Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Agenda
20th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Start time: 09:00am
- Published: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 09:02am
1 Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private.
2 Subordinate legislation
The Committee will take evidence on the Plant Health (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 and the consent notification for the Official Controls (Plant Health) (Frequency of Checks) Regulations 2022 from—
Witnesses
Lorna Slater, Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Scottish Government
Rachel Coutts, Lawyer, Scottish Government
Caspian Richards, Head of Policy and Pesticide Survey Unit, Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate, Scottish Government
Paper 1 181KB pdf posted 09/06/2022 (Ref: RAINE/S6/22/20/1)
3 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 Act in relation to the following UK statutory instrument proposal-
Official Controls (Plant Health) (Frequency of Checks) Regulations 2022
RAINE/S6/22/20/2(P) (Private Paper)
4 Subordinate legislation
Lorna Slater (Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity) to move—S6M-04876— that the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee recommends that the Plant Health (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 [draft] be approved.
5 Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill
The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Witnesses
Kirsty Jenkins, Policy Officer, OneKind
Chief Superintendent Mike Flynn, Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Robbie Marsland, Director of Scotland and Northern Ireland, League Against Cruel Sports
Dr Pete Goddard, Member, Scottish Animal Welfare Commission
Rt Hon. Lord Bonomy
Paper 3 100KB pdf posted 09/06/2022 (Ref: RAINE/S6/22/20/3)
RAINE/S6/22/20/4(P) (Private Paper)
6 Impact of EU exit on the rural affairs and islands remit
The Committee will consider a list of candidates for the post of fisheries policy adviser.
RAINE/S6/22/20/5(P) (Private Paper)