Cross-Party Group on Gardening & Horticulture Tuesday, 12th March 2023 - Q1.04, the Scottish Parliament Minutes Present MSPs • Rachael Hamilton MSP (Convenor) • Annabelle Ewing MSP • Christine Grahame MSP Non-MSP group members • David Lydiat – HTA • George Gilchrist – CIOH/SRUC • Stan Green – HTA • Stuart Simpson – BALI • Christine Grahame MSP • Simon Fraser – Ben Reid/ HTA • David Knott – Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh • Dougal Philip – HTA • Lewis Normand – Bernhard’s Nurseries and The Caley • Ruth Richos – SRUC • Ann Steele – National Trust for Scotland • Liz Stewart – Scotland’s Garden Scheme • Juliette Camburn – Keep Scotland Beautiful • Emma Martindale – Trellis • Niall Evans – Lantra • Katie Neenan – HTA Apologies • Alex Rowley MSP • James Barnes • Claire Ghee • Amy Lowson • Raoul Curtis-Machin • Anne Webster • Lou Evans A genda Item 1 Welcome and apologies The convenor welcomed everyone to the meeting and apologies were noted Agenda Item 2 Election of office bearers Annabelle Ewing MSP was elected deputy convener Christine Grahame MSP was elected deputy convener Rachael Hamilton MSP was elected Convener Agenda Item 3 Reflections on the day’s visits Stan Green fed back on the days visits, highlighting the role of horticulture in delivering wellbeing for communities.