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Motion For Debate · S7M-01460 · Session 7

Supporting Scotland's Fishing Industry

Carried Lodged by Jim Fairlie SNP Lodged 5 Oct 2026 Debate 7 Oct 2026 1 supporter

The motion

That the Parliament recognises the vital importance of Scotland’s fishing industry in sustaining jobs and livelihoods in island and coastal communities and across the wider economy; acknowledges the international reputation of Scottish seafood and the value that Scottish provenance brings to the sector in markets both at home and abroad; welcomes the Scottish Government’s commitment to supporting a profitable, innovative and sustainable fishing industry; believes that this requires ongoing engagement across the sector, including with its associated supply chain, environmental organisations and fishing communities; notes the continued support provided to the sector through the Marine Fund Scotland, and that effective quota management and licensing arrangements can provide stability and support investment; recognises the range of challenges facing the sector, including the UK Government’s damaging decision to unfairly allocate only £28 million, or 7.78% of the £360 million Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund to Scotland, despite Scotland’s fishing sector accounting for more than 60% of the UK’s fishing capacity; agrees with industry stakeholders that the UK Government must reverse this decision, and supports the Scottish Government’s approach to the forthcoming international negotiations on fishing opportunities for 2027, where it will seek to balance the sustainable management of fish stocks with the long-term prosperity of Scotland’s fishing communities.

What MSPs voted on: the motion as amended

The SNP’s motion was changed by a Conservative amendment (S7M-01460.3) before this vote. A vote ‘for’ was a vote for the SNP’s motion with the Conservatives’ changes.

That the Parliament recognises the vital importance of Scotland’s fishing industry in sustaining jobs and livelihoods in island and coastal communities and across the wider economy; acknowledges the international reputation of Scottish seafood and the value that Scottish provenance brings to the sector in markets both at home and abroad; welcomes the Scottish Government’s commitment to supporting a profitable, innovative and sustainable fishing industry; believes that this requires ongoing engagement across the sector, including with its associated supply chain, environmental organisations and fishing communities; notes the continued support provided to the sector through the Marine Fund Scotland, and that effective quota management and licensing arrangements can provide stability and support investment; recognises the range of challenges facing the sector, including the UK Government’s damaging decision to unfairly allocate only £28 million, or 7.78% of the £360 million Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund to Scotland, despite Scotland’s fishing sector accounting for more than 60% of the UK’s fishing capacity; agrees with industry stakeholders that the UK Government must reverse this decision, and supports the Scottish Government’s approach to the forthcoming international negotiations on fishing opportunities for 2027, where it will seek to balance the sustainable management of fish stocks with the long-term prosperity of Scotland’s fishing communities.S7M-01460.3 Conservative and backs the principle that fishermen should be protected from, or compensated for, any financial loss caused by the expansion of offshore wind farms into their long-established fishing grounds.

Final wording as read into the Official Report at Decision Time. The marked changes are worked out by this site from the amendment texts and match that wording.

Amendments

  1. S7M-01460.2 Labour Donald MacKinnon Defeated vote, 32–71
  2. S7M-01460.1 Reform UK Jamie Langan Defeated vote, 26–89
  3. S7M-01460.5 Green Ariane Burgess Defeated vote, 21–78
  4. S7M-01460.3 Conservative James Adams Agreed vote, 102–15
  5. S7M-01460.4 Liberal Democrat Andrew Baxter Defeated vote, 22–79

Signatures by party

1 MSP besides the lodger · 0 from other parties
SNP 1

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Vote

1 division
  1. 7 Oct 2026
    Supporting Scotland's Fishing Industry
    S7M-01460as amended by Conservative
    Carried
    102 for, 15 against

Amendments

5
  1. S7M-01460.1
    Supporting Scotland's Fishing Industry
    Jamie Langan Reform Lodged 6 Oct 2026
    Defeated
    26 for, 89 against
  2. S7M-01460.2
    Supporting Scotland's Fishing Industry
    Donald MacKinnon Lab Lodged 6 Oct 2026
    Defeated
    32 for, 71 against
  3. S7M-01460.3
    Supporting Scotland's Fishing Industry
    James Adams Con Lodged 6 Oct 2026
    Carried
    102 for, 15 against
  4. S7M-01460.4
    Supporting Scotland's Fishing Industry
    Andrew Baxter LD Lodged 6 Oct 2026
    Defeated
    22 for, 79 against
  5. S7M-01460.5
    Supporting Scotland's Fishing Industry
    Ariane Burgess Green Lodged 6 Oct 2026
    Defeated
    21 for, 78 against

Supporters

1 MSP

SNP 1

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In the Official Report

8 contributions mention S7M-01460
  1. 7 Oct 2026
    Fishing Industry
    Clare Adamson SNP Meeting of the Parliament

    The next item of business is a debate on motion S7M-01460, in the name of Jim Fairlie, on supporting Scotland’s fishing industry. Members who wish to speak should press their request-to-speak button now.15:38

  2. 7 Oct 2026
    Decision Time
    Kenneth Gibson Meeting of the Parliament

    Members will be delighted to know that there are a mere 11 questions to be put as a result of today’s business.The first question is, that amendment S7M-01460.2, in the name of Donald MacKinnon, which seeks to amend motion S7M-01460, in th…

  3. 7 Oct 2026
    Decision Time
    Kenneth Gibson Meeting of the Parliament

    The next question is, that amendment S7M-01460.1, in the name of Jamie Langan, which seeks to amend motion S7M-01460, in the name of Jim Fairlie, on supporting Scotland’s fishing industry, be agreed to. Are we agreed?Members: No.

  4. 7 Oct 2026
    Decision Time
    Kenneth Gibson Meeting of the Parliament

    The next question is, that amendment S7M-01460.5, in the name of Ariane Burgess, which seeks to amend motion S7M-01460, in the name of Jim Fairlie, on supporting Scotland’s fishing industry, be agreed to. Are we agreed?Members: No.

  5. 7 Oct 2026
    Decision Time
    Kenneth Gibson Meeting of the Parliament

    The next question is, that amendment S7M-01460.3, in the name of James Adams, which seeks to amend motion S7M-01460, in the name of Jim Fairlie, on supporting Scotland’s fishing industry, be agreed to. Are we agreed?Members: No.

  6. 7 Oct 2026
    Decision Time
    Kenneth Gibson Meeting of the Parliament

    The next question is, that amendment S7M-01460.4, in the name of Andrew Baxter, which seeks to amend motion S7M-01460, in the name of Jim Fairlie, on supporting Scotland’s fishing industry, be agreed to. Are we agreed?Members: No.

  7. 7 Oct 2026
    Decision Time
    Kenneth Gibson Meeting of the Parliament

    The next question is, that motion S7M-01460, in the name of Jim Fairlie, on supporting Scotland’s fishing industry, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed?Members: No.

  8. 7 Oct 2026
    Decision Time
    Kenneth Gibson Meeting of the Parliament

    The result of the division on motion S7M-01460, in the name of Jim Fairlie, on supporting Scotland’s fishing industry, as amended, is: For 102, Against 15, Abstentions 0.Motion, as amended, agreed to,That the Parliament recognises the vita…