1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 5 in private.

2. Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 – Islands plan annual report:

The Committee took evidence from—

Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands;

Erica Clarkson, Head of Island Policy and Communities, Nicola Crook, National Islands Plan Team Leader, Phil Raines, Deputy Director Rural Economy and Communities and Professor Francesco Sindico, Carbon Neutral Islands Team Leader, Scottish Government .

3. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee considered that the the following instrument had been laid under the appropriate procedure and agreed that the negative procedure was appropriate—

Official Controls (Transitional Staging Period) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/90).

4. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee considered the following negative instrument—

Official Controls (Transitional Staging Period) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/90).

5. Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 – Islands plan annual report:

The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting.