Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Agenda: 18 May 2022
Wednesday, 18 May 2022
16th Meeting, 2022
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private, and whether its consideration of its draft annual report should be taken in private at its next meeting.
2. Subordinate legislation
The Committee will take evidence on the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2022 from—
- Mairi Gougeon
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands
Scottish Government - Fiona Eddy
Deputy Head of Animal Welfare Policy
Scottish Government - Grant McLarty
Solicitor
Scottish Government
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Clerks paper Affirmative SSI (126KB, pdf) posted 12 May 2022
3. Subordinate legislation
Mairi Gougeon (Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands) to move—S6M-04393—That the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee recommends that the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2022 be approved.
4. Subordinate legislation
The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—
Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Clerks paper Negative SSI (152KB, pdf) posted 12 May 2022
5. Impact of EU exit on the rural affairs and islands remit
The Committee will take evidence from—
- Rt Hon George Eustice
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
UK Government
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Clerks paper EU Exit (73KB, pdf) posted 12 May 2022
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
6. Impact of EU exit on the rural affairs and islands remit
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 5.