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Rural Affairs and Islands Committee


Agenda: 03 December 2025

Wednesday, 03 December 2025

34th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 08:30am
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Agenda items:

  1. Subordinate legislation
  2. Subordinate legislation
  3. Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill

Agenda published: Tuesday, 02 December 2025 11:42am

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Good Food Nation (Specified Functions and Descriptions) (Scottish Ministers) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/draft) from—

  • Mairi Gougeon
    Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands
    Scottish Government
  • Ashley Cooke
    Deputy Director for Food and Drink
    Scottish Government
  • James Hamilton
    Lawyer
    Scottish Government
  • Tracy McCollin
    Head of Good Food Nation Team
    Scottish Government
  • Lisa Nowak
    Policy Officer, Good Food Nation Team
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


2. Subordinate legislation

Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands to move—

S6M-19472— That the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee recommends that the Good Food Nation (Specified Functions and Descriptions) (Scottish Ministers) Regulations 2025 be approved.


3. Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 3).

Subject to Parliamentary Bureau approval of the Committee’s request to meet at the same time as plenary business, the Committee will reconvene at 17.30 in Committee Room 2 to continue its consideration.


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