Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
30th Meeting, 2023
The Committee agreed to take item 9 in private.
The Committee took evidence on the Quality Meat Scotland (Amendment) Order 2023 from—
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, accompanied by Michelle Colquhoun, Head of Livestock Products Policy and Mairead Mccrossan, Lawyer, Scottish Government.
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands moved—S6M-11038—That the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee recommends that the Quality Meat Scotland (Amendment) Order 2023 be approved.
The motion was agreed to.
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Christine Grahame MSP, Member in Charge of the Bill;
Roz Thomson, Clerk Team Leader, Non-Government Bills Unit and Claudia Bennett, Solicitor, Scottish Parliament.
The Committee took evidence on the Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 from—
Lorna Slater, Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, accompanied by Clarinda Burrell, Tree Health Policy Implementation Officer, Scottish Forestry and David Corrigall, Solictor, Scottish Government .
Lorna Slater, Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity moved—S6M-10920—That the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee recommends that the Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 be approved.
The motion was agreed to.
The Committee considered the following negative instruments—
Rural Support (Simplification and Improvement) (Scotland) Regulations 2023
The Committee considered proposals by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating in devolved competence by way of the following UK statutory instrument proposals—
Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024
Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting.