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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 24 December 2024
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Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee [Draft]

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 19 November 2024

Michael Matheson

So, if the detail that is set out in the land management plan is not an obligation, what is the purpose of it?

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee [Draft]

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 19 November 2024

Michael Matheson

I understand that. The point that I am making is that, if you have a plan for the next 10 or 15 years and you are implementing it, the objectives that it is meant to achieve are obligations for which the incoming owner would be responsible.

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee [Draft]

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 19 November 2024

Michael Matheson

But we should hold them responsible for the bits that are in their gift, should we not?

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee [Draft]

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 19 November 2024

Michael Matheson

David Bean, would you like to comment?

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee [Draft]

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 19 November 2024

Michael Matheson

Yes, the threshold of 3,000 hectares.

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee [Draft]

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 19 November 2024

Michael Matheson

We have had representation to say that it should be 1,000 or 500 hectares.

David, given that you do not have a specific view on what the threshold should be, are you open to its being reduced?

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee [Draft]

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 19 November 2024

Michael Matheson

Thanks.

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee [Draft]

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 19 November 2024

Michael Matheson

I turn to what is proposed in the bill around the transfer test and the way in which the bill intends it to be applied to the seller prior to a sale being undertaken. Do you think that what the Government proposes in the bill is the right way to go about that? My question is for David Bean.

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee [Draft]

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 19 November 2024

Michael Matheson

Gemma Cooper, would the inclusion of a public interest test in the bill help to address the concerns of your members? I suspect that it would not, but I will ask the question anyway.

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee [Draft]

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 19 November 2024

Michael Matheson

Sarah-Jane Laing, on the difference in definitions, do you have a preferred one? I am working on the basis that the one in the bill is not the one that you prefer—unless it is.