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Chamber and committees

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee


Meeting Agenda

9th Meeting, 2026

  • Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026
  • Session: 6
  • Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
  • Start time: 09:00am
  • Published: Thursday, February 26, 2026 11:15am

1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.


2 Wildfires in Scotland

The Committee will take evidence from—


Witnesses

Michael Bruce, Director, Firebreak Services

Dr Zakary Campbell-Lochrie, Lecturer in Fire Science , University of Edinburgh

Jon Henderson, Assistant Chief Officer and Director of Prevention, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

Calum Kippen, Member, Scottish Gamekeepers Association

Grant Moir, Chief Executive, Cairngorms National Park Authority

Professor Robin Pakeman, Senior Scientist, James Hutton Institute

Dr Mike Rivington, Senior Scientist, James Hutton Institute



3 Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—

Official Controls (Location of Border Control Posts) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/61)
Sea Fish (Prohibition on Fishing) (Firth of Clyde) Revocation Order 2026 (SSI 2026/95)
Water Environment (Shellfish Water Protected Areas: Designation) (Scotland) Order 2026 (SSI 2026/57)



4 Wildfires in Scotland

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.


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