M ark Ruskell MSP Finlay Carson MSP Convener 5 February 2026 Rural Affairs and Islands Committee c/o Clerk to the Committee Dear Finlay Re: Stage 1 Report on the Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill I thank the Committee for its consideration of the general principles of the Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill, and for its report on the Bill at stage 1.