Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Minutes
3rd Meeting, 2022
- Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:02
- Meeting closed at: 12:21
- Published: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 03:52pm
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 Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Polly Jones, Head of Scotland, The Trussell Trust; Pete Ritchie, Director, Nourish Scotland; Tilly Robinson-Miles, Impact and Policy Officer, Food Train; and Anna Taylor, Executive Director, The Food Foundation.
and then from—
John Davidson, Deputy Chief Executive and Strategy Director, Scotland Food & Drink; Karen Galloway, Head of Retail and Insights, Seafood Scotland; Jonnie Hall, Director of Policy, National Farmers Union Scotland; and Claire White, Manager, Shetland Food & Drink Limited.
2 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee considered the laying procedure for the Official Controls (Transitional Staging Period) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) (No. 3) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/493) and agreed that the negative procedure was appropriate.
3 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee considered the following negative instruments—
Red Rocks and Longay Urgent Marine Conservation (No. 2) Order 2021 (SSI 2021/463);
Conservation of Salmon (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/466); and
Official Controls (Transitional Staging Period) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) (No. 3) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/493).
The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instruments. The Committee also agreed to write to the Scottish Government seeking further information on a number of points.
4 Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill (In Private):
The Committee reviewed the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.