SNP accused of pacifying backbench rebels with HPMA U-turn before summer holidays
· 04.07.2023 · 18:15:00 ··· ··· Tuesday ·· 2 (2)
The Scottish Sun Tory Finlay Carson slams SNP HPMA U-turn as 'no more than a last-minute effort to pacify the rebels on her backbenches before they head off on their summer holidays.
The Scottish Government last week dropped its controversial plans to restrict fishing in 10% of Scotland’s waters following an uproar from coastal communities.
Net-Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan announced the plan to introduce highly protected marine areas (HPMAs) by 2026 will no longer go ahead.
Instead, she said a new way forward will be developed with a view to making Scotland “nature-positive” by 2030.
Groups representing fishing industries were strongly opposed to the HPMA proposals and some SNP MSPs joined in the criticism.
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