Angus Robertson
Scottish National Party · Scotland
“As Ukraine works to consolidate recent gains and secure further political and financial backing, the Scottish Government continues to respond to urgent Ukrainian requests for support by working closely with the International Committee of the Red Cross.”
“Those are acts of terrorism by the Russians, and they need to be described as such. He said that there should be no slackening of our commitments and that we should encourage the United Kingdom and other countries to provide everything that Ukraine requires to defend itself and to liberate the occupied territories.”
“He has served as a member of the Scottish Parliament representing the city of Aberdeen and as a Government minister in a number of portfolios, during which time he discharged his duties with tremendous engagement and professionalism—and we must not forget his local government background in Aberdeen.”
“Never forget what was agreed with Nazi Germany in relation to the Sudetenland in 1938 and what followed from that. Murdo Fraser paid tribute to Scottish volunteers and charities, and he was absolutely right to say that we need to do more.”
“I thank colleagues for their thoughtful contributions to this debate. The Scottish Parliament speaks with one voice in solidarity with Ukraine. If one was watching proceedings, one would not be able to guess which party any of us represented. We are speaking with one voice.”
“Stephen Kerr: Does the cabinet secretary agree that the seized assets that belong to Russian oligarchs and other friends of Putin should be put immediately at the disposal of Ukraine’s defence? Angus Robertson: The simple answer is yes, and we should be getting on with it.”
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“I thank Bill Kidd for securing this important debate, and I pay genuine tribute to all the members, across the parties, who have spoken so powerfully. Only last week, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, said: “Attacks on civilians in Gaza—including the killing and injury of hungry people seeking food and those delivering aid—are unacceptable.” A former UK ambassador to Lebanon and senior adviser to two UK Prime Ministers, Tom Fletcher understands intimately the responsibility of the international community towards the world’s most vulnerable citizens. The Scottish Government condemns in the strongest terms the killings in Gaza of civilians who lost their lives while queuing for food and trying to get aid for their families.”
“Angus Robertson: I assure Daniel Johnson that efforts are under way to optimise relations, which will maximise resilience. That requires developing existing and emerging relationships between the UK Government, devolved Administrations and a range of agencies and departments. I would like to give Daniel Johnson the confidence that that work is being progressed and that there is a shared interest in doing so. I will be happy to update him on that progress. Private Hospital Admissions 8.”
“Daniel Johnson: It is clear that the strategic defence review is far more comprehensive and wider ranging than probably any defence review that we have had in the past 25 years, and its clear recommendations have implications in devolved areas. In recent days, we have heard arguments and points about industrial strategy, but civil contingency is a clear concern, and there are recommendations on co-ordination between civil and military authorities, such as local authorities, health services and the police, as well as devolved Governments. I would be grateful if the cabinet secretary outlined what discussions the Scottish Government has had with military authorities and the UK Government to set up the structures that are required to undertake that civil contingency work.”
“I am pleased to confirm that there has been ministerial and official engagement before and since the launch of the UK strategic defence review. Defence policy is reserved, but the security and safety of people in Scotland are the top priority for this Government, and that is why we have taken an active and constructive role in the strategic defence review process, from its initial stages last year—when the First Minister wrote, on 30 September 2024, to Lord Robertson, who led the review, with the Scottish Government’s response to the SDR’s propositions—through to the ministerial discussions taking place in the days before and since the SDR was published on 3 June.”
“The Presiding Officer: Three members wish to ask supplementary questions. If we can keep them concise, we will fit them in.”
“I ask the cabinet secretary to speak to EventScotland and see whether there is a way to ensure that the way in which funding is allocated is island-proofed in accordance with the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018. The Presiding Officer: Let us keep our questions and responses concise. Angus Robertson: I will try my best to do so. I understand the point that Liam McArthur is making about continuity. That is why multiyear funding has been brought in through Creative Scotland. He raises an issue that is specific to the Orkney folk festival, and I will look at that closely. I join him in congratulating the organisers, volunteers, performers, and, indeed, his brother. He asks me to raise with EventScotland the matter that he has highlighted—I am content to do so and I will get back to him on the points that he has raised.”
“I turn his attention to another local festival in Orkney: the internationally renowned Orkney folk festival, which, earlier this month, proved to be another huge success, with record-breaking ticket sales and an economic impact that is now estimated to be around £1 million. I congratulate the organisers, volunteers and performers for their part in that success, and I should probably declare an interest, because my brother has played a part in all three of those categories over the years. Concerns have been raised about the lack of support that is available through EventScotland; there appears to be a limit of three years of funding and a focus on growing or new events. The cabinet secretary will recognise that island festivals perhaps have a more limited capacity to grow and that sustainability is far more important.”
“The Scottish Government recognises that festivals and events are vital to local economies, especially when they are community- led ones with strong social and cultural value. The economic importance of festivals in every part of Scotland is best described by the festivals themselves: Orkney’s St Magnus international festival adds £1.3 million to the local economy each year, and Wigtown book festival generates an estimated £4.3 million annually. The importance that the Government places on festivals is underlined by the number of festivals that receive support from Creative Scotland’s multiyear funding programme and by our commitment to work with festivals across the country through a strategic partnership. Liam McArthur: I thank the cabinet secretary for that response and for the acknowledgement of the St Magnus festival’s significance.”
“I point out to Sharon Dowey that I have taken every opportunity to encourage members, and everyone in the wider cultural and arts communities, to take part in the independent review, and I encourage her to raise her concerns directly through the review.”
“Does he accept that taking account of the review’s outcomes will be essential if we are to prevent another fiasco such as that involving the project Rein? Angus Robertson: In my initial answer to Sharon Dowey I confirmed that the review is independent of the Scottish Government, so it is not for me, beyond the remit that I have agreed with its chair, to point her to issues that should or should not be looked into. I am sure that the chair will look closely at the record of the question that the member has raised, and I have no doubt that the chair will give evidence to the Scottish Parliament at some stage, when such questions can be asked.”
“I agreed the remit of the review of Creative Scotland with the independent chair, Angela Leitch, and it was published on the Scottish Government’s website last month. The review will consider Creative Scotland’s purpose, functions, structure and partnerships—and, as well as its governance and leadership, its performance, finances and distribution of funds. The review is independent of the Scottish Government, and it will deliver its recommendations in November. Sharon Dowey: Two weeks ago, the Scottish Government announced that the review of Creative Scotland would be widened to include the quango’s leadership, performance and funding schemes. Can the cabinet secretary confirm whether the review will take account of funding decisions made in the current financial year?”
“That commitment stems from a long-standing partnership between the universities involved that has been in place since 2005, and we are dedicated to fostering long-term institutional collaborations of that sort. That includes strengthening governance and infrastructure at the university in Malawi, supporting the dental surgery programme and investing in faculty development.”
“Does the cabinet secretary share my view that Scotland must take every opportunity to show the world that it is a good global citizen and a nation that wants to play its part in the global community, and that the international engagement of these islands does not begin and end at the behest of Westminster? Angus Robertson: I assure Elena Whitham that we remain steadfast in our commitment to supporting our partner countries and others through international development and climate justice funding, while responding to global humanitarian crises as a responsible, compassionate and good global citizen. We are building on the MalDent Project’s success to deepen our institutional ties with Malawi in higher education.”
“The MalDent Project has transformed oral health in Malawi. The country faces a severe oral health crisis, in that it has only nine public dentists to serve a population of 22 million people. Supported by Scottish Government investment, MalDent has spearheaded the creation of Malawi’s first dental degree programme. We celebrate the recent graduation of the country’s first home-trained dentists, which is a direct outcome of MalDent’s work, and a further 137 students are currently studying dentistry. MalDent has also developed Malawi’s first national oral health policy, establishing a crucial blueprint for effective oral health interventions, with a key focus on preventing oral disease, especially in children. Elena Whitham: What plans does the Scottish Government have to build on that groundbreaking international development work?”
“It is imperative that information sharing and engagement with the Scottish Government are both sustained and meaningful to maximise the potential for positive outcomes for the people of”
“Although the current relationship with the UK Government is more productive and constructive than it was with its predecessor, areas of significant concern remain, most notably in relation to information sharing and substantive discussion around significant developments such as the US trade deal and the EU reset deal, which were both announced without sufficient engagement with the devolved Governments. There are also a number of areas in which the UK Government is falling short on its commitment to reset intergovernmental relations by failing to take account of Scotland’s needs in its work on areas such as eradicating child poverty, migration and the internal market act review.”
“David Torrance: Labour said many things before it came to power, but, as we know, its performance in government has been found wanting. It spoke about the reset and better co- operation between the UK Government and the Scottish Government, but it is content to keep the Tories’ United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020; it refused to share draft texts with devolved Governments before its agreement with the EU; and it has sold out our fishing communities. Is it not the case that the reset is just another broken electoral pledge that has been made to the people of Scotland? Angus Robertson: The Scottish Government continues to seek a principled and pragmatic approach to engagement with the UK Government.”
“On 30 May, I met the Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Paymaster General and Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations. That meeting followed our previous meeting on 20 May, at which we discussed announcements arising from the European Union-United Kingdom summit. The announcements included a common understanding detailing policy measures that both sides have committed to as we take the new strategic partnership forward; a joint statement that sets out UK-EU co-operation across global issues and commits to annual leader-level summits; and a security and defence partnership that will formalise UK-EU foreign policy co- operation, allowing for greater collaboration on defence industry work. Currently, I have no planned meetings with UK ministers.”
“The privatisation and militarisation that Richard Leonard has raised in the chamber should not go on, and a ceasefire should be immediately respected by the”
“So, will the cabinet secretary today condemn the privatisation and militarisation of humanitarian aid in Gaza, back the reinstatement of UN agencies to provide all aid, support an immediate ceasefire, pledge that his Government will enforce the International Criminal Court arrest warrant and support an immediate ban on arms sales to Israel? Angus Robertson: I agree with Richard Leonard on all the points that he has made, and I make the point to him that the First Minister raised those concerns in his recent meeting with the Prime Minister. The international community can do more, but what is happening on the ground in Gaza at present is absolutely horrific and avoidable. The United Nations and its agencies, including UNRWA, are those that should be taking forward the humanitarian supply of the population in Gaza.”
“The situation is utterly shameful and avoidable, and the international community, including the United Kingdom, must act now. Richard Leonard: I thank the cabinet secretary for that response. Last August, the cabinet secretary met Israeli Government representatives. Last October, Israel banned the UN aid organisation UNRWA. Last November, an arrest warrant was issued for Benjamin Netanyahu for the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare. Netanyahu and Donald Trump have handed over food aid in Gaza to private contractors, whilst blocking humanitarian aid from any other source. In just the last few days, scores of Palestinians have been killed and injured by Israeli forces whilst waiting for food from the US- owned Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.”
“Since the outset of the current conflict, the Scottish Government has contributed £1.3 million in humanitarian funding for Gaza and the wider region. That has included £750,000 through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in December 2023 and £550,000 for the middle east through the Disasters Emergency Committee, Mercy Corps and the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund, which includes the further £300,000 that was announced at the end of April. We receive regular briefings from United Nations agencies, the DEC and our humanitarian emergency fund panel members. They warn of the catastrophic situation that is being caused by the inhumane restrictions on aid imposed by Israel. The World Food Programme has enough food on the border to feed the entire population for two months, all while people in Gaza face starvation.”
“Scottish Government officials will write to the Scotland Office in the next week or so with full policy details of what needs to be included in the order. Officials will agree a timetable, and Scottish Government officials will keep people who are interested in the order fully informed of developments. I hope that the Scotland Office will work to ensure that all arms of the UK Government are fully engaged. More generally, the Minister for Parliamentary Business will continue to work with the Scotland Office and the UK Government to ensure that Scotland Act 1998 orders are progressed smoothly and quickly, which is in the interests of the people of Scotland, whatever their views on the current devolution settlement. Gaza (Humanitarian Assistance) 2.”
“I have engaged with multiple Scottish and UK ministers on the issue—I have even been one of those ministers. Although everyone agrees on the change, and it has already been made in England, the process of getting an order seems to be unreasonably and unnecessarily long. Can the cabinet secretary speak to why that is the case? What can be done to expedite law making for Scotland? Angus Robertson: I agree that it has taken a lengthy time to progress with the UK Government a section 104 order on converting marriages to civil partnerships. There is a need for a section 104 order—for example, provisions need to be made so that a marriage that would be converted to a civil partnership in Scotland would be recognised as such in the rest of the United Kingdom. We will make progress.”
“The Scottish Government and the Scotland Office meet regularly to discuss the Scotland Act 1998 order programme, including ways to improve the process. Once the need for a Scotland Act 1998 order has been identified, the Scottish Government will always seek to ensure that a way forward is agreed between the two Governments as early as possible. However, timetables for all Scotland Act 1998 orders are influenced by a wide range of factors, including subject matter, complexity of drafting and securing UK parliamentary time. Emma Roddick: I thank the cabinet secretary for that response, but I have constituents who have been waiting a very long time for a change in the law in Scotland to allow mixed-sex marriages to be converted to civil partnerships.”
“I intend to allow around 20 minutes for questions, after which we will move to the next item. I would be grateful if members who wish to put a question were to press their request-to-speak button.”
“While the Prime Minister proclaims that he has respected his own self-imposed damaging red lines—not rejoining the customs union or the free market or introducing freedom of movement—we say that that is preventing us from taking exactly the measures that we need to create greatest benefit in our relationship with the rest of Europe. While we stand ready to engage constructively, I say again that no agreement can deliver the security, economic and social benefits that we lost with Brexit. The Presiding Officer: I remind members that today’s statement is follow-on business. I expect those who wish to participate in any item of business to be in the chamber for the beginning of that item. The cabinet secretary will now take questions on the issues raised in his statement.”
“Last year, we were promised a reset of relations by the incoming UK Government: a reset with the European Union, and a reset with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Excluding devolved Governments from meaningful consultation, repeatedly cancelling communications and sharing important details only after agreement has been reached in devolved areas is not a reset. It is not good enough. The Scottish Government stands ready to engage constructively as more detail is added to yesterday’s agreement. The Scottish Government must be more closely involved as the UK Government develops its future priorities for working with the EU. The truth is that the commitments made yesterday can stem only some of the harms of Brexit.”
“In the one face-to-face meeting that did take place in the immediate run-up to the summit, involving me on behalf of the Scottish Government, alongside the Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive, the fisheries issue was not even raised by the UK minister Nick Thomas-Symonds—and there were certainly no prospects of a 12-year lock-in deal. I had to raise the issue, I had to ask for documentation and I had to ask for draft proposals—the sort of information that is shared between the European Commission and EU member states—and I said that the UK Government still had a number of days to provide that. It did not do so. The shortcomings of that approach have been echoed by other devolved Government ministers in Wales and Northern Ireland.”
“The meeting scheduled for 31 March was cancelled by the UK Government. The meeting scheduled for 12 May was cancelled by the UK Government. A call scheduled this last weekend, while negotiations were under way between the UK and EU, involving UK minister Daniel Zeichner and Scottish Government minister Jim Fairlie, was cancelled by the UK Government. An additional call scheduled this last weekend, involving the senior Scottish Government civil servant on European affairs and the UK Government Cabinet Office was cancelled by the UK Government.”
“The fact that the agreement was reached without the explicit engagement of the devolved Governments on the negotiation detail—not least on fisheries—is not just an affront to devolution; it has put at risk and will continue to put at risk the benefits of any commitments for the people of Scotland. Although it is true that the UK Government did give read-outs of some areas of progress, it reached an agreement on fisheries without any recourse to, involvement of or approval by the devolved Governments. In fact, all three interministerial meetings between the UK Government and the devolved Governments covering environment, rural affairs and agriculture, where fisheries should have been discussed, were cancelled by the UK Government. The meeting scheduled for 10 March was cancelled by the UK Government.”
“The announcement that the UK and EU will work on the UK rejoining the exchange programme, subject to agreement on financial terms, is welcome. Sadly, a similar commitment to rejoin the creative Europe programme has not been agreed. It is clear that the UK Government has finally sought progress in many of the areas where we, in Scotland, have called for action and where, frankly, it has been self-evidently in the interests of us all to co-operate with our neighbours across Europe. Let me bring a note of realism and then propose a better way ahead.”
“On trade in services in the agreement, I welcome the commitment to further dialogue on the mutual recognition of professional qualifications and on short-term entry and temporary stay arrangements for business. One of the gravest consequences of Brexit has been the loss of people’s ability to move across Europe—for business, for study and for travel. Therefore, I am glad to see that the agreement contains a commitment to work towards a scheme to better enable young people in the UK to work, study and travel in the EU and vice versa. However, that pales in comparison with the benefits of freedom of movement. We have for many years urged the UK Government to reassociate to the Erasmus+ programme to allow Scottish students the opportunity to study abroad and to allow Scotland to welcome the EU’s students.”
“On energy, the linking of UK and EU emissions trading schemes is an important step forward, as are the wider initiatives on enhancing climate co- operation, and the commitments to explore rejoining the EU’s internal electricity market, which has the opportunity to reduce energy bills for consumers here. Scotland has a huge offer to make to our neighbours with our resources and expertise to help to build the clean, renewable energy of the future. In that regard, I particularly welcome the reference to closer co-operation on new technologies and the possibility that it could create for Scotland to contribute to Europe’s hydrogen backbone. Once again, we see that the most effective way to ensure security and prosperity for us all is to work together, and it is only through co-operation that we can confront the scale of the climate challenge.”
“That is, of course, to be welcomed. For example, progress on commitments to deepen aspects of justice and security co-operation with the EU is overdue. As with our shared security, our mutual prosperity can most effectively be enhanced by acting together. I have called many times for an agriculture, food and drink—or sanitary and phytosanitary—agreement to reduce the checks on and delays in goods moving between Scotland and the EU. That will reduce frictions and delays in accessing important EU markets for our Scottish food exporters while also reopening the export of our seed potatoes. I would like to see rapid progress on confirming the scope and implementation of that agreement.”
“If it is serious about economic growth, the Labour UK Government needs to drop its red lines on rejoining the single market, the customs union and freedom of movement. I must say a word about the defence and security partnership that was agreed yesterday. With war having returned to the continent, it is critical that we, in Scotland, can contribute to a strong and united Europe and help to put an end to Putin’s illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It is clear that our common security will be strengthened by acting together. As the president of the European Council, António Costa, pointed out, together, Europe has great potential to deliver. More generally, many parts of yesterday’s agreement match the priorities that the Scottish Government has set out clearly and where we have called for progress for many years.”
“Yesterday’s agreement was an acknowledgement by the UK Government that we continue to live through the negative impacts of the previous Government’s catastrophic error of inflicting a hard Brexit on the people of Scotland. Sadly, many of those devastating impacts will remain. The UK Government’s release on the agreement stated that it: “meets the red lines set out in the government’s manifesto—no return to the single market, no return to the customs union, and no return to freedom of movement.” The Labour Government is trumpeting that it will hold fast to the Conservatives’ hard Brexit, no matter the economic, social and security benefits that we lost by being dragged out of the EU.”
“Yesterday’s agreement between the United Kingdom Government and the European Union is a matter of significant consequence for Scotland. The agreement will bring limited benefits to the wider economy while falling painfully short of the benefits that Scotland would have as a member of the European Union. At a time of global insecurity, the importance of European nations working together cannot be overstated. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, captured that well yesterday, stating: “We are friends, and we are Europeans, we are very like-minded. We share the same interests and the same values.” Those are the values of democracy, equality, rule of law and respect for human rights. The Scottish Government and the people of Scotland have long held that view.”
“The six original signatories of the Schuman declaration agreed to put the production of key defence materials under common control, thereby building trust through transparency and, ultimately, through economic interdependence. Erstwhile bitter rivals became partners and lasting peace and prosperity became a shared reality for members of the”
“This year, we mark 75 years since the signing of the Schuman declaration on 9 May 1950. Last Friday, I and others in the chamber celebrated Europe day and the shared values that underpin the European project. Poignantly, last week, we also marked 80 years since victory in Europe day on 8 May 1945 and the liberation of Europe by the allied forces that ended the second world war in Europe. I had the privilege to mark the day, on behalf of the Scottish Government, at a memorial service at Westminster Abbey in London. Out of the ashes of the second world war grew renewed ideas about international unity and co- operation between nations, about building trust and about basing the world order on the rule of law. One of those ideas was the European Coal and Steel Community, which paved the way for the European Union.”
“Angus Robertson: I briefly take the opportunity to congratulate everybody involved in the exhibition at the museum in Stirling. It is exactly the type of initiative that the Scottish Government’s investment in a new museums capacity and support programme would help. In relation to the collaboration between local and national museums and the organisation that will be required for such exhibitions in the future, it is a really good test case. I commend everybody who is involved in it, and Evelyn Tweed, who has been a doughty supporter of it. The Deputy Presiding Officer: We have a very brief supplementary from”
“The £4 million Scottish Government investment in a new museums capacity and support programme will help to embed the collaboration, innovation and organisational sustainability that is needed to enable positive, strategic change across the sector so that those vital organisations can continue to enrich our local communities now and for generations to come. Plans are currently being worked up with partners and further details will be shared in due course. Evelyn Tweed: The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum recently opened its exhibition of the Mary, Queen of Scots casket and has ambitious plans for future exhibits. Will the cabinet secretary join me in congratulating the team at the Smith on securing the loan of the casket, and can he outline how the Scottish Government is supporting small museums to realise their innovative plans?”
“On the SNP benches, we believe that decisions about Scotland are best made in this place, by parliamentarians in the Scottish Parliament, rather than subcontracting them to Mr Marra’s colleagues in London, who seem to be making one bad mistake after another. The Deputy Presiding Officer: I will take two supplementaries, but they need to be brief, as do the responses.”
“Angus Robertson: First, I point out to Mr Marra—I think that he should know this, because he is usually well informed on these matters—that Scotland having fiscal control over its own policies is not a new priority of the Scottish Government; it has been a priority for a long time. Of course, we would like to be able to operate as an independent member state, like all our neighbours, all of which are more economically successful than the United Kingdom. I do not recognise the statistic that Mr Marra has presented to us—if he would like to write to me on the subject, he should feel free to do so. There is a big difference between our parties.”
“Michael Marra: I thank the cabinet secretary for his answer, but on 16 January the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, Shona Robison, informed the Scottish Affairs Committee that the Scottish Government’s preferred policy was indeed full fiscal autonomy. In very similar words to the constitution secretary, she said that “moving to full fiscal autonomy for the Scottish Government would create a fairer system that would protect public services and allow investment in our economy.” However, the Scottish National Party Government’s statistics show that full fiscal autonomy would immediately wipe out £12.8 billion of Scotland’s public finances, so will the cabinet secretary explain how a cut of £12.8 billion would protect public services?”
“I regularly hold discussions with ministerial colleagues about matters concerning my portfolio. Independence would give control over all public spending decisions while providing the range of fiscal powers that are necessary to unlock Scotland’s full economic potential. Until the people of Scotland can choose a different constitutional arrangement, moving to full fiscal autonomy would create a fairer system, protecting public services and allowing investment in our economy. The Scottish Government stands ready to engage at any point with the United Kingdom Government on substantial new fiscal powers for Scotland, following which we will model the impact of potential policy choices.”
“Recently, we were able to confirm the excellent news that the Los Angeles-based animation and visualisation company Halon Entertainment is to invest £28 million in a new Glasgow studio, creating up to 250 jobs over the next three years.”
“Has the cabinet secretary spoken to, or does he intend to speak to, his UK Government counterparts to make sure that they prioritise the film and television industry, which has been a success story in Scotland, and make it clear that, in a country that already imports a great deal of cultural content from an increasingly toxic US culture, tariffs, as threatened unilaterally by the US President, will be entirely unacceptable? Angus Robertson: The Scottish Government’s concerns in relation to trade discussions have been communicated directly to the UK Government. On what the Scottish Government is doing to support the film and TV sector, our budget for 2025-26 includes a £2 million increase for Screen Scotland to support work to attract international investment in large-scale productions in Scotland.”
“The Scottish Government is committed to building on the exceptional growth of Scotland’s screen sector in recent years, so the prospect of any tariffs is greatly concerning. However, the scope of potential tariffs or non-tariff measures on foreign movies has not been confirmed by the United States Administration. An outline US-United Kingdom trade deal has now been reached, and I look forward to exploring the details of the final agreement once it has been shared by the UK Government, to fully understand the potential impact on the Scottish film and television industry. Patrick Harvie: The cabinet secretary is right that that has not been confirmed, but that is why we should seek to influence the UK Government in its negotiating position right now.”
“As the spectre of war has returned to this continent, it has become more important than ever that we consolidate our long-standing relations with our neighbours in the rest of Europe. Like the majority of members of the Parliament, I believe that the best way for Scotland to take its place in the international community is as an independent member state of the European Union. US Tariffs (Impact on Film and Television Industry) 6.”