Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Minutes
19th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:30
- Meeting closed at: 12:17
- Published: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 02:34pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Finlay Carson (Convener)
- Beatrice Wishart (Deputy Convener)
- Karen Adam (Member)
- Alasdair Allan (Member)
- Ariane Burgess (Member)
- Jim Fairlie (Member)
- Rachael Hamilton (Member)
- Jenni Minto (Member)
- Mercedes Villalba (Member)
1 Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Penny Middleton, Policy manager, National Farmers Union Scotland;
Ian Duncan Millar, Farmer and Chair, Atholl and Breadalbane Fox Control Society, Scottish Gamekeepers Association;
Barrie Wade, President, National Working Terrier Federation;
Jake Swindells, Director, Scottish Countryside Alliance;
and then from—
Ross MacLeod, Head of Policy (Scotland), Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust;
Duncan Orr-Ewing, Head of Species and Land Management, RSPB.
2 Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill(In Private):
The Committee agreed to consider the evidence at a later meeting.