PREFACE





This is a report by Rural Forum on the consultations we were asked to carry out for The Scottish Office as background to the preparation of the Scottish Rural White Paper on Rural Policy. It covers the conferences and workshops we organised in various parts of Scotland over the summer of 1995. It also includes the results of a questionnaire designed by Rural Forum which helped to inform the discussion at the conferences and workshops. This report does not cover the further consultations carried out directly by The Scottish Office with over 900 organisations and individuals throughout Scotland.

In the report we have attempted to summarise the main issues and views expressed at the conferences and workshops. The results were made available to the Government so that they could be taken into account in the preparation of the White Paper. Neither Rural Forum, nor the Government, necessarily agree with the views summarised in this report.







RURAL FORUM

November 1995

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