Current status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 28 October 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to consult stakeholders in relation to its commitment within the Partnership Agreement regarding its “consideration of the establishment of environmental courts and other options for improving prosecution and dispute resolution” and how this consultation will be carried out.
The Scottish Executive is currently considering the potential roles that environmental courts and other methods of dispute resolution might play in Scotland. Decisions on the timing and nature of any consultation will be taken in due course.