Question reference: S6W-10661
- Asked by: Jenni Minto, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 26 August 2022
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 29 August 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its consultation document setting out its plans for the next Agriculture Bill.
Answer
The consultation document will be published on the Scottish Government’s website on 29 August 2022 at 10:00. I would welcome all those interested in the role agriculture plays in producing our nation’s food and managing Scotland’s rural landscape to respond. I also urge members of the public to take the opportunity to share their views and engage with this process, and please encourage everyone you know to take part. Responses to this consultation will give us tremendous insight into how best to realise our Vision for Agriculture in a way that works for our rural communities and Scotland: https://consult.gov.scot/agriculture-and-rural-economy/proposals-for-a-new-agriculture-bill/ )