Question reference: S6W-12981
- Date lodged: 8 December 2022 Registered interest
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Current status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 December 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-02381 by Mairi Gougeon on 2 September 2021, whether it will provide an update on its progress in developing a Crofting Bill during the current parliamentary session.
Answer
The Scottish Government remains committed to reforming crofting law. A decision on the timing of a Bill will be taken by Cabinet in the context of setting the content of future legislative programmes in the normal way.
The Crofting Bill Group was reinstated in May 2022, to consider crofting legislation, including those issues raised by the Crofting Bill Group in 2016-2018. Five meetings have taken place between June and November 2022. The Crofting Bill Group discussions will resume in early 2023.