Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Minutes
13th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 10:08
- Meeting closed at: 12:24
- Published: Thursday, May 4, 2023 09:33am
Committee Members Attendees
- Finlay Carson (Convener)
- Beatrice Wishart (Deputy Convener)
- Karen Adam (Member)
- Alasdair Allan (Member)
- Ariane Burgess (Member)
- Jim Fairlie (Member)
- Christine Grahame (Member)
- Rhoda Grant (Member)
- Rachael Hamilton (Member)
Also Present
Mark Ruskell MSP
1 Declaration of interests:
Rhoda Grant was invited to declare any relevant interests. Rhoda Grant indicated that she had no interests to declare.
2 Petition PE1758: End greyhound racing in Scotland:
The Committee took evidence from—
Claire Calder, Head of Public Affairs, Dogs Trust;
Gilly Mendes-Ferreira, Director of Innovation and Strategic Relations, Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals;
Sam Gaines, Head of Companion Animals, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA).
3 Petition PE1758: End greyhound racing in Scotland (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting.
4 Future agriculture policy (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard.