Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Minutes
1st Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:04
- Meeting closed at: 10:47
- Published: Thursday, January 12, 2023 10:53am
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 Budget 2023-24:
The Committee took evidence on the Scottish Government's Budget 2023-24 from—
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, supported by George Burgess, Director of Agriculture and Rural Economy, Erica Clarkson, Joint Head of Division, Rural and Island Futures, Iain Wallace, Marine Scotland, Head of Strategy and Change, and Sheetal Mehra, Head of Strategic Engagement for Budget and Spending Review, Scottish Government.