Scottish Labour MSP Lewis Macdonald says the process of Brexit negotiation looks like it will be "very tough indeed".

Mr Macdonald says we should not head straight to the trenches to fight the previous referendum held in 2014.

He says the Tory amendment seeks to rule out engagement with EU officials by the Scottish government and that's why Labour are against it. 

The Labour MSP says he is glad the Scottish government motion does not call for a new independence referendum.

SNP MSP Clare Adamson says she hopes that David Cameron's offer to include the member states will include sharing information when it is requested by the first minister.

Ms Adamson says the leave vote is a "tragedy" and that the Tory party have "lost the plot". 

The SNP MSP says no one has talked about why the people of Scotland voted so differently.

She says the Scottish people were protected from the bedroom tax and council tax increases.

Ms Adamson says members of her constituency have been told to "go home" and they are home. 

Labour MSP Claudia Beamish says environmental and climate change legislation, from the EU, must be protected.

Ms Beamish says: "We must fight against any attempt to weaken or repeal environmental protection."

Scottish Greens MSP Ross Greer says it is only right that every avenue is explored which may allow Scotland to remain in the EU.

Mr Greer says the UK as a whole has decided to leave the EU but Scotland has decided to stay and play its part.  

The Scottish Greens MSP says the country is in an unprecedented situation and he welcomes the Scottish government's pledge to work across the parties and with experts to explore options.

He says the only way to guarantee Scotland's future in Europe is to become an independent country.

Brian Taylor
BBC Scotland Political Editor

It could be argued - it is already being argued - that, if it came to a constitutional battle, Westminster would have the final say. Holyrood might withhold consent for the legislative moves to implement Brexit.

Westminster might note such a verdict, no doubt with polite gratitude - then proceed to implement Brexit, exercising its over-riding sovereignty.

Would that be wise? Would it be politically smart? Those are different questions, to discuss should this issue arise for real.

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To be clear, Nicola Sturgeon is not personally making a big deal of this. She is not issuing scatter-gun threats.

She is attempting to remain calm, adopting the persona of one of the few serving leaders in these islands not resigning or under pressure to resign.

To be clear, further, she did not float the issue of a "veto" on Friday in her formal response. It emerged today in reply to decidedly adept questioning from my estimable colleague, Gordon Brewer.

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Conservative MSP Miles Briggs says he wanted to see the whole UK confirm its membership of the UK.

Mr Briggs says as a democrat he accepts the result and says it is now incumbent on everyone to work together.

He says businesses have told him the threat of another independence referendum is exactly what we don't need.

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SNP MSP James Dornan begins by criticising Tory MSP Oliver Mundell's earlier contribution saying he should represent the Scottish people not the UK government.

Mr Dornan says both Remain and Leave ran scare tactics and he says the SNP warned against this.

Scottish Labour MSP Elaine Smith says as one who put a case for leaving the EU she feels she has to speak.

Ms Smith says Jeremy Corbyn put a compelling case for Remain, but she says the one million voters in Scotland who voted Leave did so in the knowledge it was UK wide.

She says the democracy of the EU referendum appears to have been set aside and the million voters in Scotland must be listened to.

Ms Smith says she cannot back the government motion as she voted to leave and says there have been failures in EU policies which will have contributed to the Leave voters.

SNP MSP Mike Russell says he does not want to give up European citizenship and he won't give it up.

Mr Russell says Scotland is being forced to decide if they are British or European and "we are being told we cannot be both".

He says he sees "genuine apprehension, genuine fear" about the impact of Brexit in his constituency.

SNP MSP Fergus Ewing tries to intervene but Ms Baillie says she is in her final minute and does not have time.

Mr Ewing raises a point of order and asks to intervene on Ms Baillie's point.

Presiding Officer Linda Fabiani says this is not a point of order and Ms Baillie is not taking an intervention.

Scottish Labour MSP Jackie Baillie says, like many, she was bitterly disappointed and it felt like a "bereavement".

Ms Baillie says "David Cameron gambled with our future". 

The Labour MSP says we need to understand why people voted to leave.

Our responsibility is to assess the impact and take action and we must project the economy and jobs, she says.

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Scottish Conservative MSP Oliver Mundell, who backed the Leave campaign, says the UK wide result must be respected. 

The Conservative MSP says this debate is sadly only about independence and he says behind SNP good intentions is malice.

The first minister has fast become "a runaway train", he says, reverting back to her familiar mantra of independence at any cost. 

Mr Mundell says: "The truth is this whole debate is a red herring."

A Scottish government minister has said he received a "sympathetic hearing" from his European counterparts over Scotland's bid to remain in the EU.  

Farming minister Fergus Ewing said he had informal talks with other agriculture ministers in Brussels.

He said senior European officials told him that they would like to see Scotland as the EU's 28th member state.

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The prime minister has said that he wants the best deal for Scotland and the UK.

Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson warned against "hijacking" the EU result to force an independence vote

Scotland voted by 62% to 38% to remain in the European Union, but faces the prospect of having to leave the EU regardless after the UK as a whole voted 52% to 48% for Brexit.

Scottish Labour MSP Anas Sarwar says he voted Remain because he believed it was in Scotland's best interests to do so and he is deeply disappointed in the result.

Mr Sarwar says individuals whose jobs, homes and businesses are affected by the volatility must be protected.   

The Labour MSP says all of the countries in the UK must be heavily involved going forward as the UK leaves Europe. 

He says there has been an increase in hate crimes and a message should be sent to minorities to assure them that this is their home and those spreading "hatred" aren't welcome. 

Philip Sim
BBC Scotland political reporter

The Scottish government is to start work towards a second independence referendum in the wake of the UK voting to leave the EU. Political reporter Philip Sim looks at the questions they will seek to answer before taking Scotland back to the polls.  

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