Meeting of the Parliament 30 April 2025
The member might need to read my motion. It does not mention defence, and I am not going to mention defence in my speech—others may, but I am not going to. I deliberately did not mention that in the motion.
Labour seems hesitant to talk about the truth that it is selling out our fishermen. However, if it had given us the assurance that I just asked for, this whole debate could have changed.
I am acutely aware that there are differences of opinion—based on politics—in this debate, which will, no doubt, come out today. However, as the subject means a great deal to me, I will try to counter them from the start.
The Scottish National Party will probably want to challenge me on Brexit—I see that Angus Robertson is in the room—which is ever the norm for that party. However, is the SNP going to tell us what re-entry into the common fisheries policy would look like if it took us back into the European Union? I doubt that it can discuss that in depth, because the SNP would never secure a treaty change if an independent Scotland rejoined the EU, which I hope never happens. In that scenario, the CFP would be back in full force.