The Land of Scotland and the Common Good

The motion

That the Parliament warmly welcomes the Land Reform Review Group’s final report, The Land of Scotland and the Common Good; understands that the remit of the group included an examination of how more people in rural and urban Scotland, particularly communities, could have a greater stake in the ownership, governance, management and use of land that would lead to greater diversity of land ownership and ownership types; considers that land is a finite and crucial resource that requires to be used and owned in the public interest for the common good and that this comprehensive report aims to address land reform in Scotland; thanks Dr Alison Elliot for leading the review group and all members past and present for what it considers their hard work and commitment since the group was established in 2012; welcomes the 62 recommendations in the report, which it considers set the direction of travel for land reform in Scotland; believes that MSPs must now scrutinise the report and its recommendations and use this as an opportunity to make progress and shape discussion on land reform in Scotland in the years ahead, and believes that the proposed Land Reform Bill must be radical in its thinking and bold in its action.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

Lab 15 SNP 8 Ind 2 Green 2

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4M-10328 by reference.