Rural Affairs and Islands Committee [Session 6]
8th Meeting, 2025
The Committee agreed to take items 3 and 4 in private.
The Committee took evidence from—
Dr Jack Bloodworth, Principal Science Adviser, Rural and Environmental Science and Analytical Services Division, Leia Fitzgerald, Head of Nature Division Bill Unit, Lisa McCann, Head of Biodiversity Unit, Norman Munro, Solicitor, Marine, Planning and Natural Resources Division and Joanne Napier, Senior Policy Officer, Offshore Energy Environmental Legislative Reform Unit, Scottish Government;
and then from—
Hugh Dignon, Head of Wildlife Management Unit, Leia Fitzgerald, Head of Nature Division Bill Unit and Norman Munro, Solicitor, Marine, Planning and Natural Resources Division, Scottish Government.
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
The Committee considered its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1.