Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Minutes
9th Meeting, 2024
- Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:07
- Meeting closed at: 11:36
- Published: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 01:39pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Finlay Carson (Convener)
- Beatrice Wishart (Deputy Convener)
- Alasdair Allan (Member)
- Ariane Burgess (Member)
- Kate Forbes (Member)
- Rhoda Grant (Member)
- Rachael Hamilton (Member)
- Emma Harper (Member)
- Elena Whitham (Member)
Also Present
Mark Ruskell MSP
1 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee took evidence on the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 [draft] from—
Lorna Slater, Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, supported by John Speirs, Senior Policy Advisor and Emily Williams Boylston, Solicitor, Scottish Government.
2 Subordinate legislation:
Lorna Slater, Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity moved—
S6M-12218—That the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee recommends that the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 [draft] be approved.
The motion was agreed to.
3 Petition PE1758: End greyhound racing in Scotland
The Committee took evidence from—
Daniel Alcorn and George Stark, registered owners, trainers, and breeders, Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
4 Work programme(In Private):
The Committee considered its work programme. The Committee agreed to take additional evidence on the draft Sea Fisheries (Remote Electronic Monitoring and Regulation of Scallop Fishing) (Scotland) Regulations 2024, when laid, and to consider a further work programme paper at its next meeting.