Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Minutes
3rd Meeting, 2024
- Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:17
- Meeting closed at: 12:25
- Published: Thursday, February 1, 2024 09:44am
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 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 4 in private.
2 Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Professor Sarah Skerratt, Chief Executive, Royal Society of Edinburgh;
Professor Steven Thomson, Professor of Agricultural Economics and Policy, Scotland’s Rural College;
Theona Morrison, Chair, Scottish Rural Action;
John McCulloch, Agri and Rural Affairs Committee Chair , Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs;
Grant Moir, Chief Executive Officer, Cairngorms National Park Authority;
Douglas Bell, Managing Director, Scottish Tenant Farmers Association;
Jeremy Moody, Secretary and Adviser, Central Association of Agricultural Valuers Scotland;
Rob Clarke, Head of Policy, Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
3 Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill (UK Parliament legislation):
The Committee took evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-41 from—
Gillian Martin, Minister for Energy and the Environment, supported by Grant McLarty, Solicitor and Andrew Voas, Veterinary Head of Animal Welfare, Scottish Government.
4 Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill (UK Parliament legislation):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting.