Question reference: S6W-24015
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 10 January 2024
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Current status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 16 January 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what economic impact assessment it has undertaken regarding the introduction of grouse shoot licensing on land in the (a) Aberdeenshire, (b) Angus, (c) Dumfries and Galloway, (d) Highland, (e) Perth and Kinross, (f) Stirling and (g) Scottish Borders Council area.
Answer
The economic impacts of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill, which contains provisions to licence the activity of grouse shooting, are set out in the Financial Memorandum to the Bill, and in the Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment