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Chamber and committees

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee


Meeting Agenda

16th Meeting, 2025

  • Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
  • Session: 6
  • Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
  • Start time: 09:00am
  • Published: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 09:40am

1 Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence from—


Witnesses

Rea Cris, Public Affairs Manager, Open Seas

Calum Duncan, Head of Policy and Advocacy, Marine Conservation Society

Dr Nick Hesford , Interim Director, Scotland, Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust

Dan Paris, Director of Policy and Engagement, Scottish Environment LINK

Nikki Sinclair, Green Belts Alliance Manager/National Parks Strategy Project Manager, Action to Protect Rural Scotland

Ailis Watt, Senior Land Use Policy Officer, RSPB Scotland

Bruce Wilson, Head of Policy and Advocacy, Scottish Wildlife Trust



2 Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Town and Country Planning (Marine Fish Farming) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025 from—

 


Witnesses

Dr Iain Berrill, Head of Technical, Salmon Scotland

Sean Black, Senior Scientific Officer for Aquaculture, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Elspeth Macdonald, Chief Executive, Scottish Fishermen’s Federation

Mike Spain, Director of Aquaculture, Crown Estate Scotland

Professor Paul Tett, Reader in Coastal Ecosystems, Scottish Association for Marine Science



3 Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—

Disease Control (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2025



4 Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.


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