Written Question · S3W-32556 · Session 3
What sources of funding are available to local communities in the South of Scotland for community land purchase.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what sources of funding are available to local communities in the South of Scotland for community land purchase.
The answer
Funding available to communities may include grant aid, loans, and private investment. Communities determine the best funding source appropriate to their proposed purchase of land.
Information on funding is available through channels such as Rural Direct and the Rural Funding Opportunities Guide leaflet, published by the Scottish Government in 2009. Both are available at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/farmingrural/Rural/rural-communities/access-funding.
The Community Right to Buy website also includes a number of funding options and the Community Right to Buy guidance includes contact details for a number of funders:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/farmingrural/Rural/rural-land/right-to-buy/Resources.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/farmingrural/Rural/rural-land/right-to-buy/Community/Guidance.
Information on funding is available through channels such as Rural Direct and the Rural Funding Opportunities Guide leaflet, published by the Scottish Government in 2009. Both are available at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/farmingrural/Rural/rural-communities/access-funding.
The Community Right to Buy website also includes a number of funding options and the Community Right to Buy guidance includes contact details for a number of funders:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/farmingrural/Rural/rural-land/right-to-buy/Resources.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/farmingrural/Rural/rural-land/right-to-buy/Community/Guidance.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-32556 by reference.