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Ms Cunningham says Scotland has made significant progress in land reform and a collaborative approach will drive this forward.
The land reform secretary says funding has been approved for 40 groups which shows there is a drive for community ownership across Scotland.
She says the land fund is important but that funding comes from other sources such as HIE and the Big Lottery Fund.
Ms Cunningham says the government want to encourage a more diverse picture of land ownership.
Holyrood has demanded the immediate halt to the roll-out of Universal Credit -- claiming its damaging recipients.
The SNP, Labour, the Greens and the Liberal Democrats all backed the motion -- with the Conservatives voting against.
During the debate, the Social Security Minister Jeane Freeman argued the policy was "fundamentally flawed" and was delivered with "incompetence".
However, the Tory MSP Adam Tomkins said it was the "right thing to pursue" as the current system trapped people in poverty.
Image source, bbcLand Reform Secretary Roseanna Cunningham
Land Reform Secretary Roseanna Cunningham congratulates the Garbh Allt Community Initiative.
Ms Cunningham commends the Sutherland estate and says once apon a time she would never have considered that.
She says land refom is important to the Scottish government.
The land reform minister says she is absolutely passionate about land reform.
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Last June, with the funding secured, Anne Fraser, chairwoman of the Garbh Allt Community Initiative (GACI) said: "We are absolutely delighted to have secured this funding from Beatrice.
"We will now be moving forwards with the owner, Sutherland Estates, to complete the purchase.
"We are excited that we can, at last, put our plans into action."
She added: "We will soon be advertising for a development officer and we will be holding information events in the area to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to hear what we're proposing and to have their say in the plans for the future of the GACI area."
Ms Todd says new owners are really excited to invest in the land and make it a more attractive place to live.
The SNP MSP says this buyout just outside Helmsdale is of historical significance given the violent evictions of many during the Highland clearances.
She says while the Helmsdale buyout is small, it will hopefully lead to an expansion and she looks forward to a bright future in community ownership.
Image source, bbcEigg was taken over by its residents in a community buyout 20 years ago
SNP MSP Maree Todd says she will focus on the Garbh Allt Community Initiative.
Ms Todd agrees with her colleague Kate Forbes about the importance of Eigg's example on increasing the population of the island.
Eigg has more than 100 residents for the first time in the tiny island's recent history.
A baby born in January is among the people to have helped push the population up to 105 this year.
In 1997, when islanders made their historic community buyout of Eigg after years of issues with absentee landlords, there were 64 people.
Eigg is one of the Small Isles, which lie south of Skye. The other islands are Rum, Muck and Canna.
SNP MSP Maree Todd says Scotland's land is one of our greatest assets and it is only right everyone benefits from it.
Ms Todd says Scotland's land is currently owned by too few people.
The SNP MSP says community ownership of land can reap benefits.
She says people living on community owned land feel more empowered and the government targets one million acres of land to be community owned by 2020.
Ms Todd uses her motion to celebrate the Garbh Allt Community Initiative, external achieving its funding target for a community buy-out of the Sutherland Estate land at Portgower, Gartymore, West Helmsdale and Marrel, as well as the hill land.
She says this is of historic significance as these townships only came into existence following people being cleared from the Strath of Kildonan.
The SNP MSP congratulates the Countess of Sutherland and the members of the community initiative on getting funding from both the Scottish Land Fund and the Beatrice Partnership Fund for the buy-out.
Image source, GACIDirectors of the community group GACI
The final tranche of funding has been secured for a community buyout of 3,000 acres of land in Sutherland.
Garbh Allt Community Initiative (GACI) is to purchase Marrel, West Helmsdale, Gartymore and Portgower common grazing townships.
Common grazings are traditionally areas of land shared by crofters to raise livestock.
The initiative has secured £29,918 in matched funding from a fund linked to a massive offshore wind farm project.
The £6m Beatrice Partnership Fund is related to the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (Bowl), a renewable energy scheme being constructed in the Outer Moray Firth at a cost of £2.6bn.
SNP MSP Maree Todd will now lead a debate celebrating the Garbh Allt Community Initiative reaching its funding target.
Here is Ms Todd's motion.
Image source, Scottish ParliamentThe government motion on the rollout of Universal Credit, as amended, is agreed to with 75 MSPs backing it and with 23 against.
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Image source, Scottish ParliamentThe Lib Dem amendment is agreed to with 75 MSPs backing it and 23 against.
Image source, Scottish ParliamentThe Green amendment is agreed to with 75 MSPs backing it and 23 against.
Image source, Scottish ParliamentThe Labour Universal Credit amendment is agreed to with, 75 MSPs backing it and 23 against.
Image source, Scottish ParliamentThe Tory Universal Credit amendment is not agreed to, with 23 MSPs backing it and 75 against.
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