Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Agenda
8th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Start time: 10:00am
- Published: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 10:28am
1 Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private.
2 Subordinate legislation
The Committee will take evidence on the Alcoholic Beverages, Fruit and Vegetables (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 from—
Witnesses
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, Scottish Government
Kevin Matheson, Policy Manager, Food and Drink Industry Growth Team, Scottish Government
James Hamilton, Lawyer, Scottish Government
SSI Clerksnote 475KB pdf posted 09/03/2023 (Ref: RAI/S6/23/8/1)
3 Subordinate legislation
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, to move—S6M-07704—That the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee recommends that the Alcoholic Beverages, Fruit and Vegetables (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 be approved.
4 Future agriculture policy
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Ross Lilley, Head of Natural Resource Management, NatureScot
Professor Des Thompson, Principal Adviser on Biodiversity and Science, NatureScot
Agriculture Policy Clerksnote 207KB pdf posted 09/03/2023 (Ref: RAI/S6/23/8/2)
RAI/S6/23/8/3(P) (Private Paper)
5 Petition PE1758: End greyhound racing in Scotland
The Committee will consider an approach paper.
RAI/S6/23/8/4(P) (Private Paper)
6 Future agriculture policy (Private)
The Committee will consider evidence it heard earlier in the meeting.