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To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance is issued by Scotland’s Environment and Rural Services (SEARS) on the location of new woodland away from sites that are important for (a) biodiversity and (b) the historic environment.
We heard the Cabinet Secretary’s assurance that dialogue with those organisations will shape and inform future work. This is a necessary and welcome remedy.
Boyack MSP) is to promote consideration by public bodies of sustainable development and the wellbeing of future generations. The overall aim of the Bill’s provisions is to create policy coherence for sustainable development across Scotland’s public sector and therefore foster a shift towards long-termism in public policymaking, in order to maximise the wellbeing of future generations.
A determination by the Presiding Officer was published in the Business Bulletin on 26 June 2020 indicating that, following consultation with the Bureau, the variation of this Rule would be extended until 9 October 2020.