Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Bill

The Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Bill was introduced by the Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy on 6 November 2019.

A Bill for an Act of the Scottish Parliament to confer powers to modify certain retained EU law relating to agriculture, including power to make new provision about marketing standards in relation to agricultural products and the classification of carcasses; to make provision about the collection and processing of information connected with food supply chains and agricultural activities; and for connected purposes.

• Read the Bill and its accompanying documents

SPICe Briefings

• Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Bill

Stage 1

 

 

Evidence

A call for evidence was published on 15 November 2019, and closed on 3 January 2020.

• Call for evidence (160KB pdf)

Read the submissions received

Correspondence

• Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy to the Committee following the introduction of the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Bill, 7 November 2019 (446KB pdf)
• Letter from the Scottish Goverment Bill Team to the Committee regarding the follow up information from the Committees meeting of 20 November 2019 (431 KB pdf)
• Letter from the Convener of the ECCLR Committee regrading Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Bill 29 January 2020 (219 KB pdf)
• Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy regarding the Agriculture (Retained and Data) (Scotland) Bill, 5 February 2020 (239 KB pdf)