Motion: Tackling Projected Population Decline in Argyll and Bute

Tackling Projected Population Decline in Argyll and Bute

Lodged by Jamie McGrigor Members' Business Motion 18 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament notes that, on 29 October 2014, Argyll and Bute’s Community Planning Partnership held an economic summit in Dunoon entitled “Addressing our Population Challenge” to consider the population changes and associated challenges facing Argyll and Bute; is aware of the data published in May 2014 by the National Records of Scotland that predicted that Argyll and Bute’s population will fall by 13.5% by 2037, the second largest projected decline of any local authority in Scotland, with the working age population predicted to fall by almost 22%; shares local concerns about the impact on the local economy and public services of such a steep decline in population, and notes the view that policy makers at all levels should treat as a priority tackling and reversing the projected population decline and looking at new ways of supporting the area and boosting its economic growth, while promoting Argyll and Bute as a diverse, attractive and first-class location for residents, visitors and businesses alike.

Supporters (18)