Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Agenda: 02 February 2022
Wednesday, 02 February 2022
4th Meeting, 2022
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private.
2. Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill
The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
- Iain Gulland
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
Zero Waste Scotland - Dr Mike Rivington
Land Use System Modeller
James Hutton Institute - Dr Kirsteen Shields
Lecturer in International Law and Food Security
Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security - Vicki Swales
Head of Land Use Policy, RSPB Scotland
Scottish Environment LINK - Dr Isabel Fletcher
Senior Research Fellow
University of Edinburgh - Claire Hislop
Organisational Lead for Diet, Physical Activity and Healthy Weight
Public Health Scotland - Jill Muirie
Public Health Programme Manager
Glasgow Centre for Population Health - Jo Teece
Project Manager
British Dietetic Association
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Paper 1 (117KB, pdf) posted 28 January 2022
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
3. UK subordinate legislation
The Committee will consider a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating using the powers under the Act in relation to the following UK statutory instruments—
The Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (PH/36); and
The Milk and Milk Products (Pupils in Educational Establishments) Aid Applications (England and Scotland) Regulations 2022 (AGS/10).
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Paper 3 (126KB, pdf) posted 28 January 2022
4. Subordinate legislation
The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—
Private Storage Aid Scheme (Pigmeat) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (2021/492)
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Paper 4 (151KB, pdf) posted 28 January 2022
5. Joint Fisheries Statement
The Committee will consider a paper by the clerk.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
6. Impact of EU exit
The Committee will consider draft remits and person specifications for an adviser on post-EU exit agricultural policy and an adviser on post-EU exit fisheries policy.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
7. Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill
The Committee will review the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.