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There is a £2 billion pot for the SNIB, which leaves a gap against what we would have hoped for.ivEEFW Committee, Official Report, 26 March 2019, col 27
During evidence, the Cabinet Secretary said that European Investment Bank resources are "integral and additional.
Committee reports
Date published:
12 November 2018
All provisions other than Regulation 4 come into force at 5.00 a.m. on 26 December 2021. Regulation 4 comes into force at 5.00 a.m. on 27 December 2021.
Updates to [the] national guidance will be considered following the outcome of the Bill. […]” 2 New Chief Inspector of Education - gov.scot. 3 Financial Memorandum accessible 4 Marshalled List of Amendments for Stage 2, amendment 22. 5 Stage 1 Report, para 225. 6 Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills to the Convener of 26 January 2026.
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee consideration
The Committee took evidence on the draft regulations from the Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity and Scottish Government officials at its meeting on 26 November 2025.
The Minister made an opening statement, setting out the purpose and objectives of the instrument.
Committee reports
Date published:
9 September 2025
Membership changes
The following changes to the Committee’s membership occurred during the Committee’s scrutiny:
On 2 April 2025, Joe FitzPatrick MSP replaced Keith Brown MSP as a member of the Committee
On 26 June 2025, Paul McLennan MSP replaced Joe FitzPatrick MSP as a member of the Committee.
Use of cleaner fish (recommendations 26 and 28)
So called ‘cleaner fish’, such as lumpfish and wrasse, are natural sea lice predators and have been increasingly used in salmon farming as an alternative method of controlling sea lice to chemicals.
Budget Scrutiny
The Committee took evidence on the 2023-24 Budget from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government on 19 January 2023.
On 26 January 2023, the Convener spoke on behalf of the Committee during the Finance and Public Administration Debate: Scottish Budget 2023-24.