Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Minutes: 14 June 2023
Wednesday, 14 June 2023
18th Meeting, 2023
Minutes
1. Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Professor Alan Werritty, Chair, Professor Ian Newton, Member, and Professor Colin Reid, Member, Grouse Moor Management Review Group;
and then from—
Libby Anderson, Member, Scottish Animal Welfare Commission;
Ian Andrew, Chief Executive Officer, British Pest Control Association;
Ross Ewing, Director of Moorland, Scottish Land and Estates;
Chief Superintendent Mike Flynn, Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals;
Alex Hogg, Chairman, Scottish Gamekeepers Association;
Liz McLachlan, Licensing Manager, Wildlife Management Team, NatureScot.
2. Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill (In Private):
The Committee agreed to consider the evidence it heard at a later meeting.
3. Work programme (In Private):
The Committee agreed to consider its work programme at a later meeting.