Chamber and committees

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

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Meeting Agenda

33rd Meeting, 2023

• Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2023
• Session: 6
• Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
• Start time: 09:00am
• Published: Thursday, December 7, 2023 05:01pm

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1 Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Wine (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 from—

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Witnesses

Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Scottish Government

Kevin Matheson, Policy Manager, Food and Drink Industry Growth Team, Scottish Government

Judith Brown, Solicitor, Scottish Government

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Wine Regs SSI cover note posted 07/12/2023 (Ref: RAI/S6/23/33/1, 229KB, pdf)

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2 Subordinate legislation

Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands to move—S6M-11343—That the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee recommends that the Wine (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 be approved.

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3 Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

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Witnesses

Tim Bailey, Chief Executive, Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society

Jonnie Hall, Director of Policy, National Farmers Union Scotland

Joe Hind, Policy Manager, Scotland Food & Drink

Professor Jennie Macdiarmid, Director, Interdisciplinary Centre for Health, Wellbeing and Nutrition, Rowett Institute

Sarah Millar, Chief Executive , Quality Meat Scotland

Lesley Mitchell, Policy Director, Sustainable Food Trust

Pete Ritchie, Director, Nourish Scotland

David Thomson, Chief Executive, Food and Drink Federation Scotland

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Agriculture Bill cover note posted 07/12/2023 (Ref: RAI/S6/23/33/2, 112KB, pdf)

RAI/S6/23/33/3(P) (Private Paper)

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