Meeting of the Parliament 05 March 2026 [Draft]
It feels as though it is a good time to remind the Parliament and Kevin Stewart in particular that the triple threat of climate breakdown, nature loss and pollution is an urgent danger to our people and environment.
I thank the First Minister and the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, Gillian Martin, for their support for the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill, which was recently backed by 90 MSPs from six political parties at stage 1. Although the parliamentary committee has stopped the clock on the bill for this session—by a majority of one vote—the threat to Scotland’s nature remains. Does the First Minister agree with me and the majority of people in Scotland that the bill must be a priority for the next session of the Parliament, so that Scotland can benefit from a stand-alone offence of ecocide to deter and protect us from the most severe environmental disruption?