Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Minutes
1st Meeting, 2024
- Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:38
- Meeting closed at: 11:33
- Published: Wednesday, January 24, 2024 10:01am
Committee Members Attendees
- Finlay Carson (Convener)
- Beatrice Wishart (Deputy Convener)
- Alasdair Allan (Member)
- Ariane Burgess (Member)
- Jim Fairlie (Member)
- Kate Forbes (Member)
- Rhoda Grant (Member)
- Rachael Hamilton (Member)
Apologies received from
Substitute Members Attendees
1 Budget 2024 - 2025:
The Committee took evidence from—
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, supported by George Burgess, Director of Agriculture and Rural Economy, Erica Clarkson, Head of Islands Policy, Karen Morley, Head of Finance, Agriculture and Rural Economy and David Signorini, Director of Marine, Scottish Government .
2 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee considered the following negative instruments—
Meat Preparations (Import Conditions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/367)
Conservation of Salmon (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/372)
Bovine Semen (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/370)
The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to these instruments.