Open Cast Mining in Scotland, Coaling and Restoring

As an amendment to motion S4M-07712 in the name of Fergus Ewing (Open Cast Mining in Scotland, Coaling and Restoring), leave out from "to preserve" to end and insert "including relevant trade unions, to preserve employment in open cast coal mining and address challenges of restoration; welcomes moves to identify improvements in the regulatory regime of the industry including appropriate protection for communities and the environment, and, in light of concerns about restoration and remediation of sites, calls on the Scottish Government to address this issue in the final Scottish Planning Policy so that local authorities are given clearer guidance to enable them to address this issue when considering whether to give planning consent for proposals."