Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Minutes
6th Meeting, 2021
- Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2021
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 10:45
- Meeting closed at: 12:31
- Published: Friday, October 1, 2021 11:43am
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 Forestry (Exemptions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 from—
Màiri McAllan, Minister for Environment and Land Reform , Tim Gordon-Roberts,Regulations Manager, Scottish Forestry and Amy Hogarth,Solicitor, Scottish Government .
2 Subordinate legislation:
Màiri McAllan, Minister for Environment and Land Reform moved—S6M-01170—That the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee recommends that the Forestry (Exemptions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 be approved.
The motion was agreed to without division.
3 Animal health and welfare:
The Committee took evidence from—
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; and
Dr Simon Turner, Senior Researcher, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Scotland’s Rural College.
4 Evidence Session (In Private)
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting at a future date.