Petitioner: Les Wallace
Status:
Closed
Date Lodged:
10 June 2019
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to develop a natural flood alleviation strategy under the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009.
Summary
20 June 2019: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Scottish Natural Heritage, the James Hutton Institute, National Farmers' Union Scotland and Scottish Land & Estates and Fisheries Management Scotland. Link to Official Report of Meeting 20 June 2019
5 December 2019: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that the Scottish Government does not support the production of a separate natural flood alleviation strategy and considers natural flood management techniques to be one element of its wider national flooding strategy, which will be published in 2020. Link to Official Report of Meeting 5 December 2019
Written submissions
Do you agree that Scotland has an opportunity to make better use of sustainable natural flood alleviation techniques?
What benefits do you consider these techniques can deliver?
Are you aware of other techniques that have been used elsewhere that could also be successful in Scotland?