Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Agenda
19th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, June 21, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
- Start time: 08:45am
- Published: Tuesday, June 20, 2023 02:45pm
1 Work programme (Private)
The Committee will consider its work programme.
Not before 09:00 am--
RAI/S6/23/19/1(P) (Private Paper)
2 Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill
The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Witnesses
Robbie Kernahan, Director of Green Economy, NatureScot
Dr Marnie Lovejoy, Head of Evidence and Environmental Law, British Association for Shooting and Conservation
Detective Sergeant David Lynn, National Wildlife Crime Coordinator, Police Scotland
Ross MacLeod, Head of Policy (Scotland), Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust
Ashley McCann, Legal Advisor, Scottish Land and Estates
Ian Thomson, Head of Investigations, RSPB Scotland
Jamie Whittle, Committee Member, Rural Affairs Sub-committee, Law Society of Scotland
Max Wiszniewski, Campaign Manager, Revive
Ross Ewing, Director of Moorland, Scottish Land and Estates
Deputy Assistant Chief Officer Bruce Farquharson, Head of Training and Wildfire Capability Lead, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
Dr Miranda Geelhoed, Policy Coordinator, Scottish Crofting Federation
Dr Nick Hesford, Scottish Adviser, Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust
Dr Emma Hinchliffe, Director, IUCN UK Peatland Programme
Robbie Kernahan, Director of Green Economy, NatureScot
Duncan Orr-Ewing, Head of Species and Land Management, RSPB Scotland
Bill cover note 117KB pdf posted 15/06/2023 (Ref: RAI/S6/23/19/2)
RAI/S6/23/19/3(P) (Private Paper)
3 Subordinate legislation
The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—
Public Intervention and Private Storage Aid (Amendment and Suspension) (Scotland) Regulations 2023
Seed (Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023
Feed Additives (Form of Provisional Authorisations) (Cobalt(II) Compounds) (Scotland) Regulations 2023
SSIs clerks paper 205KB pdf posted 15/06/2023 (Ref: RAI/S6/23/19/4)
4 Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill (Private)
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting.