Chamber and committees

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

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Meeting Agenda

3rd Meeting, 2025

• Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
• Session: 6
• Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
• Start time: 09:00am
• Published: Monday, January 20, 2025 01:14pm

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1 Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Conservation of Salmon (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/368) from—

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Witnesses

Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Scottish Government

Dr John Armstrong, Science Evidence, Data and Digital, Marine Directorate, Scottish Government

Dr Antje Branding, Marine Environment, Marine Directorate, Scottish Government

Dr Stuart Middlemas, Science Evidence, Data and Digital, Marine Directorate, Scottish Government

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Negative SSI posted 20/01/2025 (Ref: RAI/S6/25/3/1, 148KB, pdf)

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2 Subordinate legislation

Jackie Baillie to move—

S6M-16130—That the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee recommends that the Conservation of Salmon (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/368) be annulled.

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3 Budget 2025 to 2026

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Scottish Government

George Burgess, Director of Agriculture and Rural Economy, Scottish Government

Helen Carter, Joint Head of Finance, Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate, Scottish Government

Iain Wallace, Director of Marine, Scottish Government

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Budget cover note posted 20/01/2025 (Ref: RAI/S6/25/3/2, 88KB, pdf)

RAI/S6/25/3/3(P) (Private Paper)

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