Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Roseanna Cunningham (Scottish National Party), on Monday, 14 October 1996, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 13 members in total.

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ISLE OF EIGG TRUST

That this House supports the Isle of Eigg Trust in its efforts to raise the finances to enable the community, in partnership with Highland Council and the Scottish Wildlife Trust, to buy and run the island; notes with dismay that successive absentee landlords have allowed the island and the estate properties to deteriorate; recognises that the vagaries of the private landlord system have left the islanders facing an insecure future; further recognises that a sustainable future for the community and the environment on Eigg can only be possible with community ownership and control; and notes that the situation on Eigg highlights an urgent need for radical land reform across Scotland to overhaul the medieval system of land tenure which tolerates land misuse and abuse.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1237 

Session

1995-96

Subjects

Scotland Islands Isle of Eigg

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk