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PE2089: Stop More National Parks in Scotland

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to:

Suspend any action to create further National Parks in Scotland.
Instruct an independent review on the operation of the current National Parks, including assessment of the economic impacts on businesses & industries within the two parks including, but not exclusive to, farming, forestry, crofting and angling.
Conduct a consultation with representatives of rural businesses & Community Councils in order to help to frame the remit of said independent review.

Petitioner: Deborah Carmichael on behalf of Lochaber National Park - NO more group

Status: Under consideration

Date published: 12 March 2024

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SPICe Briefing (150KB, pdf) posted 08 May 2024

Committee Meetings

12 June 2024: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.

Official Report of Meeting 12 June 2024

30 October 2024: The Committee took evidence from—

Denise Brownlee, No Galloway National Park campaign group

Mhairi Dawson, National Farmers' Union Scotland

Nick Kempe, Parkswatch Scotland

Ian McKinnon, Lochaber National Park - NO More Campaign

and then from—

Rob Lucas, Galloway National Park Association

John Mayhew, Scottish Campaign for National Parks

Official Report of Meeting 30 October 2024 (, ) posted 31 October 2024

13 November 2024: The Committee took evidence from—

Peter Rawcliffe, Head of People and Places, NatureScot

Eileen Stuart, Deputy Director of Nature and Climate Change, NatureScot

Official Report of Meeting 13 November 2024