Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee
The Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on areas including:
- farming
- food and drink supply,
- animal welfare,
- fisheries and aquaculture,
- crofting
- issues relevant to the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 (external website)
Next meeting
Meeting details are not yet available. They will be published here in due course.
Get in touch
If you want to get in touch, you can contact Emma Johnston, the Clerk for the committee.
Address: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Email: [email protected]
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If you're appearing as a witness at a committee, take a look at our witness guide for more information.
Members
Members of the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee
Current Members
Finlay Carson
Convener
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Galloway and West Dumfries (Constituency)
Beatrice Wishart
Deputy Convener
Party: Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for: Shetland Islands (Constituency)
Karen Adam
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Constituency)
Alasdair Allan
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Constituency)
Ariane Burgess
Member
Party: Scottish Green Party
MSP for: Highlands and Islands (Region)
Jim Fairlie
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Perthshire South and Kinross-shire (Constituency)
Rachael Hamilton
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Constituency)
Jenni Minto
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Argyll and Bute (Constituency)
Mercedes Villalba
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: North East Scotland (Region)
Substitute Members
Emma Harper
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: South Scotland (Region)
Liam McArthur
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for: Orkney Islands (Constituency)
Edward Mountain
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Highlands and Islands (Region)
Colin Smyth
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: South Scotland (Region)
Committee work
Correspondence
Committee correspondence
Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee
The Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021
Letter from the Minister for Environment and Land Reform to the NZET Convener, 16 September 2021
Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee
The Animal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021
Letter from the Minister for Environment and Land Reform to the NZET Convener, 16 September 2021
Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee
The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Staging Period) Regulations 2021- DEFRA OFC/08
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands to the Convener, 1 July 2021
Remit
To consider and report on matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands.