Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 24 February 2016
24 Feb 2016 · S4 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
Land Reform (West Scotland)
Rural Affairs, Food and Environment
As I indicated during the stage 1 debate on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill, we are supportive of compulsory sale orders and we are currently considering the issues around those. We support CSOs because we can see that they allow vacant and derelict land and buildings to be brought back into use.
Bringing forward an effective compulsory sale order will take time and careful consideration to ensure that it works and is in competence. If we are re-elected, the Government will actively explore bringing forward proposals for a compulsory sale order in the next session, as part of its wider land reform programme.
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