Chamber and committees

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

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Meeting Agenda

13th Meeting, 2022

• Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2022
• Session: 6
• Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
• Start time: 09:30am
• Published: Thursday, April 21, 2022 04:18pm

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1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.

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2 Consideration of petition

The Committee will consider petition PE1490: Control of wild goose numbers, by Patrick Krause on behalf of the Scottish Crofting Federation, and take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Patrick Krause, Chief Executive, Scottish Crofting Federation

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Note by the Clerk - Petition PE1490 posted 21/04/2022 (Ref: RAINE/S6/22/13/1, 124KB, pdf)

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3 Crisis in Ukraine - impact on food supply chain in Scotland

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Elspeth Macdonald, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Fishermen’s Federation

Professor Alan Matthews, Professor Emeritus of European Agricultural Policy, Trinity College Dublin

Dr Mike Rivington, Land Use System Modeller, James Hutton Institute

Steven Thomson, Agricultural Economist, Scotland’s Rural College

Scott Walker, Chief Executive Officer, National Farmers Union Scotland

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Note by the Clerk - The Crisis in Ukraine posted 21/04/2022 (Ref: RAINE/S6/22/13/2, 103KB, pdf)

RAINE/S6/22/13/3(P) (Private Paper)

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4 Crisis in Ukraine - impact on food supply chain in Scotland

The Committee will review the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

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