Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Minutes: 17 January 2024
Wednesday, 17 January 2024
1st Meeting, 2024
Start time: 09:38am
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Published: Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Minutes
1. Budget 2024 - 2025:
The Committee took evidence from—
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, supported by George Burgess, Director of Agriculture and Rural Economy, Erica Clarkson, Head of Islands Policy, Karen Morley, Head of Finance, Agriculture and Rural Economy and David Signorini, Director of Marine, Scottish Government .
2. Subordinate legislation:
The Committee considered the following negative instruments—
Meat Preparations (Import Conditions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/367)
Conservation of Salmon (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/372)
Bovine Semen (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/370)
The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to these instruments.