Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 13, 2020
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Contents
- Attendance
- Decision on Taking Business in Private
- Covid-19 (Scottish Government Response)
- Subordinate Legislation
- Agriculture Bill
- Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020
- Annual Report
Decision on Taking Business in Private
I welcome everyone to the 11th meeting in 2020 of the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. I thank all members, and both cabinet secretaries and their officials, for their remote attendance. I also thank our parliamentary staff, and the broadcasting office in particular, for all their hard work to ensure that this remote committee meeting could happen. The committee recognises the very challenging times in which we are living, and we pay tribute to all the individuals and organisations in the transport and rural economy sectors who continue to provide services to support the Scottish economy.
Item 1 is to decide whether to take item 12 in private, to allow for a discussion on the committee’s approach to its call for views on the impact of Covid-19 on the rural economy and connectivity. Given the complexities of a group videoconference discussion, I will assume that everyone agrees that we should do so unless a member indicates otherwise.
As no member has indicated otherwise, the committee agrees to take item 12 in private.
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