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It is important that the bill includes provision for permitted activities, so I will probably lodge stage 2 amendments to ensure that we allow for such activities.
We are all in agreement that the foundations for Scotland’s economic recovery will be addressing our skills and workforce shortages, ensuring stability for businesses and creating the conditions that encourage investment. Levels of economic inactivity in Scotland make it harder for employers to fill vacancies.
Alastair Nairn from the Scottish Tenant Farmers' Association (STFA) noted that the tenanted sector is moving from long term to short term tenancies and that this can have an impact on a tenant farmer's willingness and ability to invest the time and resources into climate change mitigation activity. He said—
If someone has a 10-year lease, they will probably put on their soil the nutrients that they need to get them to year 8.
Alastair Nairn from the Scottish Tenant Farmers' Association (STFA) noted that the tenanted sector is moving from long term to short term tenancies and that this can have an impact on a tenant farmer's willingness and ability to invest the time and resources into climate change mitigation activity. He said—
If someone has a 10-year lease, they will probably put on their soil the nutrients that they need to get them to year 8.