Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Agenda
12th Meeting, 2021
- Date: Wednesday, November 24, 2021
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Start time: 09:00am
- Published: Friday, November 19, 2021 12:13pm
1 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee will take evidence on the Plant Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 from—
Witnesses
Lorna Slater, Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity , Scottish Government
Clarinda Burrell, Tree Health Policy Implementation Officer, Scottish Forestry, Scottish Government
Rachel Coutts, Solicitor, Scottish Government
James Nott, Head of Tree Health, Scottish Forestry, Scottish Government
Paper 1 260KB pdf posted 18/11/2021 (Ref: RAINE/S6/21/12/1)
RAINE/S6/21/12/2(P) (Private Paper)
2 Subordinate legislation:
Lorna Slater (Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity ) to move—S6M-02211—That the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee recommends that the Plant Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 [draft] be approved.
3 UK subordinate legislation:
The Committee will consider a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating using the powers under the Act in relation to the following UK statutory instruments—
The Ivory Prohibitions (Exemptions) (Process and Procedure) Regulations 2021
Paper 3 138KB pdf posted 18/11/2021 (Ref: RAINE/S6/21/12/3)
4 Climate and nature emergencies:
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Rebecca Audsley, Project Manager for Farming for a Better Climate, Scottish Agriculture College
Michael Clarke, Scotland Chair, Nature Friendly Farming Network
David Finlay, Owner, The Ethical Dairy
Dee Ward, Chairman, Wildlife Estates Scotland
Ellie MacLennan, Project Co-ordinator, Scottish Entanglement Alliance
Dr Alistair Rennie, Project Manager, Dynamic Coast
Danny Renton, Chief Executive Officer, Seawilding
Rachel Shucksmith, Marine Spatial Planning Manager, Marine Science & Technology Department, University of the Highlands and Islands Shetland
Paper 4 104KB pdf posted 18/11/2021 (Ref: RAINE/S6/21/12/4)
RAINE/S6/21/12/5(P) (Private Paper)
5 Work programme: (Private)
The Committee will consider its work programme.
RAINE/S6/21/12/6(P) (Private Paper)