Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Agenda
32nd Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Start time: 09:00am
- Published: Tuesday, December 5, 2023 11:53am
1 Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill
The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Witnesses
Dr Liz Barron-Majerik, Scotland Director, Lantra Scotland
Dr Lorna Cole, Senior Consultant, Scotland’s Rural College
Professor Cathy Dwyer, Chair, Scottish Animal Welfare Commission
Dr Vera Eory, Researcher, Scotland’s Rural College
Kirsty Jenkins, Policy Officer, OneKind
Donald MacKinnon, Chair, Scottish Crofting Federation
David McKay, Head of Policy Scotland, Soil Association
Nigel Miller, Co-Chair, Farming for 1.5
Ross Paton, Chair, Scottish Organic Stakeholders Group
Dr Tara Wight, Scotland Policy and Campaigns Coordinator, Landworkers’ Alliance
Agriculture Bill cover note 118KB pdf posted 30/11/2023 (Ref: RAI/S6/23/32/1)
RAI/S6/23/32/2(P) (Private Paper)
2 UK subordinate legislation
The Committee will consider a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating in a devolved area as set out in the following UK statutory instrument proposal—
Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) Regulations 2023UKSI cover note 145KB pdf posted 30/11/2023 (Ref: RAI/S6/23/32/3)
3 Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill (Private)
The Committee will consider the written evidence received.