Meeting Agenda
The Committee will take evidence from—
Beatrice Morrice, Political Affairs Manager, National Farmers Union Scotland
Professor Davy McCracken, Head of Integrated Land Management Department, Scotland’s Rural College
Mike Robinson, Co-chair, Farming for 1.50 Inquiry
Professor Sally Shortall, Member, Women in Agriculture Taskforce
Stephen Young, Head of Policy, Scottish Land and Estates
Christopher Nicholson, Chairman, Scottish Tenant Farmers Association
Pete Ritchie, Chair, Scottish Environment Link Food and Farming Group
Donald MacKinnon, Chair, Scottish Crofting Federation
Miranda Geelhoed, Scotland Policy and Campaigns Coordinator, Landworkers’ Alliance
Paper 1 posted 21/09/2021 (Ref: RAINE/S6/21/5/1, 812KB, pdf)
The Committee will take evidence on the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 from—
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, Scottish Government
John Nicolson, Policy manager, Animal Welfare Team, Scottish Government
Grant McLarty, Solicitor, Scottish Government
Paper 2 posted 20/09/2021 (Ref: RAINE/S6/21/5/2, , pdf)
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands to move—S6M-00997—That the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee recommends that the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 [draft] be approved.
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting.