Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Agenda
6th Meeting, 2021
- Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2021
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Start time: 10:00am
- Published: Monday, September 27, 2021 01:07pm
1 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee will take evidence on the Forestry (Exemptions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 from—
Witnesses
Màiri McAllan, Minister for Environment and Land Reform , Scottish Government
Tim Gordon-Roberts, Regulations Manager, Scottish Forestry, Scottish Government
Amy Hogarth, Solicitor, Scottish Government
Paper 1 206KB pdf posted 23/09/2021 (Ref: RAINE/S6/21/6/1)
2 Subordinate legislation:
Màiri McAllan, Minister for Environment and Land Reform to move—S6M-01170—That the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment recommends that the Forestry (Exemptions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 be approved.
3 Animal health and welfare:
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Kirsty Jenkins, Policy Officer, OneKind
Dr Romain Pizzi, President, Scottish branch of the British Veterinary Association
Chief Superintendent Mike Flynn, Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Dr Simon Turner, Senior Researcher, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Scotland’s Rural College
Professor Cathy Dwyer, Chair, Scottish Animal Welfare Commission
Dr Andrew Kitchener, Scottish Animal Welfare Commission
Dr Peter Goddard, Scottish Animal Welfare Commission
Professor Simon Girling, Scottish Animal Welfare Commission
Libby Anderson, Scottish Animal Welfare Commission
4 Evidence Session (Private)
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting.