Meeting Minutes
2nd Meeting, 2021
Date: Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Session: 6
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Meeting opened at 09:00am
Meeting closed at: 11:53am
Committee Members Attendees
Finlay Carson (Convener)
Karen Adam
Alasdair Allan
Ariane Burgess
Jim Fairlie
Rachael Hamilton
Jenni Minto
Mercedes Villalba
Beatrice Wishart
1 Declaration of interests:
Beatrice Wishart was invited to declare any interests. Beatrice Wishart declared no relevant interests.
Beatrice Wishart declared no relevant interests.
2 Choice of Deputy Convener:
The Committee chose Beatrice Wishart as its new Deputy Convener.
3 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 4 in private and that it will review evidence heard at future meetings in private.
4 Food and drink supply chain:
The Committee took evidence from—
Geoff Ogle, Chief Executive, Food Standards Scotland
Fraser Grieve, Deputy Director of Strategy and Communications, Scotch Whisky Association
James Withers, Chief Executive, Scotland Food & Drink
Professor Mary Brennan, Chair, Scottish Food Coalition
and then from-
David Thomson, Chief Executive, Food & Drink Federation Scotland
Martin Reid, Director for Scotland and Northern Ireland, Road Haulage Association
Pete Cheema, Chief Executive, Scottish Grocers' Federation
Doctor John Lee, Head of Public Affairs, Scottish Grocers' Federation
Colin Smith, Chief Executive, Scottish Wholesale Association
5 Food and drink supply chain:
The Committee reviewed the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
Rachael Hamilton declared an interest as a director and share-holder of Borders Hotels Ltd.