Question reference: S5W-25131
- Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 4 September 2019
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Fergus Ewing on 5 September 2019
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it will establish the stakeholder group to advise on the development of Scotland’s Forestry Strategy Implementation Plan, and whether it is still on track to publish the implementation plan by 1 April 2020.
Answer
I am pleased to announce that the stakeholder reference group been established and that the first meeting of that group is later today.
The group, consisting of a range of forestry interests, draws on expertise in the economic, environmental and social drivers and benefits identified in the Strategy. It will provide input to help formulate key delivery milestones, progress indicators and a reporting schedule for the implementation plan, which will help to realise the 50-year vision for forestry set out in the Strategy.
The establishment of this group is a significant milestone, and confirms we are still on track to publish an implementation plan by 1 April 2020.