Chamber and committees

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

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Meeting Agenda

7th Meeting, 2021

• Date: Wednesday, October 6, 2021
• Session: 6
• Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
• Start time: 09:30am
• Published: Tuesday, October 5, 2021 04:35pm

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1 Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee will decide whether its consideration of its work programme, its pre-budget letter and its approach to Stage 1 scrutiny of the Good Food Nation Bill should be taken in private at future meetings.

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2 European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018:

The Committee will consider whether the following instrument has been laid under the appropriate procedure—

The Official Controls (Transitional Staging Period) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2021.

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Paper 2 posted 01/10/2021 (Ref: RAINE/S6/21/7/2, 262KB, pdf)

RAINE/S6/21/7/1(P) (Private Paper)

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3 Subordinate legislation:

The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Official Controls (Transitional Staging Period) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2021
Meat Preparations (Import Conditions) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2021

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RAINE/S6/21/7/3(P) (Private Paper)

Paper 4 posted 01/10/2021 (Ref: RAINE/S6/21/7/4, 112KB, pdf)

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4 European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018:

The Committee will consider a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating using powers under the Act in relation to the following UK statutory instruments:

The Animal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulation 2021;
The Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2021

The Committee will also give retrospective consideration to the following instruments which were consented to by Scottish Ministers during the Parliamentary recess:

The Trade and Official Controls (Transitional Arrangements for Prior Notifications) (Amendment) Regulations 2021;
The Official Controls (Temporary Measures) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2021; and
The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) Regulations 2021.

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RAINE/S6/21/7/6(P) (Private Paper)

Paper 5 posted 01/10/2021 (Ref: RAINE/S6/21/7/5, 171KB, pdf)

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5 Scotland’s Island Communities:

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Dr Ruth Wilson, The James Hutton Institute

Dr Jonathan Hopkins, The James Hutton Institute

Philip Raines, Interim Deputy Director, Rural Economy and Communities, Scottish Government

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Camille Dressler, Chair, Scottish Islands Federation

Douglas Cowan, Director of Communities and Place, Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Artemis Pana, National Coordinator, Scottish Rural Action

Derek Logie, Chief Executive, Rural Housing Scotland

Jenny Milne, Scottish Rural and Islands Transport Community

Alex Reid, Scottish Rural and Islands Transport Community

Jane Craigie, Director, Rural Youth Project

Kieran Sinclair, Rural Youth Project

Ailsa Raeburn, Chair, Community Land Scotland

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6 Evidence Session (Private)

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

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