Chamber and committees

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

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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

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1 Subordinate legislation:

The Committee will take evidence on the Forestry (Exemptions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 from—

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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

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Paper 1 posted 23/09/2021 (Ref: RAINE/S6/21/6/1, 206KB, pdf)

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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.

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3 Animal health and welfare:

The Committee will take evidence from—

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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

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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

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4 Evidence Session (Private)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting.

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