Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
12th Meeting, 2022
The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private.
The Committee will consider a petition by Gill Docherty, on behalf of Scotland Against Greyhound Exploitation, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to put an end to greyhound racing in Scotland and take evidence from—
Gill Docherty, petitioner, and Jacqueline Brown, Secretary, Scotland Against Greyhound Exploitation.
Papers for this item:
Note by the Clerk - petition PE1758 (205KB, pdf) posted 18 April 2022
The Committee will take evidence on the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment) Order 2022 [draft] from—
Màiri McAllan, Minister for Environment and Land Reform,
Neil Macleod, Principal Legal Officer and Caspian Richards, Head of Policy and Pesticide Survey Unit, Science and advice for Scottish Agriculture, Scottish Government.
Papers for this item:
Note by the Clerk - subordinate legislation (180KB, pdf) posted 14 April 2022
Màiri McAllan, Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform to move—S6M-03604—
That the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee recommends that the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment) Order 2022 [draft] be approved.
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 instruments—
Common Agricultural Policy (Cross-Compliance Exemptions and Transitional Regulation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022; and
Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022.
Papers for this item:
Note by the Clerk - UK subordinate legislation (121KB, pdf) posted 14 April 2022
The Committee will consider a draft letter.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item