Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to officially recognise legal control of abundant generalist predators as an act of conservation to help ground-nesting birds in Scotland.
Petitioner: Alex Hogg on behalf of The Scottish Gamekeepers Association
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 27 June 2023
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SPICe Briefing (146KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2023
25 October 2023: The Committee agreed to invite the petitioner to give evidence at a future meeting of the Committee. It also agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 25 October 2023
06 March 2024: The Committee took evidence from Petitioner Alex Hogg and agreed to consider the evidence heard at a future meeting.
Official Report of Meeting 06 March 2024
17 April 2024: The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity.
Official Report of Meeting 17 April 2024
PE2035/A: Scottish Government submission of 4 October 2023 (51KB, pdf) posted 04 October 2023
PE2035/B: Petitioner submission of 10 October 2023 (87KB, pdf) posted 13 October 2023
PE2035/C: NatureScot submission of 1 November 2023 (64KB, pdf) posted 05 December 2023
PE2035/D: Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity submission of 28 November 2023 (61KB, pdf) posted 08 December 2023
PE2035/E: Petitioner submission of 28 December 2023 (63KB, pdf) posted 25 January 2024
PE2035/F: RSPB submission of 15 March 2024 (73KB, pdf) posted 21 March 2024
PE2035/G: Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity submission, 5 June 2024 (101KB, pdf) posted 10 June 2024
PE2035/H: Petitioner submission, 12 June 2024 (11KB, pdf) posted 18 June 2024