Celebrating Scotland’s Food and Drink Success Story - Amendment
Submitted by:
Donald Cameron,
Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
Date lodged:
Thursday, 13 September 2018
Motion reference: S5M-13876.1
Current status:Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 13 September 2018
As an amendment to motion S5M-13876 in the name of Fergus Ewing (Celebrating Scotland’s Food and Drink Success Story), leave out from “is concerned” to end and insert “recognises the importance of geographical indicators to the Scottish food and drink sector; believes that any replacement scheme for geographical indicators must ensure at least an equivalent level of protection once the UK leaves the EU; acknowledges the innovative approach set out in the Good Food Nation policy document; believes that this needs to be underpinned by legislation to ensure that Scotland’s food policy maintains coherence and visibility over the long term within a framework of common principles, and consequently, regrets the omission of a Good Food Nation Bill from this year’s Programme for Government, and calls on the Scottish Government to introduce such a Bill within the next 12 months.”
Vote
Result62 for, 58 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not voteVote Passed