Chamber and committees

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 posted 30/11/2023 (Ref: RAI/S6/23/32/1, 118KB, pdf)

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 2023

---

UKSI cover note posted 30/11/2023 (Ref: RAI/S6/23/32/3, 145KB, pdf)

---

3 Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill (Private)

The Committee will consider the written evidence received.

---