5th November 2004 http://www.scotlink.org/files/policy/ConsultationResponses/LINKatfConsultLandManContrct.pdf
LINK Agriculture Taskforce has welcomed the proposal for Land Management Contracts (LMCs) and the introduction oflimited Tier 2 measures in 2005. We believe that the full Land Management Contracts, to be delivered in 2007 against the framework of CAP and the new Rural Development Regulation, must focus on the demonstrable delivery of public goods (environmental, social and economic). The Scottish Executive must take the lead in promoting this change. Such action will increasingly be demanded by taxpayers, who will not accept public money being spent on industry support for no apparent public gain.Submission to SEERAD consultation