26.06.2020
A draft law which would increase the penalties for dog-owners whose pets chase, attack or kill farmed animals is to be considered by a Holyrood Committee.
21.05.2020
The impact of Covid-19 on Scotland’s transport services and the rural economy is to be investigated by MSPs.
02.03.2020
A Holyrood committee has called on the Scottish Government to include a “sunset clause” in legislation that will enable the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to continue to operate during a post-Brexit transition period
15.11.2019
The Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity (REC) Committee has issued a public call for evidence
10.10.2019
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee seeks views on proposed Islands Plan
01.07.2019
The Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee is looking for views from a wide range of road users on the effectiveness of the current approach to road maintenance in Scotland and whether current funding levels are sufficient.
31.05.2019
Holyrood Committee rejects rollout of 20mph zones from Restricted Roads Bill
13.05.2019
The future of the UK’s environmental, agricultural and fisheries policies will be explored when two Scottish Parliament committees hear from Michael Gove MP, Secretary for State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
09.05.2019
The Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee is today launching an online survey to gauge views on the proposed workplace parking levy at www.parliament.scot/WorkplaceParkingSurvey.
07.03.2019
The Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee has endorsed the general principles of the Transport (Scotland) Bill.
04.03.2019
The creation of a new South of Scotland enterprise agency has been given full support by the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee.
27.02.2019
Holyrood’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee says adequate time must be set aside for MSPs to scrutinise workplace parking levy proposals
19.12.2018
Views of those living in the South of Scotland will be heard by the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee when it visits Dumfries and Galashiels to examine proposals to create a South of Scotland enterprise agency.
27.11.2018
Urgent action needs to be taken to improve the regulation of the Scottish salmon farming industry and to address fish health and environmental challenges, a Holyrood Committee has concluded.
12.11.2018
A Holyrood Committee is seeking views on the establishment of a new enterprise agency dedicated to the south of Scotland.
09.11.2018
Plans to reduce the speed limit on most residential and urban streets across Scotland from 30mph to 20mph are being considered by a Holyrood committee.
31.10.2018
The Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee is calling for investment in the Clyde and Hebrides ferry services to be prioritised in the upcoming budget, and for there to be an urgent review of the Ferries Plan.
05.07.2018
Investment in the Clyde and Hebrides ferry services network will be placed under the spotlight by a parliamentary committee.
29.06.2018
Improving bus services, combatting pavement and double parking, and delivering smart ticketing are all issues that people from across Scotland are being urged to give their view on to the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee.
08.02.2018
The future of Scotland’s farmed salmon industry will come under the scrutiny of the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee as it encourages individuals and organisations to share their views as part of its upcoming inquiry.
22.01.2018
A committee of MSPs has recommended that the general principles of the Islands Bill be agreed by the Scottish Parliament.
09.10.2017
The views of local people and organisations on the future of Scotland’s islands will come into focus when members of the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee visit Lewis and Harris on October 19th and 20th.
14.09.2017
The views of local people and organisations on the future of Scotland’s islands will come into focus when the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee visits Orkney this October.
30.06.2017
The Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee is encouraging individuals and organisations to share their views on how to give more power and protection to Scotland’s islands.
02.06.2017
The Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee is encouraging individuals and organisations to share their views on the potential impact of new, devolved legislation for forestry.
12.05.2017
A Scottish Parliamentary Committee is calling for 'a bill aiming to improve safety for young people travelling on school transport to ‘be more ambitious and to go further'.
10.03.2017
Climate change targets across all of Scotland’s sectors should be “equally challenging”, according to a Holyrood report published today.
10.03.2017
The Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee is encouraging individuals, the bus industry and other organisations to share their views on the Seat Belts on School Transport (Scotland) Bill, recently introduced by Gillian Martin MSP.
09.03.2017
A Holyrood report is calling on the Scottish Government to produce a new crofting bill by the end of the current session of Parliament which fully meets the needs of crofting communities in the 21st century.
19.01.2017
Four parliamentary committees have launched a joint call for views on the Scottish Government’s plan on how it will meet climate change targets from 2017 to 2032.
31.10.2016
Committee to scrutinise Scottish Government’s broadband and forestry spending
24.10.2016
To help address some of the challenges facing Scotland’s crofters, the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee is to examine priorities for crofting law reform.