SNP MSP Ash Denham says video games such as Grand Theft Auto and the Edinburgh Festival are world renowned. 

Ms Denham says this brings benefits to the economy and creates jobs.

The SNP MSP says foreign students come here to study video game design and they have been leaned on to leave the country afterwards. 

She says "a hard-Brexit is not in Scotland's best interests and must be challenged". 

Not surprisingly this tweet was retweeted by Jackson Carlaw.

Labour MSP Lewis Macdonald says much of the government's focus is on EU funding and access to key EU markets.

Mr Macdonald says his party agrees with these points, but the cultural impacts go much further

He says his party reject the Conservative amendment today.

The Labour MSP says culture is more than an aggregation of economic impacts it is culture that makes us human.

Here is the Scottish Labour amendment.

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Conservative MSP Jackson Carlaw says Scotland's creative industries have thrived without the EU.

Mr Carlaw says, of course there are challenges ahead, "but we are not doomed to fail."

The Tory MSP says we need to do more than whinge about Brexit "it is a challenge not a brick wall," he says.

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Mr Carlaw says Brexit means Alex Neil was on the right side of the vote.

Brexit Minister Mike Russell asks when Mr Carlaw will stand up for his constituents who voted remain.

Mr Carlaw says his constituents did not vote for Indyref2.

The Conservative MSP says it may be necessary for the first minister and Mr Russell to surrender their passports before they do any more damage.

Scottish Conservative MSP Jackson Carlaw says "here we are again", he points out this is the 12th debate on Brexit and says the Scottish government are "scaremongering" again.

Mr Carlaw says the is a difference between putting forward Scotland's voice and the "whingeing" that Mr Russell and Ms Hyslop are indulging in.

"It is time to put on your big boy pants," he says to Brexit Minister Mike Russell and Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop.

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Here is the Scottish Conservative amendment.

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Ms Hyslop says there must be unrestricted access to as wide a range of talent throughout the EU as possible.

The culture, tourism and external affairs secretary says European collaboration can help us to develop.

She stresses the importance of the relationship with European neighbours is crucial for tourism, culture and creative industries.

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The culture, tourism and external affairs secretary says EU-funded projects are important to the culture, creative industries and tourism sectors for networking and developing partnerships.

This includes over €11.5 million of Creative Europe grants to projects involving Scottish partners since 2014.

Ms Hyslop calls for support for the Scottish government's position that the UK government needs to find ways to maintain its influence as proposals develop for the digital single market.

Ms Hyslop says Scotland's doors remain open and the country is welcoming and the reputation abroad is still strong.

The culture secretary says Scotland's relationship with its European neighbours is important and will not cease to be.

She says the EU enriches Scotland's culture by bringing others to the country which is very important in the sector. 

"Access to the labour market is absolutely vital," she says. 

Ms Hyslop says a hard Brexit could potentially have the following sever negative impacts on the sectors' ability to compete in terms of:

• cultural exports
• staffing
• skills and talent recruitment and retention
• research and knowledge exchange
• ability to influence key cultural policy, such as copyright law,
• access to key EU markets

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Ms Hyslop says the "longer term impact of the Brexit vote is fare less certain and far more worrying".

The culture secretary says the leaked memo outside Downing Street indicates a hard Brexit.

She says Scotland must maintain its "warm welcoming outlook".

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Hotels, restaurants and historic attractions in the north of Scotland have just enjoyed a bumper season - but there is uncertainty about the future of the tourism industry following the Brexit vote.

Willie Cameron, who runs a range of hospitality businesses in the Highlands, believes the fact that the pound tanked against the Euro following the EU referendum has benefited the sector in the short-term.

But its long-term repercussions are more uncertain.

A recent survey suggested that more than a quarter of EU nationals - normally the most loyal and lucrative visitors - would be less likely to holiday here because of the vote to leave.

Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop says the "shock and dismay" from the culture sector following the EU referendum vote is clear.

Ms Hyslop says Brexit has not yet happened but the vote has had an affect given the devaluation of sterling and the changes in fuel and food costs. 

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Ms Hyslop's motion says the interests of Scotland's culture, creative and tourism sectors are best served by protecting the country's existing relationship with Europe.

It calls for the maintaining of freedom of movement and access to EU funding and collaboration mechanisms.

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Culture, Tourism and External Affairs Secretary Fiona Hyslop will now leade a debate on the implications for culture, creative industries and tourism following the EU referendum.