Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Agenda
4th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Start time: 09:00am
- Published: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 03:14pm
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private.
2 Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Witnesses
Iain Gulland, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Zero Waste Scotland
Dr Mike Rivington, Land Use System Modeller, James Hutton Institute
Dr Kirsteen Shields, Lecturer in International Law and Food Security, Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security
Vicki Swales, Head of Land Use Policy, RSPB Scotland, Scottish Environment LINK
Dr Isabel Fletcher, Senior Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh
Claire Hislop, Organisational Lead for Diet, Physical Activity and Healthy Weight, Public Health Scotland
Jill Muirie, Public Health Programme Manager, Glasgow Centre for Population Health
Jo Teece, Project Manager, British Dietetic Association
Paper 1 117KB pdf posted 28/01/2022 (Ref: RAINE/S6/22/4/1)
RAINE/S6/22/4/2(P) (Private Paper)
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 instruments—
The Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (PH/36); and
The Milk and Milk Products (Pupils in Educational Establishments) Aid Applications (England and Scotland) Regulations 2022 (AGS/10).
Paper 3 126KB pdf posted 28/01/2022 (Ref: RAINE/S6/22/4/3)
4 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—
Private Storage Aid Scheme (Pigmeat) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (2021/492)
Paper 4 151KB pdf posted 28/01/2022 (Ref: RAINE/S6/22/4/4)
5 Joint Fisheries Statement:
The Committee will consider a paper by the clerk.
RAINE/S6/22/4/5(P) (Private Paper)
6 Impact of EU exit:
The Committee will consider draft remits and person specifications for an adviser on post-EU exit agricultural policy and an adviser on post-EU exit fisheries policy.
RAINE/S6/22/4/6(P) (Private Paper)
7 Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill: (Private)
The Committee will review the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.