Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Agenda: 27 April 2022
Wednesday, 27 April 2022
13th Meeting, 2022
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. Consideration of petition
The Committee will consider petition PE1490: Control of wild goose numbers, by Patrick Krause on behalf of the Scottish Crofting Federation, and take evidence from—
- Patrick Krause
Chief Executive
Scottish Crofting Federation
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Note by the Clerk - Petition PE1490 (124KB, pdf) posted 21 April 2022
3. Crisis in Ukraine - impact on food supply chain in Scotland
The Committee will take evidence from—
- Elspeth Macdonald
Chief Executive Officer
Scottish Fishermen’s Federation - Professor Alan Matthews
Professor Emeritus of European Agricultural Policy
Trinity College Dublin - Dr Mike Rivington
Land Use System Modeller
James Hutton Institute - Steven Thomson
Agricultural Economist
Scotland’s Rural College - Scott Walker
Chief Executive Officer
National Farmers Union Scotland
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Note by the Clerk - The Crisis in Ukraine (103KB, pdf) posted 21 April 2022
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
4. Crisis in Ukraine - impact on food supply chain in Scotland
The Committee will review the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.