Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament am ar 21 Chwefror 2024.
Rhoda Grant
Llafur
If urban communities are not included in the promised land reform bill, they will have to wait a decade for change and they will continue to be held to ransom by the dead hand of land bankers. Will the Minister be bold, deal with those vested interests and empower rural and urban communities in the bill?
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