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Developing Forestry in Scotland - Amendment

  • Submitted by: Peter Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 January 2017
  • Motion reference: S5M-03573.1
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 24 January 2017

As an amendment to motion S5M-03573 in the name of Fergus Ewing (Developing Forestry in Scotland), leave out from "welcomes" to end and insert "recognises the importance of retaining local expertise and cross-border joint working and urges that the end result of this process is not needless centralisation; welcomes the future increase in the Scottish Government’s annual target to create 15,000 hectares of woodland per year, but notes that it is not meeting current, lower targets; recognises that forestry has an important role to play in achieving Scotland’s climate targets; calls on the Scottish Government to take effective action in order to deliver the target and maintain the National Forest Estate as an asset for the nation, and recognises that forestry is a long-term project that requires a long-term vision for a thriving sector."


Related motion

Motion ref. S5M-03573

Developing Forestry in Scotland

Submitted by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Monday, January 23, 2017

Supported by: Humza Yousaf
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Result 4 for, 86 against, 18 abstained, 21 did not vote Vote Defeated


Defeated related amendments

Motion ref. S5M-03573.3

Developing Forestry in Scotland - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Andy Wightman, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Monday, January 23, 2017

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Result 4 for, 86 against, 18 abstained, 21 did not vote Vote Defeated


Amendments that have not been voted on

Motion ref. S5M-03573.2

Developing Forestry in Scotland - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, January 23, 2017

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, January 24, 2017