Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
6th Meeting, 2021
The Committee took evidence on the Forestry (Exemptions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 from—
Màiri McAllan, Minister for Environment and Land Reform , Tim Gordon-Roberts,Regulations Manager, Scottish Forestry and Amy Hogarth,Solicitor, Scottish Government .
Màiri McAllan, Minister for Environment and Land Reform moved—S6M-01170—That the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee recommends that the Forestry (Exemptions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 be approved.
The motion was agreed to without division.
The Committee took evidence from—
Kirsty Jenkins, Policy Officer, OneKind;
Dr Romain Pizzi, President, Scottish branch of the British Veterinary Association;
Chief Superintendent Mike Flynn, Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; and
Dr Simon Turner, Senior Researcher, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Scotland’s Rural College.
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting at a future date.