Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
28th Meeting, 2022
The Committee agreed to take item 4 in private.
The Committee took evidence from—
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, supported by George Burgess, Director of Agriculture and Rural Economy and Euan Page, Head of UK Frameworks, Scottish Government.
The Committee considered 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 proposal—
Animals and Animal Health, Feed and Food, Plants and Plant Health (Amendment) Regulations 2022.
The Committee agreed that the provisions set out in the notification should be included in the UK SI.
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.
The Committee agreed a draft letter to the Scottish Government.