Chamber and committees

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 posted 04/02/2022 (Ref: RAINE/S6/22/5/1, 62KB, pdf)

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 posted 04/02/2022 (Ref: RAINE/S6/22/5/3, 153KB, pdf)

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 posted 04/02/2022 (Ref: RAINE/S6/22/5/5, 118KB, pdf)

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)