In Parliament

The cabinet secretary suggests that there will be a race to the bottom on the environment, but the opposite is true. The UK Government is going further than the EU on the environment. It is…

I thank the minister for advance sight of her statement, and I thank Dr Church for carrying out his review. Incineration should be a last resort, but the minister confirmed in her statement that…

3. To ask the Scottish Government when it will next propose a parliamentary debate on reaching net zero. (S6O-01184)

I thank the minister for that answer, but, given the Scottish National Party’s awful environmental record, this Parliament needs more opportunity for scrutiny. Just yesterday, as the…

Will the final decision on scoring criteria and weighting for INTOG leases for floating offshore wind projects be taken by Scottish ministers or by Crown Estate Scotland, and when will that…

I thank the cabinet secretary for advance sight of the statement. For the first time in four years, Scotland’s emissions targets have been met. It is bittersweet news, however, because it…

3. To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government is supporting households, communities and businesses to take part in the Big Plastic Count. (S6F-01111)

The Big Plastic Count is an opportunity to better understand the scale of plastic pollution in Scotland. We know that just 2 per cent of plastic waste that is collected for recycling in Scotland…

Beaver activity can have and is having a negative impact on farmland, biodiversity and rural communities, especially in Tayside, where beavers were released either accidentally or illegally. The…

Our children’s education is more important than any one politician, party or political ideology. I believe that we all recognise that to be true, so I do not doubt the sincerity of anyone…