Meeting Agenda
The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private.
The Committee will take evidence from—
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Scottish Government
Brendan Callaghan, Interim Chief Executive, Scottish Forestry, Scottish Government
Tim Ellis, Deputy Director, Future Environment, Scottish Government
John Kerr, Head of Agriculture Policy, Scottish Government
Draft Climate Change Plan Clerks Cover Note posted 22/01/2026 (Ref: RAI/S6/26/4/1, 90KB, pdf)
RAI/S6/26/4/2(P) (Private Paper)
The Committee will take evidence on the Sea Fish (Prohibition on Fishing) (Firth of Clyde) Order 2026 (SSI 2026/10) from—
Esther Brooker, Senior Advocacy Officer, Scottish Environment LINK
Dr Robin Cook, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Strathclyde University
Rea Cris, Public Affairs Manager, Open Seas
Alex Watson Crook, Projects Manager, Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust
Megan Hamill, Trustee, Community of Arran Seabed Trust
Alastair Hamilton, Chair of the NW Coast, Regional Inshore Fisheries Groups Network
Professor Michael Heath, Professor in Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde
Sean McIlwraith, Static Fisherman
Kenneth MacNab, Mobile Fisherman
Elaine Whyte, Executive Secretary, Clyde Fishermen’s Association
SSI Clyde cod box Clerks cover note posted 22/01/2026 (Ref: RAI/S6/26/4/3, 145KB, pdf)
RAI/S6/26/4/4(P) (Private Paper)
The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Agricultural Products) (Consequential Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/407)
SSI Retained EU Law Clerks cover note posted 22/01/2026 (Ref: RAI/S6/26/4/5, 165KB, pdf)
The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.