Hansard

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Liam McArthur) LD

The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-20419, in the name of Gillian Martin, on a legislative consent motion for the Biodiversity Beyond Nationa...

The Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy (Gillian Martin) SNP

I am pleased to open this debate on the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill, which was introduced to the United Kingdom Parliament on 10 September...

Edward Mountain (Highlands and Islands) (Con) Con

It seems to be becoming a bit of a bad habit for me to deliver an ill-tempered speech about an LCM. The last time I did so, I referred to a sense of déjà vu,...

Bob Doris (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP) SNP

Will the member take an intervention?

Edward Mountain Con

Presiding Officer, will I get any time back? I am happy to give way to my fellow committee member.

Bob Doris SNP

I will ask my committee convener a more general question. He used the expression “déjà vu” in relation to these matters. I agree with my convener on the basi...

Edward Mountain Con

I would seldom disagree with my fellow committee member on that and I have a suggestion on why the issue needs to be resolved. I have criticised the Scottish...

Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab) Lab

Marine environmental and biodiversity protection is a worldwide challenge in which boundaries and borders have no relevance, which is why it is so important ...

Edward Mountain Con

One of the questions that was asked at the committee was about how the legislation is going to be enforced. If I remember rightly, about 30 countries have si...

Mercedes Villalba Lab

Edward Mountain makes an important point. It is incumbent on all of us to keep campaigning and encouraging as many member states as possible to sign up so th...

Gillian Martin SNP

Given some of the comments that have been made about the other signatories to the bill, it might be useful to say that there are 145 signatories to the BBNJ ...