Difficulty of getting allotments to be explored by Scottish Parliament

Ariane Burgess said the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee will look at the availability of land and how it is allocated by councils

THE growing challenge of getting an allotment is set to be investigated by a Scottish Parliament committee.

The Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee is to explore whether council provision of allotments is sufficient as well as looking at how supply and demand varies across the country.