Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Minutes
4th Meeting, 2024
- Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 08:32
- Meeting closed at: 12:35
- Published: Thursday, February 8, 2024 01:39pm
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)
Also Present
Edward Mountain (MSP), Colin Smyth MSP, Stephen Kerr MSP, John Mason MSP.
1 Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2 (1 day of 2).
The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 1).
The following amendments were agreed to (without division):
55, 56, 10B, 10A and 48.
The following amendments were agreed to (by division)—
54 (For 7, Against 2, Abstentions 0)
79 (For 7, Against 2, Abstentions 0)
The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)—
53 (For 2, Against 7, Abstentions 0)
177 (For 2, Against 7, Abstentions 0)
178 (For 2, Against 7, Abstentions 0)
110 (For 1, Against 8, Abstentions 0)
78 (For 4, Against 5, Abstentions 0)
111 (For 2, Against 7, Abstentions 0)
112 (For 2, Against 7, Abstentions 0)
116 (For 1, Against 8, Abstentions 0)
11 (For 2, Against 7, Abstentions 0)
117 (For 1, Against 8, Abstentions 0)
118 (For 1, Against 8, Abstentions 0)
179 (For 2, Against 7, Abstentions 0)
119 (For 4, Against 5, Abstentions 0).
The following amendments were moved and, no member having objected, withdrawn:
176, 54A and 10.
The following amendments were not moved:
106, 4, 107, 108, 5, 6, 7, 54B, 54C, 54D, 54E, 54F, 54G, 54H, 54I, 54J, 109, 1, 113, 114, 115 and 119A.
The following provisions were agreed to without amendment:
Sections 1, 2 and 3.