Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Minutes
2nd Meeting, 2024
- Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:06
- Meeting closed at: 09:26
- Published: Thursday, January 25, 2024 09:22am
Committee Members Attendees
- Finlay Carson (Convener)
- Beatrice Wishart (Deputy Convener)
- Karen Adam (Member)
- Alasdair Allan (Member)
- Ariane Burgess (Member)
- Jim Fairlie (Member)
- Kate Forbes (Member)
- Rhoda Grant (Member)
- Rachael Hamilton (Member)
1 Scottish Government documents for approval:
The Committee took evidence on the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Pigs (Revocation) (Scotland) Notice 2023 from—
Gillian Martin, Minister for Energy and the Environment, Grant McLarty, Solicitor and Andrew Voas, Veterinary Head of Animal Welfare, Scottish Government.
2 Scottish Government documents for approval:
Gillian Martin, Minister for Energy and the Environment moved—S6M-11748—That the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee recommends that the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Pigs (Revocation) (Scotland) Notice 2023 be approved.
The motion was agreed to.
3 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee took evidence on the Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 from—
Gillian Martin, Minister for Energy and the Environment, Andrew Voas, Veterinary Head of Animal Welfare and Grant McLarty, Solicitor, Scottish Government.
4 Subordinate legislation:
Gillian Martin, Minister for Energy and the Environment moved—S6M-11549—That the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee recommends that the Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 be approved.
The motion was agreed to.