COMHAIRLE nan Eilean Siar has welcomed the publication of the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee’s Stage 1 Report on the Islands (Scotland) Bill.
Leader Roddie Mackay said: ‘This is a very welcome step forward in progressing the Islands Bill.
‘The comhairle has been campaigning long and hard for many of the measures recommended by the committee including “island proofing” – by which new legislation will have to be considered for its effect on island communities.