Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Minutes
11th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 11:00
- Meeting closed at: 12:41
- Published: Thursday, April 20, 2023 02:03pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Beatrice Wishart (Deputy Convener)
- Karen Adam (Member)
- Alasdair Allan (Member)
- Ariane Burgess (Member)
- Jim Fairlie (Member)
- Rachael Hamilton (Member)
Apologies received from
1 Future agriculture policy:
The Committee took evidence from—
Professor Tim Benton, Director Environment and Society Programme, Chatham House;
Ian Boyd-Livingston, Deputy Director, Soils and Sustainability, Stockfree Farming;
David Harley, Chief Officer Circular Economy, Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA);
Professor Pete Smith, Chair in Plant and Soil Science, University of Aberdeen;
Morgan Vaughan, Farm Manager, RSPB Scotland.
2 Future agriculture policy(In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting.