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Rural Affairs and Islands Committee 03 May 2023 Rural Affairs and Islands Committee 03 May 2023Interests Interests Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the 13th meeting in 2023 of the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee.
I resigned from that role a few weeks ago, precisely because I was concerned that there may be confusion about what I say in a personal capacity on this matter and the important role of the commission.
Obviously, it is appreciated that homemade or illegally imported articles may not be correctly labelled and that they may require full scientific examination to determine their nature.
As soon as a Public Bill (i.e. a Government, Committee or Member’s Bill) has completed Stage 1, amendments for consideration at Stage 2 may be lodged; and as soon as Stage 2 is completed, amendments for Stage 3 consideration may be lodged.