What the total cost has been of developing the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Bill to date, also showing the cost of (a) the Committee of Inqui…

The total cost of developing the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Bill to date is approximately £1,023,658. A breakdown is provided in the following table. The Committee of Inquiry on Crofting was established by the previous administration during the 2006 Crofting Reform (etc) Bill. The committee of inquiry was established from December 2006 and ran till May 2008. Subsequent government costs have been incurred in taking forward the Committee of Inquiry on Crofting recommendations.

| Cost (£)

Committee of Inquiry on Crofting
| 654,647

Staff time in drawing up proposals and draft Bill
| 174,099

Publication and distribution of documents
| 34,364

Holding consultation meetings
| 21,755

Advertising and publicity
| 6,836

Analysing the results of the draft Crofting Reform (Scotland) Bill consultation
| 14,232

Staff time in drawing up proposals and Bill
| 106,042

Public launch of Bill
| 3,032

Travel and Subsistence
| 8,651

Total
| 1,023,658