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Committee reports
Date published:
29 November 2022
Inquiry into Town Centres and Retail in Scotland
Town centres and retail (in private): The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
16th meeting, 2022 (Session 6) Wednesday 15 June 2022
Town centres and retail: The Committee took evidence from—
Tom Arthur, Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth;
David Cowan, Head of Regeneration Unit; and
Catherine Brown, Head of...
Committee reports
Date published:
10 March 2017
Report on the Draft Climate Change Plan- the draft Third Report on Policies and Proposals 2017-2032
Annex B
Written evidence
Agriculture
James Hutton Institute
NFU Scotland
Nourish Scotland
Moredun Research Institute
Quality Meat Scotland
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Scottish Tenant Farmers Association
Professor Pete Smith
Soil Association Scotland
Forestry
CONFOR
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Reforesting Scotland
Transport
Carplus Bikeplus
Carplus Bikeplus Supplementary
Cycling Scotland
David French
Ed Hawkins
Friends of the Earth
Mark Lazarowicz
Paths for All
Christopher Pearson
Pedal on Parliament
Transform Scotland
The Royal Town Planning Institute
SEStran
Society of Chief Officers of Transport
Spokes
Sustrans
Combined Topics
2050 Climate Group
Alan Brown...
Committee reports
Date published:
10 March 2017
Report on the Draft Climate Change Plan - the Draft Third Report on Policies and Proposals 2017-2032
Annex B
Written evidence
Agriculture
James Hutton Institute
NFU Scotland
Nourish Scotland
Moredun Research Institute
Quality Meat Scotland
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Scottish Tenant Farmers Association
Professor Pete Smith
Soil Association Scotland
Forestry
CONFOR
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Reforesting Scotland
Transport
Carplus Bikeplus
Carplus Bikeplus Supplementary
Cycling Scotland
David French
Ed Hawkins
Friends of the Earth
Mark Lazarowicz
Paths for All
Christopher Pearson
Pedal on Parliament
Transform Scotland
The Royal Town Planning Institute
SEStran
Society of Chief Officers of Transport
Spokes
Sustrans
Combined Topics
2050 Climate Group
Alan Brown...
Committee reports
Date published:
18 March 2024
Stage 1 report on the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill
Future agriculture policy (In Private): The Committee agreed to review the evidence it heard at a later meeting.
13th Meeting, 2023 (Session 6) Wednesday 3 May, 2023
Future agriculture policy (In Private): The Committee reviewed the evidence it heard at its last meeting.
28th Meeting, 2023 (Session 6) Wednesday 8 November, 2023
Future agriculture policy: The Committee took evidence from— Chris Brown, Sustainable Business Director, ASDA; Sophie Throup, Technical and Sustainability Director, Manufacturing, Morrisons.
29th Meeting, 2023 (Session 6) Wednesday 15 November, 2023
Future agriculture policy (In Private): The Committee reviewed the evidence it heard during its pre-legislative scrutiny of future agriculture policy.
Committee reports
Date published:
3 July 2023
Report on Public Administration - effective Scottish Government decision-making
Membership changes
During this inquiry there have been membership changes on the Committee—
Michael Marra replaced Daniel Johnson on 25 April 2023;
Keith Brown replaced Kenneth Gibson (between the following dates - 17 May 2023 and 14 June 2023).
Committee reports
Date published:
30 September 2025
Stage 1 report on the Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill
Annexe A - extract of minutes
8th Meeting, 2025 (Session 6), Wednesday 5 March 2025
Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: The Committee took evidence from— Dr Jack Bloodworth, Principal Science Adviser, Rural and Environmental Science and Analytical Services Division; Leia Fitzgerald, Head of Nature Division Bill Unit; Lisa McCann, Head of Biodiversity Unit; Norman Munro, Solicitor, Marine, Planning and Natural Resources Division; and Joanne Napier, Senior Policy Officer, Offshore Energy Environmental Legislative Reform Unit, Scottish Government.
and then from— Hugh Dignon, Head of Wildlife Management Unit; Leia Fitzgerald
Head of Nature Division Bill Unit; Norman Munro, Solicitor, Marine, Planning and Natural Resources Division, Scottish Government.
12th Meeting, 2025 (Session 6), Wednesday 2 April 2025
Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: The Committee took evidence from— Mark Lodge, Senior Planning and Strategies Officer, Argyll & Bute Council; Grant Moir, Chief Executive Officer, Cairngorms National Park Authority; Gordon Watson, Chief Executive Officer, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority.
14th Meeting, 2025 (Session 6), Wednesday 30 April 2025
Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: The Committee took evidence from— Donald Fraser, Head of Wildlife Management; and Robbie Kernahan, Director of Green Economy, NatureScot.
and then from— Peter Clark, Scotland Director, British Association for Shooting and Conservation; Ross Ewing, Director of Moorland, Scottish Land and Estates; David Fleetwood, Director of Policy, John Muir Trust; Alan McDonnell, Head of Nature Restoration, Trees for Life; Grant Moir, Chief Executive Officer, Cairngorms National Park Authority; Duncan Orr-Ewing, Head of Species and Land Management, RSPB Scotland, LINK Deer Group; Dick Playfair, Secretary, Scottish Venison Association; Graeme Prest, Director of Land Management and Regions, Forestry and Land Scotland; and Tom Turnbull, Chairman, Association of Deer Management Groups.
15th Meeting, 2025 (Session 6), Wednesday 7 May 2025
Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: The Committee took evidence from— Professor Rob Brooker, Head of Ecological Sciences, The James Hutton Institute; Professor James Harrison, Professor of Environmental Law, University of Edinburgh;
Professor Davy McCracken, Head of Department and Head of Research Centre, Scotland’s Rural College; Professor Kirsty Park, Head of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling; Professor Beth Scott, Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Aberdeen; and Jamie Whittle, Convener, Environmental Law Sub-committee, Law Society of Scotland.
16th Meeting, 2025 (Session 6), Wednesday 14 May 2025
Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: The Committee took evidence from— Rea Cris, Public Affairs Manager, Open Seas; Calum Duncan, Head of Policy and Advocacy, Marine Conservation Society; Dr Nick Hesford, Interim Director, Scotland
Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust; Dan Paris, Director of Policy and Engagement, Scottish Environment LINK; Nikki Sinclair, Green Belts Alliance Manager/National Parks Strategy Project Manager, Action to Protect Rural Scotland; Ailis Watt, Senior Land Use Policy Officer, RSPB Scotland; and Bruce Wilson, Head of Policy and Advocacy, Scottish Wildlife Trust.
17th Meeting, 2025 (Session 6), Wednesday 21 May 2025
Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: The Committee took evidence from— Jacqueline Cook, Planning and Development Committee Vice Chair, Scottish Property Federation; Sarah Cowie, Senior Policy Manager Climate, Land and Business, National Farmers Union Scotland; Emily Johns, Nature Strategy Manager,
SSEN Transmission; Stuart Goodall, Chief Executive, Confor; Elspeth Macdonald, Chief Executive, Scottish Fishermen’s Federation; Dr Caroline McParland, Vice President for Scotland, Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management; Jenny Munro, Policy and Practice Officer, Royal Town Planning Institute; and Stephen Young, Director of Policy, Scottish Land and Estates.
18th Meeting, 2025 (Session 6), Wednesday 28 May 2025
Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: The Committee took evidence from— Annie Breaden, Director of Corporate Operations, Crown Estate Scotland; Brendan Callaghan, Director of Operational Delivery, Scottish Forestry; Alex Flucker, Chief Operating Officer, Data, Evidence, and Innovation, Scottish Environment Protection Agency; Dr Katherine Leys, Head of Biodiversity and Geodiversity, NatureScot; and Dr Chris Tuckett, Chief Officer for Strategy and Impact, Joint Nature Conservation Committee.
and then from— Alan Hunt, Head of Policy Analysis and Horizon Scanning, Environmental Standards Scotland; and Neil Langhorn, Head of Strategy and Analysis, Environmental Standards Scotland.
19th Meeting, 2025 (Session 6), Wednesday 4 June 2025
Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: The Committee took evidence from— Gillian Martin, Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy; Leia Fitzgerald, Head of Nature Division Bill Unit; Lisa McCann, Head of Biodiversity Unit; and Joan McHutchison, Solicitor, Scottish Government.
and then from—Gillian Martin, Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy
; Stewart Cunningham, Solicitor, Leia Fitzgerald, Head of Nature Division Bill Unit, and Joanne Napier, Senior Policy Officer, Offshore Energy, Scottish Government.
and then from—Jim Fairlie, Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, Leia Fitzgerald
Head of Nature Division Bill Unit; Hazel Reilly, Solicitor; Brodie Wilson, Policy Manager, Wildlife Management Team; and Sam Turner, Team Leader, Wildlife Management Team, Scottish Government.
20th Meeting, 2025 (Session 6), Wednesday 11 June 2025
Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: The Committee took evidence from—
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands; Brittany Brown...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
8 March 2023
Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill
Introduction and overview of the briefing
The Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill ('the Bill'), a Scottish Government Bill, was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 22 November 2022. It was introduced by Keith Brown, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans.
Committee reports
Date published:
24 January 2019
Stage 1 Report on the Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Bill
As well as receiving formal evidence, Members of the Committee visited:
Dundee Sheriff Court on 3 September 2018, where Members discussed with Sheriff Alastair Brown current procedures for vulnerable witnesses and the proposals in the Bill
Edinburgh High Court on 19 November and 13 December 2018, where Members viewed current facilities for taking evidence b...
Committee reports
Date published:
17 January 2025
Follow-up inquiry into salmon farming in Scotland
Follow-up inquiry into salmon in Scotland (In Private): The Committee considered a work programme paper.
18th Meeting, 2024 (Session 6), Wednesday 19 June 2024
Follow-up inquiry into salmon farming in Scotland:
The Committee took evidence from— Professor Nick Owens, SSAC Member and Christine Lawson, Head of SSAC Secretariat, Scottish Science Advisory Council;
and then from— Lin Bunten, Chief Operating Officer, Regulation, Business and Environment and Mike Montague, Aquaculture Specialist, Scottish Environment Protection Agency.
19th Meeting, 2024 (Session 6), Wednesday 26 June 2024
Follow-up inquiry into salmon farming in Scotland: The Committee took evidence from— John Goodlad, Chair, Salmon Interactions Working Group;
and then from— Dr Alan Wells, Chief Executive, Fisheries Management Scotland.
22nd Meeting, 2024 (Session 6), Wednesday 18 September 2024
Follow-up inquiry into salmon farming in Scotland: The Committee took evidence from— Highland Council; Ronan O'Hara, Chief Executive, Crown Estate Scotland; and Dr Rachel Shucksmith, Marine Spatial Planning Manager, University of the Highlands and Islands.
24th Meeting, 2024 (Session 6), Wednesday 2 October 2024
Follow-up inquiry into salmon farming in Scotland: The Committee took evidence from— Ben Hadfield, Chief Operating Officer Farming Scotland, Ireland, Faroes and Atlantic Canada, Mowi Scotland; Tavish Scott, Chief Executive, Salmon Scotland; Dr Ralph Bickerdike, Head of Fish Health, Scottish Sea Farms; David Brown...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
9 September 2020
The Multiple Roles of Scottish Woodlands
Rewilding generates significant debate, given its range of definitions and the perceived risk to local livelihoods, as explored in a recent paper on woodland expansion in Scotland 5Burton, V., Metzger, M.J., Brown, C., & Moseley, D. (2008).
