Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Agenda: 22 September 2021
Wednesday, 22 September 2021
5th Meeting, 2021
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Farming and crofting
The Committee will take evidence from—
- Beatrice Morrice
Political Affairs Manager
National Farmers Union Scotland - Professor Davy McCracken
Head of Integrated Land Management Department
Scotland’s Rural College - Mike Robinson
Co-chair, Farming for 1.50 Inquiry - Professor Sally Shortall
Member, Women in Agriculture Taskforce - Stephen Young
Head of Policy
Scottish Land and Estates - Christopher Nicholson
Chairman
Scottish Tenant Farmers Association - Pete Ritchie
Chair, Scottish Environment Link Food and Farming Group - Donald MacKinnon
Chair
Scottish Crofting Federation - Miranda Geelhoed
Scotland Policy and Campaigns Coordinator
Landworkers’ Alliance
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Paper 1 (812KB, pdf) posted 21 September 2021
2. Subordinate legislation
The Committee will take evidence on the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 from—
- Mairi Gougeon
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands
Scottish Government - John Nicolson
Policy manager, Animal Welfare Team
Scottish Government - Grant McLarty
Solicitor
Scottish Government
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Paper 2 (, pdf) posted 20 September 2021
3. Subordinate legislation
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands to move—S6M-00997—That the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee recommends that the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 [draft] be approved.
4. Farming and crofting
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting.