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Chamber and committees

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee


Agenda: 22 January 2025

Wednesday, 22 January 2025

3rd Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:00am
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Agenda items:

  1. Subordinate legislation
  2. Subordinate legislation
  3. Budget 2025 to 2026

Agenda published: Monday, 20 January 2025 01:14pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Conservation of Salmon (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/368) from—

  • Mairi Gougeon
    Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands
    Scottish Government
  • Dr John Armstrong
    Science Evidence, Data and Digital
    Marine Directorate, Scottish Government
  • Dr Antje Branding
    Marine Environment
    Marine Directorate, Scottish Government
  • Dr Stuart Middlemas
    Science Evidence, Data and Digital
    Marine Directorate, Scottish Government

Papers for this item:


2. Subordinate legislation

Jackie Baillie to move—

S6M-16130—That the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee recommends that the Conservation of Salmon (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/368) be annulled.


3. Budget 2025 to 2026

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Mairi Gougeon
    Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands
    Scottish Government
  • George Burgess
    Director of Agriculture and Rural Economy
    Scottish Government
  • Helen Carter
    Joint Head of Finance, Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
    Scottish Government
  • Iain Wallace
    Director of Marine
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item