Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
28th Meeting, 2023
The Committee agreed to review the evidence heard on future agriculture policy in private at its next meeting.
The Committee took evidence from—
Chris Brown, Sustainable Business Director, ASDA;
Sophie Throup, Technical and Sustainability Director, Manufacturing, Morrisons.
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Libby Anderson, Member, Scottish Animal Welfare Commission (SAWC);
Bob Elliot, Director, OneKind;
Glynn Evans, Head of Game and Wildlife Management, British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC);
Ross Ewing, Director of Moorland, Scottish Land and Estates;
Jessica Findlay, Moorland Licensing Project Manager, NatureScot;
Chief Superintendent Mike Flynn, Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA);
Conor Kelly, Gamekeeper, Scottish Gamekeepers Association;
Ross MacLeod, Head of Policy (Scotland), Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust;
Penny Middleton, Policy Manager, National Farmers Union Scotland;
and then from—
Iain Batho, Head of Wildlife and Environmental Crime Unit, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service;
Susan Davies, Review Lead, Independent Taskforce on SSPCA Powers;
Ross Ewing, Director of Moorland, Scottish Land and Estates;
Chief Superintendent Mike Flynn, Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA);
Detective Sergeant David Lynn, National Wildlife Crime Coordinator, Police Scotland;
Ian Thomson, Head of Investigations, RSPB Scotland;
Chief Inspector Kevin Kelly, National Wildlife Crime Unit.