Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Agenda
12th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Start time: 10:00am
- Published: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 06:58pm
1 Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private.
2 Petition PE1758: End greyhound racing in Scotland
The Committee will consider a petition by Gill Docherty, on behalf of Scotland Against Greyhound Exploitation, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to put an end to greyhound racing in Scotland and take evidence from—
Gill Docherty, petitioner, and Jacqueline Brown, Secretary, Scotland Against Greyhound Exploitation.
Note by the Clerk - petition PE1758 205KB pdf posted 18/04/2022 (Ref: RAINE/S6/22/12/1)
3 Subordinate legislation
The Committee will take evidence on the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment) Order 2022 [draft] from—
Màiri McAllan, Minister for Environment and Land Reform,
Neil Macleod, Principal Legal Officer and Caspian Richards, Head of Policy and Pesticide Survey Unit, Science and advice for Scottish Agriculture, Scottish Government.
Note by the Clerk - subordinate legislation 180KB pdf posted 14/04/2022 (Ref: RAINE/S6/22/12/2)
4 Subordinate legislation
Màiri McAllan, Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform to move—S6M-03604—
That the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee recommends that the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment) Order 2022 [draft] be approved.
5 UK subordinate legislation
The Committee will consider a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating using the powers under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in relation to the following UK statutory instruments—
Common Agricultural Policy (Cross-Compliance Exemptions and Transitional Regulation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022; and
Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022.
Note by the Clerk - UK subordinate legislation 121KB pdf posted 14/04/2022 (Ref: RAINE/S6/22/12/3)
6 Draft Joint Fisheries Statement
The Committee will consider a draft letter.
RAINE/S6/22/12/4(P) (Private Paper)