Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Agenda
16th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Start time: 09:00am
- Published: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 10:04am
1 Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private, and whether its consideration of its draft annual report should be taken in private at its next meeting.
2 Subordinate legislation
The Committee will take evidence on the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2022 from—
Witnesses
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, Scottish Government
Fiona Eddy, Deputy Head of Animal Welfare Policy, Scottish Government
Grant McLarty, Solicitor, Scottish Government
Clerks paper Affirmative SSI 126KB pdf posted 12/05/2022 (Ref: RAINE/S6/22/16/1)
3 Subordinate legislation
Mairi Gougeon (Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands) to move—S6M-04393—That the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee recommends that the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2022 be approved.
4 Subordinate legislation
The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—
Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022
Clerks paper Negative SSI 152KB pdf posted 12/05/2022 (Ref: RAINE/S6/22/16/2)
5 Impact of EU exit on the rural affairs and islands remit
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Rt Hon George Eustice, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK Government
Clerks paper EU Exit 73KB pdf posted 12/05/2022 (Ref: RAINE/S6/22/16/3)
RAINE/S6/22/16/4(P) (Private Paper)
6 Impact of EU exit on the rural affairs and islands remit
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 5.