Motion · S2M-03219 · 1 Sep 2005
Future of Crofting
The motion
That the Parliament recognises the importance of crofting to the social and economic life of the Highlands and Islands and wishes to see the continuation of sustainable crofting communities; shares the concerns of crofting communities, such as those in Skye and Lochalsh and throughout the crofting counties, regarding the threat to crofting communities from the lack of action by the Crofters Commission over the decrofting of land and sale of crofts, and from absentee crofters and dereliction; believes that crofting tenancies should not be sold on the open market which is currently allowing local people to be outbid by those with no understanding of, or long-term commitment to, crofting and the crofting community, and further believes that if this continues it will, in a generation, lead to the end of crofting in everything but name.
Supporters (19)
- Mr Andrew Arbuckle 5 Sep 2005
- Ms Rosemary Byrne 5 Sep 2005
- Rob Gibson 5 Sep 2005
- Christine Grahame 5 Sep 2005
- Richard Lochhead 5 Sep 2005
- Jim Mather 5 Sep 2005
- Mr Alasdair Morrison 5 Sep 2005
- Margaret Smith 5 Sep 2005
- Stewart Stevenson 5 Sep 2005
- Jamie Stone 5 Sep 2005
- Mike Pringle 6 Sep 2005
- Eleanor Scott 6 Sep 2005
- Jamie McGrigor 7 Sep 2005
- Ted Brocklebank 8 Sep 2005
- Mr David Davidson 8 Sep 2005
- Donald Gorrie 8 Sep 2005
- Kenny MacAskill 8 Sep 2005
- Nora Radcliffe 8 Sep 2005
- Mary Scanlon 8 Sep 2005
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.