Question reference: S6W-26133
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 12 March 2024
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Current status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 18 March 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the preservation of farmland for future food security is in the public interest.
Answer
Scotland’s farmland and farming sector have a critical role to play in Scotland’s food security, producing food for consumption in Scotland, and increasing our economic resilience through exports of food and drink worth £7.6 billion in 2023. Scotland’s National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) includes national planning policy which seeks to protect and restore valued soils.