Rural Affairs Committee, 05 Oct 1999

Meeting date: Tuesday, October 5, 1999

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Wildlife Management (Video)

Few members will know about this item. Some time ago, I received a letter and a video from the Presiding Officer, concerning an issue that he wanted to bring to the attention of the committee. The video was passed to us from forestry management, via the Presiding Officer. It was made by Ronnie Rose, a wildlife management consultant. The Presiding Officer believed that it was appropriate that the video should be brought to our attention. A researcher from the Scottish Parliament information centre has watched the video in its entirety, which is more than an hour.

We do not recommend using committee time to do this, but I believe that it would be worthwhile for members of the committee to watch the video, so that we can consider its contents at some point in the future. Members may borrow the video from SPICe, and should take the opportunity to pass it on to other members. After we have seen the video, it may be appropriate for us to invite Mr Rose to speak on some of the items that it contains. Is there any way in which the video could be passed around fairly quickly, so that we can all see it?

No, I would not have thought so.

If somebody took it away for the recess, we could be in trouble. I will have to arrange the process informally. I will try to draw up some kind of rota, so that as many of us as possible will be able to see it in as short a time as possible.

We have come to the end of the agenda. If members of the committee have no further comments on any issue that has been raised, I will bring the meeting to a close. Thank you for your attention.

Meeting closed at 16:11.