Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Agenda
28th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Start time: 09:00am
- Published: Tuesday, November 7, 2023 10:08am
1 Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether its review of the evidence heard on future agriculture policy should be taken in private at its next meeting.
2 Future agriculture policy
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Chris Brown, Sustainable Business Director, ASDA
Sophie Throup, Technical and Sustainability Director, Manufacturing, Morrisons
Future agriculture policy Supermarkets Cover Note 133KB pdf posted 02/11/2023 (Ref: RAI/S6/23/28/1)
RAI/S6/23/28/2(P) (Private Paper)
3 Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill
The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Witnesses
Libby Anderson, Member, Scottish Animal Welfare Commission (SAWC)
Bob Elliot, Director, OneKind
Glynn Evans, Head of Game and Wildlife Management, British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC)
Ross Ewing, Director of Moorland, Scottish Land and Estates
Jessica Findlay, Moorland Licensing Project Manager, NatureScot
Chief Superintendent Mike Flynn, Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA)
Conor Kelly, Gamekeeper, Scottish Gamekeepers Association
Ross MacLeod, Head of Policy (Scotland), Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust
Penny Middleton, Policy Manager, National Farmers Union Scotland
Iain Batho, Head of Wildlife and Environmental Crime Unit, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
Susan Davies, Review Lead, Independent Taskforce on SSPCA Powers
Ross Ewing, Director of Moorland, Scottish Land and Estates
Chief Superintendent Mike Flynn, Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA)
Chief Inspector Kevin Kelly, National Wildlife Crime Unit
Detective Sergeant David Lynn, National Wildlife Crime Coordinator, Police Scotland
Ian Thomson, Head of Investigations, RSPB Scotland
Wildlife Bill Cover Note 145KB pdf posted 02/11/2023 (Ref: RAI/S6/23/28/3)
RAI/S6/23/28/4(P) (Private Paper)