Found: This resulted in significant improvements to the full Environment Bill and the design of the new oversight

Found: The statutory status afforded to it through the Environment Bill is quite significant and it is very

Found: The statutory status afforded to it through the Environment Bill is quite significant and it is very

Found: climbs by £8.2bn [Accessible with subscription], 15 April 2024 13 For more information on the Environment Bill

Found: recommendation of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Report Committee in its report on the Environment Bill

Found: climbs by £8.2bn [Accessible with subscription], 15 April 2024 13 For more information on the Environment Bill

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Found: climate actions | 48 CA11: Active Habitat Management to increase resilience  “Through the Environment Bill

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Found: Environment, Agriculture and Food in Northern Ireland has sought general primary powers in the Environment Bill

Found: scheme proposals and to lay out the powers required to implement the scheme in the forthcoming Environment Bill

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Found: Union, 2024, link. 120 Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill

Found: The Deputy First Minister also pointed to the planned Natural Environment Bill, which aims to ensure

Found: by stating that this organisation is ‘working with officials to consider whether the Natural Environment Bill

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Found: Programme for Government, the Scottish Government committed to : “Bring forward a Natural Environment Bill

Found: Programme for Government, the Scottish Government committed to: “Bring forward a Natural Environment Bill

Found: legislation of the: • Good Food Nation Bill (recently passed); • Land Reform Bill; • Nature Environment Bill

Found: proposed by the introduction of statutory nature restoration targets through the Natural Environment Bill

Found: introduction of statutory nature recovery targets, established by a framework in the Natural Environment Bill

Found: framework for responding to the biodiversity crisis includes the Strategy itself, the Natural Environment Bill

Found: The purpose of the enabling power in the Natural Environment Bill is to allow the Scottish Government

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Found: Strategy outcomes, and therefore meeting statutory nature targets to be set out in the Natural Environment Bill

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Found: Issues discussed The following items were discussed: • Scottish Government’s proposed Natural Environment Bill

Found: and this is informing the development of provisions that will be included within the Natural Environment Bill

Found: moment we cannot provide any details about National Parks provisions within the proposed Natural Environment Bill

Found: House Agreement, Scottish Green MSPs remain deeply concerned about the status of the Natural Environment Bill

Found: Plan which includes a comprehensive set of cross sectoral actions o The proposed Natural Environment Bill

Found: Plan which includes a comprehensive set of cross sectoral actions o The proposed Natural Environment Bill

Found: proposals to amend the National Parks legislation through provisions in the forthcoming Natural Environment Bill

Found: Strategy and proposals to establish statutory targets for nature restoration through a Natural Environment Bill

Found: Through the Natural Environment Bill we will put in place a framework for statutory nature targets

Found: take; and, • statutory Targets for nature restoration to be put in place through a Natural Environment Bill

Found: A new Natural Environment Bill to be introduced in year 4 of this Parliament will set out a framework

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Found: • Bring forward a Natural Environment Bill to establish the framework for statutory targets to restore

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is on deer management and culling on land that it owns.

Answered by Fairlie, Jim - Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity

The Scottish Government is committed to modernising deer management to tackle high deer numbers, specifically in order to help us to achieve our biodiversity and carbon objectives. We continue to pursue a range of actions to deliver this commitment.

The Scottish Government’s future legislative programme has been set out as part of the 2024-25 Programme for Government. The Natural Environment Bill was introduced to parliament on 20 February 2025 and will bring forward significant reforms to the Deer (Scotland) Act 1996.

In addition to this we are working on the Deer Working Group recommendations that do not require primary legislation through the Strategic Deer Board.

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS), is the executive agency which manages Scotland’s national forests and land. The majority of deer management on land owned by the Scottish Government on behalf of the nation is undertaken by FLS. Alongside land owned by the Scottish Government, public bodies also manage deer on public land they are responsible for. A number of these bodies are represented on the Strategic Deer Board.

Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to provide deer managers with clarity about the circumstances under which NatureScot might intervene on deer management issues under any new interventionist powers predicated on nature recovery.

Answered by Fairlie, Jim - Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity

As set out in the Programme for Government 2024-25: Serving Scotland the Natural Environment Bill will include provisions to modernise the way in which deer are managed in Scotland.

In January 2024 the Scottish Government consulted on a range of potential reforms to deer management Managing deer for climate and nature: Consultation, including the introduction of new powers designed to secure effective deer management that supports Scottish Government nature and climate objectives. In addition to the formal consultation, Ministers and officials have met with deer managers and their representatives to discuss issues arising from the consultation.

The circumstances in which any new intervention powers could be used will be set out on the face of the Bill and in the accompanying documents.

Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce its proposed Natural Environment Bill before the Christmas recess.

Answered by Martin, Gillian - Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy

As set out in the 2024-25 Programme for Government, the Scottish Government has committed to introduce the Natural Environment Bill as part of the year four legislative programme. Due to parliamentary procedure, we are unable to provide the precise date for introduction. The Scottish Parliament will announce the introduction date shortly before the introductory process begins.

When introduced, the Bill will establish the framework for statutory targets to restore and protect nature. It will also include provisions to modernise the way in which national parks and deer are managed and provide powers to update environmental impact assessment and habitats legislation to support delivery of our net zero and biodiversity goals.

Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish its proposed Natural Environment Bill.

Answered by Martin, Gillian - Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy

As set out in the 2024-25 Programme for Government, the Scottish Government has committed to introduce the Natural Environment Bill as part of the year four legislative programme. Due to parliamentary procedure, we are unable to provide the precise date for introduction. The Scottish Parliament will announce the introduction date shortly before the introductory process begins.

When introduced, the Bill will establish the framework for statutory targets to restore and protect nature. It will also include provisions to modernise the way in which national parks and deer are managed and provide powers to update environmental impact assessment and habitats legislation to support delivery of our net zero and biodiversity goals.