Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Minutes
12th Meeting, 2021
- Date: Wednesday, November 24, 2021
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:00
- Meeting closed at: 11:51
- Published: Wednesday, November 24, 2021 03:58pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Finlay Carson (Convener)
- Beatrice Wishart (Deputy Convener)
- Karen Adam (Member)
- Alasdair Allan (Member)
- Ariane Burgess (Member)
- Jim Fairlie (Member)
- Rachael Hamilton (Member)
- Jenni Minto (Member)
- Mercedes Villalba (Member)
1 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee took evidence on the Plant Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 from—
Lorna Slater, Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity , Rachel Coutts,Solicitor, James Nott,Head of Tree Health, Scottish Forestry and Clarinda Burrell,Tree Health Policy Implementation Officer, Scottish Forestry, Scottish Government .
2 Subordinate legislation:
Lorna Slater (Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity ) moved—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.
The motion was agreed to without division.
3 UK subordinate legislation:
The Committee considered 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 instrument—
The Ivory Prohibitions (Exemptions) (Process and Procedure) Regulations 2021
The Committee agreed that the provisions set out in the notification should be included in the UK SI.
4 Work programme (In Private):
The Committee considered its work programme.
5 Climate and nature emergencies:
The Committee took evidence from—
Andrew Bauer, Head of Food and Footprint, SAC Consulting;
Michael Clarke, Scotland Chair, Nature Friendly Farming Network;
David Finlay, Owner, The Ethical Dairy;
Dee Ward, Chairman, Wildlife Estates Scotland.