Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Minutes
25th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:02
- Meeting closed at: 11:43
- Published: Wednesday, September 28, 2022 02:28pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Finlay Carson (Convener)
- Beatrice Wishart (Deputy Convener)
- Karen Adam (Member)
- Alasdair Allan (Member)
- Ariane Burgess (Member)
- Jim Fairlie (Member)
- Rachael Hamilton (Member)
- Jenni Minto (Member)
- Mercedes Villalba (Member)
1 Pre-Budget Scrutiny:
The Committee took evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—
Russell McCutcheon, Executive Director (Place), North Ayrshire Council;
Pippa Milne, Chief Executive, Argyll and Bute Council;
Gareth Waterson, Corporate Director of Enterprise and Sustainable Regeneration, Orkney Islands Council;
and then from—
Neil Rutherford, Senior Associate Director, Investment and Place;
Tony Rose, Director Strategy and Economy; and
Diarmaid Lawlor, Associate Director, Place, Scottish Futures Trust.
2 UK subordinate legislation:
The Committee considered a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating using the powers under Articles 8(5) and 48(5) of retained Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 in relation to the following UK statutory instrument—
Pests of Plants (Authorisations) (Amendment) Regulations 2022.
The Committee agreed that the provisions set out in the notification should be included in the UK SI.