Agricultural tenancies, small landholdings and land management tenancy proposals - strategic environmental assessment: consultation analysis

Annex 1. Consultation questions

Diversification (for non-agricultural activities)

Question 1

Climate factors: Will this policy proposal contribute to either reducing existing and avoiding new GHG emissions and/or increase agricultural resilience to the impacts of climate change?

Yes

No

Don’t know

Please give reasons for your answer.

Question 2

Biodiversity, flora and fauna: Will the policy proposals contribute to enhancing biodiversity, habitats, flora and fauna and will they help in meeting the Scottish Government’s commitments?

Yes

No

Don’t know

Please give reasons for your answer.

Question 3

Landscape and historic environment: Will this policy proposal contribute to enhancing the landscape and historic environment?

Yes

No

Don’t know

Please give reasons for your answer.

Agricultural Improvements (Schedule 5)

Question 4

Climate factors: Will this policy proposal contribute to either reducing existing and avoiding new GHG emissions and/or increase agricultural resilience to the impacts of climate change?

Yes

No

Don’t know

Please give reasons for your answer.

Question 5

Biodiversity, flora and fauna: Will the policy proposals contribute to enhancing biodiversity, habitats, flora and fauna and will they help in meeting the Scottish Government’s commitments?

Yes

No

Don’t know

Please give reasons for your answer.

Question 6

Landscape and historic environment: Will this policy proposal contribute to enhancing the landscape and historic environment?

Yes

No

Don’t know

Please give reasons for your answer.

Rules of Good Husbandry and Estate Management

Question 7

Climate factors: Will this policy proposal contribute to either reducing existing and avoiding new GHG emissions and/or increase agricultural resilience to the impacts of climate change?

Yes

No

Don’t know

Please give reasons for your answer.

Question 8

Biodiversity, flora and fauna: Will the policy proposals contribute to enhancing biodiversity, habitats, flora and fauna and will they help in meeting the Scottish Government’s commitments?

Yes

No

Don’t know

Please give reasons for your answer.

Question 9

Landscape and historic environment: Will this policy proposal contribute to enhancing the landscape and historic environment?

Yes

No

Don’t know

Please give reasons for your answer.

Question 10

Please identify and describe any environmental impacts associated with each of the agricultural tenancy proposals briefly outlined in the Delivering our Vision for Scottish Agriculture: Proposals for a new Agriculture Bill and this consultation paper.

Small Landholdings

Diversification (non-cultivated activities)

Question 11

Climate factors: Will this policy proposal contribute to either reducing existing and avoiding new GHG emissions and/or increase agricultural resilience to the impacts of climate change?

Yes

No

Don’t know

Please give reasons for your answer.

Question 12

Biodiversity, flora and fauna: Will the policy proposals contribute to enhancing biodiversity, habitats, flora and fauna and will they help in meeting the Scottish Government’s commitments?

Yes

No

Don’t know

Please give reasons for your answer.

Question 13

Landscape and historic environment: Will this policy proposal contribute to enhancing the landscape and historic environment?

Yes

No

Don’t know

Please give reasons for your answer.

Right to Buy

Question 14

Climate factors: Will this policy proposal contribute to either reducing existing and avoiding new GHG emissions and/or increase agricultural resilience to the impacts of climate change?

Yes

No

Don’t know

Please give reasons for your answer.

Question 15

Biodiversity, flora and fauna: Will this policy proposal contribute to enhancing biodiversity, habitats, flora and fauna and will they help in meeting the Scottish Government’s commitments?

Yes

No

Don’t know

Please give reasons for your answer.

Question 16

Landscape and historic environment: Will this policy proposal contribute to enhancing the landscape and historic environment?

Yes

No

Don’t know

Please give reasons for your answer.

Question 17

Please identify and describe any environmental impacts associated with each of the small landholding proposals in the Small Landholdings Modernisation Consultation and this consultation paper.

Land Use Tenancy

Question 18

Climate factors: Will this policy proposal contribute to either reducing existing and avoiding new GHG emissions and/or increase agricultural resilience to the impacts of climate change?

Yes

No

Don’t know

Please give reasons for your answer.

Question 19

Biodiversity, flora and fauna: Will the policy proposals contribute to enhancing biodiversity, habitats, flora and fauna and will they help in meeting the Scottish Government’s commitments?

Yes

No

Don’t know

Please give reasons for your answer.

Question 20

Landscape and historic environment: Will this policy proposal contribute to enhancing the landscape and historic environment?

Yes

No

Don’t know

Please give reasons for your answer.