions
The Scottish Government believes that discards of fish are a scandalous waste of resource brought about in large part by the failed common fisheries policy. We are committed to working towards the elimination of discards, and the initiatives that we have developed with the Scottish fishing industry and environmental non-governmental organisations are leading the way in Europe. I hope that the Commission will now make proposals that build on Scotland’s achievements.
In the same item of business
Robin Harper (Lothians) (Green)
Green
9. To ask the Scottish Executive what its response will be to the European Commission proposals to stop fish discards. (S3O-13209)
The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment (Richard Lochhead)
SNP
The Scottish Government believes that discards of fish are a scandalous waste of resource brought about in large part by the failed common fisheries policy. ...
Robin Harper
Green
Given the cheerfully piratical disregard for any or most regulations designed to conserve our fish stocks that is exhibited by a substantial minority of Scot...
Richard Lochhead
SNP
I remind the member, in light of his inaccurate information, that the current compliance rate among the Scottish fleet has never been better and that the Sco...