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That's all from Holyrood Live on 7 December 2017.

Nicola Sturgeon has rebuffed calls for the Scottish government to "ditch" its controversial named person policy.

Holyrood's education committee has put the brakes on legislation aimed at bringing the scheme into force.

Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson said the policy was "in tatters" and said ministers should "ditch this broken plan" to find a better approach.

The first minister accused the Tories of "politically undermining" the scheme and said many family groups backed it.

Have a lovely weekend and get your calculators out of the cupboard, because next week is budget week!

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The Scottish government motion on fisheries, as amended by the Lib Dems, is agreed to with 70 MSPs backing it and 29 against.

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71 MSPs backed it and 28 voted against.

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Conservative MSP Peter Chapman's amendment to the govrnment motion on fisheries is not agreed to.

28 MSPs back it, but 57 vote against it with 14 abstentions.

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Mr Ewing says the use of the word political is not helpful in this debate and says the SNP cannot support the Tory amendment.

The rural economy secretary says in respect of the choke species, there must be inter area respectability.

The minister says the problems of Brexit have been mentioned by many MSPs, not least the EU workers in processing.

He says many members also stressed the importance of trade and says the European market is the largest overseas market.

Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing says: "Buyers from all over the world, many made the point that the prominence of Scotland's clean, green image is important for purchase."

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Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing welcomes the support for the government and himself in the forthcoming fisheries negotiations in Brussels.

Mr Ewing says the fishing industry makes an enormous contribution to Scottish society at genuine risk to their own lives.

The minister says we must not forget this.

He says consumption of fish is growing in comparison to meat.

Conservative MSP Donald Cameron says he is confident Scotland will still get a comprehensive EU deal.

Mr Cameron asks the cabinet minister if he is in favour of the nine month bridge suggested by Peter Chapman.

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Tory MSP Donald Cameron says he hopes this is his last fishing debate, then says he jests.

Mr Cameron says he takes great interest in fishing and says he will back the government motion but not the Lib Dems amendment.

He says he will bring clarity to the Tory amendment.

The Tory MSP says his party believes the UK government must be able to use its political clout to prevent fishing vessels being tied to the harbour wall.

Labour MSP Lewis Macdonald says its is unclear how this year's negotiations will be historic, though it undoubtedly will be, he says.

On the Conservative amendment, he says it "remains almost as much as a mystery of Mrs May's Brexit strategy".

He criticises the lack of a Brexit impact assessment for the sector from the UK government and expresses concern about the possible loss of access to EU workers.

Lib Dems MSP Tavish Scott says: "The fundamental argument in parliament today about the strength of science is a reasonable one and an important one for future".

Mr Scott says: "The fishing industry will be worth more than the oil and gas industry in the long term."

Green MSP Mark Ruskell calls for the "hard won principles around sustainability" to endure after Brexit.

Mr Ruskell calls for the discard ban to be enforced and suggests eliminating discards of six key whitefish species could lead to economic success.

"We should be leading the way on monitoring", he adds, wondering if the government will support remote monitoring tech on all boats over 10m long.

Labour MSP Claudia Beamish raises the "impressive work" of Fishing for Litter., external

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SNP MSP Emma Harper says: "In the absence of full EU membership, Scotland's best interests would be staying in the single market and customs union."

Conservative MSP Liam Kerr says: "Brexit is a once in a lifetime opportunity.

"It gives the country the potential to be a world leader in seafood production and exports.

"This does not mean isolation. The UK will still need to co-operate with the EU."