Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Agenda
5th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Start time: 09:00am
- Published: Thursday, February 16, 2023 04:29pm
1 Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private. The Committee will also decide whether to review the evidence heard on future agriculture policy in private at future meetings.
2 Future agriculture policy
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Douglas Bell, Managing Director, Scottish Tenant Farmers Association
Dr Gareth Hateley, Junior Vice President Scottish Branch, British Veterinary Association
Donald MacKinnon, Chair, Scottish Crofting Federation
Chloe McCulloch, Programme Leader, Farm Advisory Service
Dr Andrew Midgley, Senior Land Use Policy Officer, Scottish Environment LINK
Ian Muirhead, Policy Manager, Agricultural Industries Confederation Scotland
Ross Paton, Chair, Scottish Organic Stakeholders Group
Pete Ritchie, Director, Nourish Scotland
Susan Robertson, Regional Officer, Unite the Union
Denise Walton, Scotland Chair, Nature Friendly Farming Network
Dr Tara Wight, Scotland Policy and Campaigns Coordinator, Landworkers’ Alliance
Stephen Young, Head of Policy, Scottish Land and Estates
Agriculture roundtable paper 614KB pdf posted 16/02/2023 (Ref: RAI/S6/23/5/1)
3 Future agriculture policy
The Committee will review the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.