Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
The Bill aims to reform the law around large landholdings and certain types of leases of land.
The Bill is at Stage 1
Contents
Stage 1 - General principles
Committees examine the Bill and gather views. They produce reports before MSPs debate the Bill in the Chamber. MSPs then decide on the purpose (“general principles”) of the Bill.
The Bill is at Stage 1
Committee Examination
The lead committee for this Bill is the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Submit your views
The lead committee held a call for views on the Bill.
The call for views closed on 21 May 2024 at 11:59pm.
Who spoke to the lead committee in the Parliament
MSPs met with people in committee meetings to discuss what the Bill will do.
Minutes of 26 March 2024 (in private)
Minutes of 4 June 2024 (in private)
Minutes of 11 June 2024
Minutes of 18 June 2024
Meeting on 11 June 2024
Correspondence
Committee correspondence sent and received while the Bill progressed through Parliament
Letter from the Convener to the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, 21 June 2024
Further information following the informal Scottish Government briefing on the Land Reform Bill
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, 14 May 2024
Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Scottish Government view on protected subject-matter
Letter from the Minister for Parliamentary Business, 28 March 2024
Work by other committees
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Committee report
The lead committee will publish its stage 1 report before the debate on the general principles of the Bill.