See www.lobbying.scot St Andrew’s House, Regent Road, Edinburgh EH1 3DG www.gov.scot A nnex A – Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands Ministerial portfolio responsibilities Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Minister for Agriculture and Islands Connectivity Mairi Gougeon MSP Jim Fairlie MSP Rural • Cross government co-ordination on islands • agriculture • Rural and Islands Youth Parliament • animal health and welfare • Rural and Islands Parliament (jointly with the Deputy First Minister) • wildlife management and crime • Rural Delivery Plan (jointly with the Deputy First Minister) • natural resources and peatland • land reform and land use • crofting • agriculture reform and Agriculture & Rural Communities Bill • rural portfolio impacts of Brexit and • fisheries Retained EU Law Act • aquaculture • allotments and community food • marine operations, science and compliance growing • wider set of islands- • forestry and woodlands, including Forestry and Land related Scotland and Scottish Forestry responsibilities, including carbon • food and drink neutral islands • Scottish Land Commission • Crown Estate Scotland • Royal Botanic Garden Scottish Ministers, special advisers and the Permanent Secretary are covered by the terms of the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016.