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Chamber and committees

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee


Meeting Agenda

21st Meeting, 2025

  • Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025
  • Session: 6
  • Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
  • Start time: 09:00am
  • Published: Thursday, June 12, 2025 04:32pm

1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private. The Committee will also decide whether to consider its Stage 1 report on the Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill in private at item 5 and at future meetings.


2 Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—

Seed (Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/154)
Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/155)



3 EU-UK co-operation agreement

The Committee will take evidence from—


Witnesses

Jimmy Buchan, Chief Executive, Scottish Seafood Association

Jonnie Hall, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Policy, National Farmers Union Scotland

Jennifer Howie, UK Frameworks and Inter-Governmental Relations Lead, Food Standards Scotland

Patrick Hughes, Strategic Services Director, Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society

Stephen Kenyon, Chairman, Harbro Ltd, Agricultural Industries Confederation Scotland

Elspeth Macdonald, Chief Executive, Scottish Fishermen’s Federation

James Park, Head of Insights, Salmon Scotland

David Thomson, Chief Executive, Food and Drink Federation Scotland

Scott Walker, Executive Manager, Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers and Chief Executive, GB Potatoes

Adam Wing, Head Of Trade Marketing, UK, Middle East and Asia, Seafood Scotland



4 EU-UK co-operation agreement

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


5 Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider a draft Stage 1 report.



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