Marine national park put on hold as SNP plans to 'sort out' laws on sea

From: The Scotsman | Date: May 26, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

ALEX Salmond's SNP government is to shelve plans for Scotland's first marine national park, The Scotsman has learned.

Richard Lochhead, the minister for rural affairs, said he did not believe that creating a coastal national park was a priority and he had not been persuaded there was enough support to justify it.

Mr Lochhead stressed that the national park plans were not being ditched completely, and there was a chance they might be resurrected in a few years, but he made it clear that they would be put on hold for the foreseeable future.

"Do we have a principled objection to a marine ...

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