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Meeting of the Parliament 11 March 2026 [Draft]

11 Mar 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
Modified E-bikes and Off-road Vehicles (Antisocial Behaviour)
Brown, Siobhian SNP Ayr Watch on SPTV

I am not sure whether Michael Marra is aware that, given that the relevant responsibilities cut across our portfolios, Mr Fairlie and I have been engaging with MSPs on the matter for about the past 18 months. We had a meeting just last week, and we are also engaging with the UK Government. The issue is complex. For example, the challenges presented in Edinburgh city centre are quite different from those presented in rural areas.

I believe that Police Scotland has the necessary tools at the moment, but more can be done. As we said at our meeting last week, Mr Fairlie and I are keen for that work to be progressed in the next parliamentary session. We heard members’ suggestions about what should be done, and we will leave those on the desk of the minister in the next parliamentary session so that they can proceed with that work.

In the same item of business

8. Michael Marra (North East Scotland) (Lab) Lab
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on action it is taking to address the use of modified e-bikes and off-road vehicles in incid...
The Minister for Victims and Community Safety (Siobhian Brown) SNP
To tackle such behaviour, we continue to invest significantly in policing, with £1.64 billion of funding provided this year and £1.7 billion provided for the...
Michael Marra Lab
I thank the minister for that update. I continue to hear from constituents in areas of Dundee such as Ardler, Kirkton, Blackness and Dryburgh that modified b...
Siobhian Brown SNP
I am not sure whether Michael Marra is aware that, given that the relevant responsibilities cut across our portfolios, Mr Fairlie and I have been engaging wi...
Bob Doris (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP) SNP
I was at the meeting that the minister referred to, when we discussed what more could be done to tackle the issues that Michael Marra raised. Representatives...
Siobhian Brown SNP
I cannot speak for the next Scottish Government, but I assure the member that, if the Scottish National Party is back in Government in the next session, we w...
The Presiding Officer NPA
That concludes portfolio question time. There will be a brief pause before we move to the next item of business.