Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 04 March 2026 [Draft]
04 Mar 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
—for our fishers, who are seeing their fishing grounds removed by offshore wind and, now, compensation measures for wind energy in completely different parts of the country that have also had their fishing grounds taken away.
We all know that, and we all know the Government’s dirty little secret when it comes to energy infrastructure: the SNP does not care if you object to wind turbines in your fishing zones and it certainly does not care if you have pylons in your back garden—[Interruption.]
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The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone)
NPA
The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motion S6M-20971, on approval of a Scottish statutory instrument.Motion moved,That the Par...
Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green)
Green
When the draft Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Scottish Inshore Region) Amendment Order 2026 came before the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee, I w...
The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands (Mairi Gougeon)
SNP
I first wish to set out that we committed to clarifying the consenting processes for aquaculture development between 3 and 12 nautical miles, as a key delive...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The question on the motion will be put at decision time.The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motion S6M-20972, on approval of a...
Douglas Lumsden (North East Scotland) (Con)
Con
Scotland’s coastal communities are being asked yet again to carry costs that other parts of the country will never see and to absorb disruption that other in...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
Thank you, members.
Douglas Lumsden
Con
—for our fishers, who are seeing their fishing grounds removed by offshore wind and, now, compensation measures for wind energy in completely different parts...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
Let us hear Mr Lumsden.
Douglas Lumsden
Con
—because you know what? It is going to try to build them anyway. Coastal communities are realising what communities across the Mearns, Turriff, Oldmeldrum an...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
Thank you. Members, let us hear one another. I call the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, Gillian Martin, to respond.17:14
The Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy (Gillian Martin)
SNP
I am grateful for the opportunity to speak to the draft Conservation of Habitats and Species (Offshore Wind) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulation...
Douglas Lumsden
Con
Will the cabinet secretary take an intervention?
Gillian Martin
SNP
I would like to respond to Mr Lumsden’s remarks.The Scottish ministers will publish guidance on how to apply the legislation and the hierarchy, and it will r...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The question on the motion will be put at decision time.The next item of business is consideration of eight Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask the Minister ...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The question on the motions will be put at decision time.