Business Sustainability in Rural Scotland

As an amendment to motion S1M-03418 in the name of Alex Fergusson (Business Sustainability in Rural Scotland), leave out from “deplores” to end and insert “endorses the Scottish Executive’s significant plans for investing in Scotland over the next three years to support economic growth, including sustainable rural development; notes that a strong economy provides the foundation for meeting social justice objectives in respect of increasing opportunities for all, first-class public services and infrastructure, and further endorses the key priorities and long-term actions set out in A Smart, Successful Scotland, the enterprise strategy for urban and rural areas, of helping businesses and communities grow, building global connections, and improving Scotland’s skills base.”