Minutes: 27 April 2022

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 4 in private.

2. Consideration of petition:

The Committee considered petition PE1490: Control of wild goose numbers, by Patrick Krause on behalf of the Scottish Crofting Federation, and took evidence from—

Patrick Krause, Chief Executive, Scottish Crofting Federation.

The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government and NatureScot.

3. Crisis in Ukraine - impact on food supply chain in Scotland:

The Committee took 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.

4. Crisis in Ukraine - impact on food supply chain in Scotland:

The Committee reviewed the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.