This petition has now been referred to the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee. You can view any further updates on this petition on the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee's webpage
A further 259 hard copy signatures have been collected.
Summary:
29 October 2013: The Committee took evidence from Patrick Krause, Chief Executive, and Roddy MacDonald, Board Member, Scottish Crofting Federation. The Committee agreed to refer the petition, under Rule 15.6.2, to the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee. Link to Official Report 29 October 2013 (517KB pdf)
27 November 2013: The Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee agreed to write to the Minister, relevant local authorities, the Crofting Commission, Scottish Crofting Federation and the Wildfowl and
Wetlands Trust for further information. Link to Official Report 27 November 2013 (391KB pdf)
2 April 2014: The Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee agreed to take oral evidence from stakeholders and the Minister for Environment and Climate Change on the issues raised in the petition and in
the written evidence received from stakeholders and from the Scottish Government. Link to Official Report 2 April 2014 (294KB pdf)
18 June 2014: The Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee took evidence in round table format on a Petition by Patrick Krause on behalf of the Scottish Crofting Federation on control of wild goose numbers from—
Patrick Krause, Chief Executive, Scottish Crofting Federation;
Andrew Bauer, Deputy Director of Policy, National Farmers Union Scotland;
Councillor Uisdean Robertson, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar;
Dr Baz Hughes, Head of Species Conservation Department, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust;
Marina Curran-Colthart, Local Biodiversity Officer, Argyll and Bute Council;
Dr Paul Walton, Species and Habitats Policy Officer, RSPB Scotland.
Link to Official Report 18 June 2014 (356KB pdf)
25 June 2014: The Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee took evidence from Paul Wheelhouse, Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Andrew Taylor, Policy Officer, Wildlife Management, Scottish Government and Eileen Stewart, Head of Policy and Advice, Scottish Natural Heritage. Link to Official Report 25 June 2014 (384KB pdf)
6 August 2014 (in private): The Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee agreed its letter to the Scottish Government on the following petition— PE01490 by Patrick Krause on behalf of the Scottish Crofting Federation on control of wild goose numbers.The letter will be published on the Commitee's webpage in due course.
12 November 2014: The Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee considered its responses from the Scottish Government and the petitioner on the following petition— PE01490 by Patrick Krause on behalf of the Scottish Crofting Federation on control of wild goose numbers. The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government for further information. Link to Official Report 12 November 2014
1 April 2015: The Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee considered correspondence on petition PE01490 by Patrick Krause on behalf of the Scottish Crofting Federation, on control of wild goose numbers. The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government seeking additional information in relation to the points raised by the Petitioner. Link to Official Report 1 April 2015
24 June 2015: The Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee considered petition PE01490 by Patrick Krause, on behalf of the Scottish Crofting Federation, on the control of wild geese numbers. The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government asking it to undertake an urgent independent review. Link to Official Report 24 June 2015
7 October 2015: The Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee agreed to keep the petition open and consider the next steps as part of its forthcoming work programme discussions. Link to Official Report 7 October 2015
9 March 2016: The Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government and Scottish Natural Heritage. The Committee agreed to keep the petition open and recommend to its successor committee, via the Legacy Report, that it may wish to consider examining the outcome of the review of wild goose management by Scottish Natural Heritage, with a view to deciding what further action, if any, should be taken on the petition. Link to Official Report 9 March 2016
Link to Rural Affairs, Climate Change and the Environment Committee's consideration of the petition.