Rural Policy

Purpose of the group

The purpose of the Group is to inform MSPs and the wider Scottish Parliament about issues relating to rural policies and policy-making in Scotland.

Minutes

• Minutes of Meeting 3 October 2012 (177KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 4 December 2012 (174KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 5 February 2013 (217KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 27 March 2013 (213KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 1 October 2013 (307KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 10 December 2013 (311KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 19 February 2014 (284KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 21 May 2014 (250KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 7 October 2014 (343KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 3 December 2014 (343KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 18 February 2015 (328KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 20 May 2015 (294KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 6 October 2015 (364KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 8 December 2015 (274KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 24 February 2016 (308KB pdf)

Annual Return/Report

• Registration Form (133KB pdf)
• Annual Return 31 October 2012 (20KB pdf)
• Annual Return 12 November 2013 (242KB pdf)
• Annual Return 4 November 2014 (245KB pdf)
• Annual Return 3 November 2015 (245KB pdf)  

Group Officers

• Co-Convener: Alex Fergusson
• Co-Convener: Claudia Beamish
• Co-Convener: Graeme Dey
• Co-Convener: Jim Hume

Group Members

• Christian Allard
• David Stewart
• Duncan McNeil
• Jackie Baillie
• Jamie McGrigor
• Nigel Don
• Rhoda Grant
• Richard Simpson
• Sarah Boyack
• Tavish Scott

Non MSP Individuals

Barbara Kelly

Pat Neeson

Vanessa Halhead

Norman MacAskill

Drew Ratter

Roger Turner

Organisations

Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) – secretariat

Angus Council

Argyll and Bute Council

Archaeology Scotland

Arthouse Galleries

Barnardos

Bellenden (Independent Communications Agency)

BIG Lottery

Borders Foundation for Rural Sustainability

British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI)

Buccleuch Estates

Built Environment Forum Scotland

Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA)

Carnegie UK Trust

CADISPA Trust

Community Land Scotland

Crown Estate

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS)

Crichton Carbon Centre

Crichton Institute

Crofting Connections

Community Transport Association

DCM Heritage

Dormont Estate

Dumfries and Galloway LEADER

Forestry Commission Scotland

Forth Valley & Lomond LEADER

Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)

Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust

Glasgow Caledonian University

Here We Are Project

Heriot Watt University

Highlands and Islands Enterprise    (HIE)

Historic Scotland

Horticultural Trades Association (HTA)

James Hutton Institute         

John Muir Trust

Keep Scotland Beautiful

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park

Marine Scotland

National Trust for Scotland

National Farmers Union Scotland (NFUS)

North Highland Initiative

Planning Aid Scotland

RSABI

RSA Fellows Scotland and MCICH Network

Rural & Islands Housing Associations Forum

Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society

Scotland Food and Drink Federation

Scottish Association of Young Farmers

Scottish Borders Council

Scottish Churches Rural Group

Scottish Countryside Alliance

Scottish Crofting Federation

Scottish Enterprise

Scottish Environment Protection Agency        

Scottish Government

Scottish Land & Estates

Scottish Natural Heritage         

Scottish Rural Action

Scottish Youth Parliament

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)

Skills Development Scotland

Southern Uplands Partnership

Stirling University

Stove Network, Dumfries

Thirdwave

University of Aberdeen

University of Edinburgh

University of the Highlands & Islands

University of Newcastle, Institute for Social Renewal

University of West of Scotland

Upper Quartile

Urban Animation/Dhu Rural

Whitehill Design Studios         

Whitmuir Community Farm Ltd

Whitmuir Organics Limited

Woodland Trust Scotland

YouthBorders