Thanks to eveyone who took time to brief their MSPs ahead of the debate - it was clear that our MSPs had mastered an excellent grasp of this complex issue, and each one did a fantastic job on our behalf.  I know that all the MSPs involved are committed to working with us to push for change - please continue to engage with them as you have been.

• Jim Devine MP has secured a commitment from the Chief Executive of the Office of Fair Trading that he will look into our issues.  Jim’s office has compiled a dossier of evidence on behalf of many of the estates affected - thanks to eveyone who took time to submit materials
• Jim is also in the process of engaging with Greenbelt Group Limited via Mohammad Sarwar MP, to see if an arrangement can be reached whereby estates can replace Greenbelt Group Limited as the land manager.  More information can be found on http://www.jimdevine.org.uk/EZEdit/view.asp?MID=159
• Jim has also written to the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities [CoSLA] and the Scottish Affairs Select Committee
• As you’ll see from the transcript of the debate, many MSPs are actively exploring routes forward for those affected by Greenbelt Group [including new legislation]
• Scotland’s MEPs are also looking at this -  David Martin MEP has taken a sounding from the European Commissioner for Consumer Affairs regarding our avenues of redress under European and UK law - and Alyn Smith MEP is currently exploring a number of different avenues on behalf of many estates.