Question reference: S6W-05466
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 5 January 2022
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Current status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 31 January 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to go further than the commitment it made in its shared policy programme with the Scottish Green Party to designate "at least one new National Park", and designate more than one new national park by the end of this parliamentary session.
Answer
The process for identifying and designating one or more new National Parks in Scotland will involve a fair and transparent bidding and evaluation process to identify the area or areas which will be put forward to obtain National Park status and allow the statutory process to begin. The Scottish Government remains open minded about the number of areas which will be progressed to National Park designation during the lifetime of this Parliament.