Chamber and committees

We have a very brief supplementary question from Ariane Burgess.

Thank you. We move on to questions from Rachael Hamilton.

We need to move on, because we are under a bit of time pressure.

I am sorry to jump in, but I think that Elspeth Macdonald is short of time, so I will bring her in first.

I think that Helen McLachlan wants to come in, too.

What role will regional inshore fisheries groups have in the development of FMPs under the JFS? Do they have the necessary capacity and resources?

Item 3 is consideration of a consent notification for a UK statutory instrument. I refer members to papers 3 and 4.

If members have no comments, is the committee content to agree with the Scottish Government’s decision to consent to the provisions that are set out in the notification being included in UK rather than Scottish subordinate legislation?

Members indicated agreement.

That concludes the public part of our business. We now move into private session.

Will you respond to a previous witness’s comments about the level of ambition that is set out in the draft joint fisheries statement?

I am afraid that we have run of time. I thank the witnesses for their evidence. As always, we are pressed for time. We could have discussed the issue for a lot longer.

I suspend the meeting for a comfort break and a change of witnesses. We will reconvene at 10.30.