rural affairs

SNP MSP Dave Thompson and SNP Candidate for Banff and Buchan Eilidh Whiteford have written to Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead urging him to introduce cold weather payments for farmers after the 2009 - 2010 cold snap.

In his keynote address to the SNP’s conference in Inverness the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment, Richard Lochhead MSP, announced a new drive to increase Scotland's renewable energy potential.

SNP MSP Roseanna Cunningham, Convener of the Scottish Parliament Rural Affairs & Environment Committee will take Scotland's experience of rural policy to Northern Ireland this week.

SNP rural affairs secretary Richard Lochhead has announced new plans to protect Scotland's fishing quota for future generations.

Angus SNP MP, Mike Weir, has condemned the UK Government for its failure to accept any responsibility for last year’s outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in southern England, which caused huge financial problems for many Scottish farmers.