Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Agenda
11th Meeting, 2021
- Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2021
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Start time: 09:00am
- Published: Thursday, November 11, 2021 05:31pm
1 Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (UK Parliament legislation):
The Committee will take evidence on legislative consent Memorandum LCM-S6-1 from—
Witnesses
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, Scottish Government
Andrew Voas, Veterinary Head of Animal Welfare, Scottish Government
Keith White, Solicitor, Scottish Government
RAINE/S6/21/11/2(P) (Private Paper)
Paper 1 123KB pdf posted 11/11/2021 (Ref: RAINE/S6/21/11/1)
2 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee will take evidence on the Eggs (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 from—
Witnesses
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, Scottish Government
Judith Brown, Solicitor, Scottish Government
Joe Kirk, Senior Poultry Officer, Scottish Government
Kevin Matheson, Livestock Policy Manager, Scottish Government
Paper 3 148KB pdf posted 11/11/2021 (Ref: RAINE/S6/21/11/3)
3 Subordinate legislation:
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands to move—S6M-01816 — That the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee recommends that the Eggs (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 [draft] be approved.
4 Climate and nature emergencies
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Professor Bill Austin, Chair, Scotland's Blue Carbon Forum, University of St Andrews
Professor Sir Ian Boyd, Marine Mammals Specialist, University of St Andrews
Susan Davies, Head, Scottish Seabird Centre
Professor Paul Fernandes, Chair of Fisheries Science at University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen University
Dr Tara Marshall, Senior Lecturer in Fisheries Science, Aberdeen University
Dr Helaina Black, Honorary Associate, The James Hutton Institute
Professor Rob Brooker, Head of Ecological Sciences , The James Hutton Institute
Professor Marc Metzger, Chair in Environment and Society, University of Edinburgh
Professor Pete Smith, Chair in Plant and Soil Science, Aberdeen University
RAINE/S6/21/11/5(P) (Private Paper)
Paper 4 101KB pdf posted 11/11/2021 (Ref: RAINE/S6/21/11/4)