Cross-Party Group on Crofting 17 March 2023 Minutes Present MSPs Edward Mountain MSP (Chair) Alasdair Allan MSP Beatrice Wishart MSP Donald Cameron MSP Invited guests Siobhan MacDonald SAC Janette Sutherland SAC Arthur MacDonald Crofting Commission Leanne Townsend James Hutton Institute Claire Hardy James Hutton Institute Non-MSP Group Members Patrick Krause (Secretary) Fiona Mandeville SCF Sandra Lindsay SCF Gwyn Jones EFNCP Miranda Geelhoed SCF Alexa Green The Rural Policy Centre Bill Barron Crofting Commission Lynne MacMillan Crofting Commission Maria de le Torre NatureScot Sandra Lindsay SCF Brendan O'Hanrahan Karen Macrae Crofting Commission Helen O'Keefe SCF Aart Wessels Crofting Commission David Cameron Community Land Rhona Elrick Registers of Scotland Scotland David Muir SCF Sandra Holmes HIE John N Macleod Lower Barvas Phil Knott Nature Friendly Farming Grazings Clerk/Crofter Network James McPherson Scottish Crofting Aaron Ramsay CC Federation Kirsteen Currie CC Ann Bruce Crofter/University of Lynne Hendry Crofting Commission Edinburgh Mairi Mackenzie Commissioner, CC Doneil MacLeod BBC Ian Wilson NFUS John Maughan Mull and Iona Sandy Murray NFUS Community Trust Andrew Holt Crofter Donald MacKinnon SCF Iona Hyde Woodland Trust Scotland Zoe Russell UHI Perth Eleanor Garty Eleanor Garty Rod Mackenzie Crofting Commission Associates Siobhan Macdonald FAS 1 Rod Mackenzie Crofting Commission Gift Mlambo Scottish Government Philip Coghill SCF Leanne Townsend James Hutton John Toal SCF Institute Maryanne Freer Crofter, SCF member Bill Dundas Scottish Government Aileen Rore Scottish Government Michelle Flynn SRUC Michael Nugent SG Donald Bruce View Hill Croft Finlay Beaton Crofting Commission Fiona Mackenzie UHI David Skene UHI Apologies Jenni Minto MSP Malcolm Burr CNeS Ariane Burgess MSP Jamie McIntyre WCP Andrew Thin CC Jamie McGrigor Beatrice Morris NFUS Agenda item 1 Welcome and apologies The convener welcomed everyone to the meeting and apologies were noted.