Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Agenda: 25 January 2023
Wednesday, 25 January 2023
2nd Meeting, 2023
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. Shark Fins Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
The Committee will take evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-31 from—
- Mairi Gougeon
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands
Scottish Government - Allan Gibb
Acting Deputy Director, Marine Scotland
Scottish Government - Emma Phillips
Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Directorate
Scottish Government
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Shark Fins LCM Clerksnote (258KB, pdf) posted 24 January 2023
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
3. Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
The Committee will take evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-32 from—
- Màiri McAllan
Minister for Environment and Land Reform
Scottish Government - Rosemary Anfield
GMO Policy Officer
Scottish Government - Caspian Richards
Head of Policy and Pesticide Survey Unit, Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Scottish Government - Emily Williams Boylston
Lawyer
Scottish Government
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Genetic Tech Bill LCM. Clerksnote (230KB, pdf) posted 24 January 2023
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
4. Subordinate legislation
The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—
Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020 (Consequential Modifications) and Agricultural Products, Aquatic Animal Health and Genetically Modified Organisms (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Conservation of Salmon (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Subordinate Legislation_Clerksnote (1MB, pdf) posted 24 January 2023
5. Shark Fins Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.
6. Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.
7. Work programme
The Committee will consider its work programme.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item