Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Agenda
5th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Start time: 08:30am
- Published: Monday, February 7, 2022 05:42pm
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private. The Committee will also decide whether its consideration of a draft letter on the draft National Planning Framework 4 should be taken in private at its next meeting.
2 Draft National Planning Framework 4:
The Committee will take evidence from—
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands;
Tom Arthur, Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth;
Jill Barber, Head of Aquaculture Development; Cara Davidson, Branch Head: Environment and Natural Resources; Andy Kinnaird, Head of Planning Transformation; Philip Raines, Head of Rural Economy and Communities Division; and Fiona Simpson, Chief Planner, Scottish Government.
Paper 1 62KB pdf posted 04/02/2022 (Ref: RAINE/S6/22/5/1)
RAINE/S6/22/5/2(P) (Private Paper)
3 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee will take evidence on the Aquaculture and Fisheries etc. (Scheme for Financial Assistance) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 from—
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands;
Caroline Cowan, Interim Deputy Director Funding and Strategy, Marine Scotland; Ian Hepburn, Future Marine Funding Strategy Team Lead, Marine Scotland; and Emma Phillips, Scottish Government Legal Directorate, Scottish Government.
Paper 3 153KB pdf posted 04/02/2022 (Ref: RAINE/S6/22/5/3)
RAINE/S6/22/5/4(P) (Private Paper)
4 Subordinate legislation:
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands to move—S6M-02734 — That the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee recommends that the Aquaculture and Fisheries etc. (Scheme for Financial Assistance) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 [draft] be approved.
5 Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Witnesses
Mike Callaghan, COSLA Policy Manager, COSLA
Mark Hunter, Strategic Lead Food and Facilities Support, East Ayrshire Council
Jayne Jones, National Chair of ASSIST FM Food and Drink, Argyll & Bute Council
Paper 5 118KB pdf posted 04/02/2022 (Ref: RAINE/S6/22/5/5)
RAINE/S6/22/5/6(P) (Private Paper)
6 Draft National Planning Framework 4:
The Committee will review the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
7 Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill: (Private)
The Committee will review the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.