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Chamber and committees

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee


Agenda: 23 March 2022

Wednesday, 23 March 2022

10th Meeting, 2022

Start time: 09:00am
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Draft Joint Fisheries Statement
  3. UK subordinate legislation
  4. Draft Joint Fisheries Statement

Agenda published: Tuesday, 22 March 2022 02:28pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.


2. Draft Joint Fisheries Statement

The Committee will take evidence from—

Professor James Harrison, University of Edinburgh;

Elspeth Macdonald, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Fishermen’s Federation;

Helen McLachlan, Future Fisheries Alliance;

Charles Millar, Executive Director, Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust;

Elaine Whyte, Communities Inshore Fisheries Alliance;

and then from—

Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands,

Allan Gibb, Acting Deputy Director, Sea Fisheries and Paul McCarthy, Policy Manager, Funding and Strategy, Scottish Government.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


3. UK subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating using the powers under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in relation to the following UK statutory instrument

Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulation 2022.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


4. Draft Joint Fisheries Statement

The Committee will review the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.