Chamber and committees

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Meeting Agenda

26th Meeting, 2024

Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Session: 6
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Start time: 09:00am
Published: Thursday, October 24, 2024 06:19pm

1 Declaration of interests

Tim Eagle will be invited to declare any relevant interests.

2 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private.

3 Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Free-Range Egg Marketing Standards (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (2024/draft) from—

Witnesses

Jim Fairlie, Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, Scottish Government

Darren Cormack, Food and Drink, Livestock Products Policy Manager, Scottish Government

Judith Brown, Solicitor, Scottish Government

SSI Egg clerks paper posted 24/10/2024 (Ref: RAI/S6/24/26/1, 108KB, pdf)

4 Subordinate legislation

Jim Fairlie, Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity to move—

S6M-14816—That the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee recommends that the Free-Range Egg Marketing Standards (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 be approved.

5 Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025 to 2026

The Committee will consider a draft letter to the Scottish Government.

RAI/S6/24/26/2(P) (Private Paper)