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Meeting of the Parliament 25 March 2026 [Draft]

25 Mar 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
Food Security and Resilience
Gougeon, Mairi SNP Angus North and Mearns Watch on SPTV

Brian Whittle has raised that issue with me on a number of occasions, and I think that we and members across the Parliament are keen to deliver on it. The Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022 and the very first good food nation plan are key to delivering on that. They recognise that procurement is a powerful tool to lever in more support for our local producers. A number of pieces of work are already under way on various mechanisms that make it easier for local suppliers and smaller producers to access public sector contracts.

More broadly, we have always been keen to make the point that nature and climate are not working against food production. We need to deal with the climate and nature challenges that we face if we are looking to secure food production for the future and, ultimately, make our farmers and crofters and their businesses more resilient.

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6. Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green) Green
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the United Kingdom Government assessment, “Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security”, p...
The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands (Mairi Gougeon) SNP
As the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy said on 19 March, we have considered that UK Government report, which highlights that our national sec...
Patrick Harvie Green
I am pleased that that was a slightly more positive answer than I have had from another minister, who has simply dismissed the issue by saying that national ...
Mairi Gougeon SNP
I am in absolute agreement with Patrick Harvie on that point, and of course I will be leaving that message, worded in the strongest terms. However, for me, w...
Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con) Con
That was an interesting question from Mr Harvie, as the Scottish Greens have spent the majority of this session of Parliament demonising our farmers and food...
Mairi Gougeon SNP
Brian Whittle has raised that issue with me on a number of occasions, and I think that we and members across the Parliament are keen to deliver on it. The Go...
The Deputy Presiding Officer (Liam McArthur) LD
Question 7 was not lodged.