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PE2089: Stop More National Parks in Scotland

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to:

  • Suspend any action to create further National Parks in Scotland.
  • Instruct an independent review on the operation of the current National Parks, including assessment of the economic impacts on businesses & industries within the two parks including, but not exclusive to, farming, forestry, crofting and angling.
  • Conduct a consultation with representatives of rural businesses & Community Councils in order to help to frame the remit of said independent review.

Petitioner: Deborah Carmichael on behalf of Lochaber National Park - NO more group

Status: Under consideration

Date published: 12 March 2024

Click here for the full petition

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration

SPICe Briefing (150KB, pdf) posted 08 May 2024

Committee Meetings

12 June 2024: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.  

Official Report of Meeting 12 June 2024

30 October 2024: The Committee took evidence from— 

  • Denise Brownlee, No Galloway National Park campaign group 
  • Mhairi Dawson, National Farmers' Union Scotland 
  • Nick Kempe, Parkswatch Scotland 
  • Ian McKinnon, Lochaber National Park - NO More Campaign 

and then from— 

  • Rob Lucas, Galloway National Park Association 
  • John Mayhew, Scottish Campaign for National Parks 

Official Report of Meeting 30 October 2024

13 November 2024: The Committee took evidence from—

  • Peter Rawcliffe, Head of People and Places, NatureScot 
  • Eileen Stuart, Deputy Director of Nature and Climate Change, NatureScot

Official Report of Meeting 13 November 2024

27 November 2024: The Committee took evidence from—

  • Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, supported by Brittany Brown, Policy Lead, New National Parks, and Lisa McCann, Head of Biodiversity, Scottish Government

Official Report of Meeting 27 November 2024

Written Submissions

PE2089/A: Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands submission, 22 May 2024 (108KB, pdf) posted 28 May 2024

PE2089/B: Petitioner submission, 4 June 2024 (85KB, pdf) posted 05 June 2024

PE2089: Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands submission, 21 August 2024 (80KB, pdf) posted 23 August 2024

PE2089/D: Petitioner written submission, 03 September 2024  (156KB, pdf) posted 08 October 2024

PE2089/E: Scottish Campaign for National Parks written submission, 12 November 2024 (95KB, pdf) posted 12 November 2024

PE2089/F: National Farmer’s Union Scotland written submission, 03 December 2024   (92KB, pdf) posted 06 January 2025