Richard Lochhead MSP

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  • Member for: Moray
  • Region: Highlands and Islands
  • Party: Scottish National Party

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Meeting of the Parliament 15 May 2013 : Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment (Richard Lochhead) I had thought that more members would have hung about for the highlights.

For the purposes of rule 9.11 of the standing orders, I advise Parliament that Her Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Bill, has consented to place her prerogativ...

Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee 08 May 2013 : Wednesday, May 08, 2013
The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment (Richard Lochhead) Good morning. I am just recovering from a bout of panic that you may have been about to ask me about nitrate vulnerable zones. Thankfully, we are staying at sea and, I hope, discussing the marine environment.

I do not have a prepared statement; I am here to answer the committee’s questio...

Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee 08 May 2013 : Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Richard Lochhead The question highlights the fact that we were successful in negotiating coverage of the act out to the 200-mile limit, rather than just to the inshore waters that are within the remit of the Scottish Parliament. When it comes to planning purposes and the marine plan, we have been able to include all...

Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee 08 May 2013 : Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Richard Lochhead Our starting point was that we had to have a plan that goes out to 200 miles but takes into account the UK Government’s views on the reserved issues—primarily oil and gas, which are hugely important industries to Scotland, and defence. I expect that the plan will not deviate from the status quo in t...

Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee 08 May 2013 : Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Richard Lochhead First—and further to the progress report on MPAs that was published in 2012—we must report back to Parliament in 2018 on how the marine protected areas have been doing. A huge amount of work will be done in between times. We are about to go out to consultation on the proposed marine protected areas,...

Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee 08 May 2013 : Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Richard Lochhead Yes. The work will continue from here on in through Marine Scotland and our partners. We have a lot of scientific knowledge and expertise built up in Scotland not only in the Government, but across our universities and research sectors. Our knowledge has largely been co-ordinated by Scottish Natural...

Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee 08 May 2013 : Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Richard Lochhead I hope that we can be innovative. There has been a longstanding debate in Scotland, particularly in relation to the fishing sector, about how we can use our marine users—in this case, the fishermen who are at the coalface and who are doing day-to-day jobs in our waters—and encapsulate their knowledg...

Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee 08 May 2013 : Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Richard Lochhead As I said, we are on a very steep learning curve. At any point in time, we have a set amount of scientific knowledge, but it is improving all the time. Clearly, we have to justify any MPA proposal to the communities and stakeholders with whom we have been heavily engaged over the past couple of year...

Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee 08 May 2013 : Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Richard Lochhead I am happy to confirm that all 33 proposals and the four search locations will be included in the consultation. We will listen closely to the views of Scotland in making final decisions.



Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee 08 May 2013 : Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Richard Lochhead There are two scenarios, I guess, that could change the potential number of MPAs. One is that, where a search location involves a large area such as the Firth of Forth, the area might be narrowed down in time as more is learned about the features there. Once the features have been identified, a deci...
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Motion S4M-05898.3: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12/03/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-05892: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11/03/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-05172: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10/12/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-04544: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 23/10/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-04263: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25/09/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-03163: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 31/05/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-03153: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 31/05/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-02613: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13/04/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-02495: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26/03/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-01903: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 01/02/2012 Show Full Motion >>
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Question S2W-32685: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19/03/2007 Show Full Question >>
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