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Chamber and committees

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee


Meeting Agenda

18th Meeting, 2025

  • Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025
  • Session: 6
  • Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
  • Start time: 09:00am
  • Published: Thursday, May 22, 2025 04:17pm

1 Subordinate legislation

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


Witnesses

Ivan McKee, Minister for Public Finance, Scottish Government

Joseph Triscott, Aquaculture Development Policy Lead, Scottish Government



2 Subordinate legislation

Ivan McKee, Minister for Public Finance to move—S6M-17363—That the Rural affairs and Islands Committee recommends that the Town and Country Planning (Marine Fish Farming) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025 (SSI 2025/draft) be approved.


3 Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—


Witnesses

Annie Breaden, Director of Corporate Operations, Crown Estate Scotland

Brendan Callaghan, Director of Operational Delivery, Scottish Forestry

Alex Flucker, Chief Operating Officer, Data, Evidence, and Innovation, Scottish Environment Protection Agency

Dr Katherine Leys, Head of Biodiversity and Geodiversity, NatureScot

Dr Chris Tuckett, Chief Officer for Strategy and Impact, Joint Nature Conservation Committee


Alan Hunt, Head of Policy Analysis and Horizon Scanning, Environmental Standards Scotland

Neil Langhorn, Head of Strategy and Analysis, Environmental Standards Scotland



4 Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider the evidence heard.


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