Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Minutes
10th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 10:15
- Meeting closed at: 12:19
- Published: Thursday, March 30, 2023 12:11pm
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)
Also Present
Mark Ruskell MSP
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 3 and 4 in private. The Committee also agreed to review the evidence heard on Petition PE1758 in private at future meetings.
2 Petition PE1758: End greyhound racing in Scotland:
The Committee took evidence from—
Professor Cathy Dwyer, Chair, Mike Radford, Member and Dr Ellie Wigham, Member, Scottish Animal Welfare Commission .
3 Petition PE1758: End greyhound racing in Scotland (In private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting.
4 Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill (In private):
The Committee considered its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1. A draft call for written evidence was agreed to and the Committee agreed the schedule of oral evidence sessions. The Committee also agreed to review the evidence heard, and consider its draft Stage 1 report, in private at future meetings.