Question reference: S6W-03009
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 16 September 2021
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Current status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 28 September 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what budget it has allocated to progressing its plans to establish new National Parks in Scotland.
Answer
In our Programme for Government we have committed £500 million over the course of this Parliament to protect and restore our natural environment. This includes funding to create a new National Park and to improve visitor facilities, safety measures and access opportunities in existing National Parks and in regional parks. This will support progressive development, address the climate emergency in the way we use our land, and improve public and community wellbeing .