Cross-Party Group on Gardening & Horticulture th Thursday, 16 March 2023 Q1.04, the Scottish Parliament MINUTES Present MSPs • Rachael Hamilton MSP (Convenor) • Annabelle Ewing MSP • Sharon Dowey MSP (Virtual) Non-MSP group members • David Lydiat, HTA • Neil Cumming, HTA • Helen MacDonald, HTA • James Barnes, HTA • Jennifer Pheasey, HTA • Brian Cunningham, Scone Palace • Lewis Normand, I PlantsMan • Juliette Camburn, Keep Scotland Beautiful • Liz Steward, Scotland’s Garden Scheme • Jo Cook, Trellis Scotland • David Knott, RBGE • Raoul Curtis-Machin, RBGE • Ruth Vichos, SRUC • Claire Ghee, Scot Gov • Ann Steele, National Trust Scotland Apologies • Christine Grahame MSP • Jackson Carlaw MSP • Alex Rowley MSP Agenda Item 1 Welcome and apologies The convenor welcomed everyone to the meeting and apologies were noted Agenda Item 2 Election of office bearers Rachael Hamilton MSP was re-elected convenor of the CPG Christine Grahame MSP was re-elected deputy convenor of the CPG The Horticultural Trades Association was elected secretariat of the CPG Agenda Item 3 Opening remarks and presentation on Scottish Environmental Horticulture Growth Strategy James Barnes, chairman of the HTA, provided opening remarks and made a short presentation on the HTA’s Scottish Environmental Horticultural Growth Strategy.