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Official Report: search what was said in Parliament

The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 28 November 2024
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Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Future Agriculture Policy

Meeting date: 22 February 2023

Rachael Hamilton

My question, then, would be: do you think that the tier 1 proposal would improve farmers’ current position in the food chain and sustain the amount of food production that we need to supply to the country?

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Future Agriculture Policy

Meeting date: 22 February 2023

Rachael Hamilton

For clarity, do you support tier 1 having the most money because it has the most conditionality and so that we can retain the food production that we are currently outputting?

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Future Agriculture Policy

Meeting date: 22 February 2023

Rachael Hamilton

Denise Walton, on the genetic technology point, do you agree that plant breeders should be allowed to create varieties using genetic technology, so that we can keep abreast of disease resistance?

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Future Agriculture Policy

Meeting date: 22 February 2023

Rachael Hamilton

How many Unite members work in farming or are farmers?

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Future Agriculture Policy

Meeting date: 22 February 2023

Rachael Hamilton

Perhaps you could let the committee know.

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Minimum Core Obligations

Meeting date: 21 February 2023

Rachael Hamilton

Rob, when you last gave evidence to the committee, which was very useful, you talked about enshrining rights in Scots law that will place obligations on the Scottish Government to deliver a minimum core element of each right for everyone. Clearly, the Scottish Government has come across a stumbling block with the bill. How would the bill work when the minimum core element is not being delivered?

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Minimum Core Obligations

Meeting date: 21 February 2023

Rachael Hamilton

That is okay. I will make it a little bit simpler, without using that example. Your point was that enshrining rights in Scots law would deliver the minimum core element—or the Scottish Government would be under an obligation to deliver that. How would that actually work in practice? I was using the bill as an example, but we are talking about enshrining rights into Scots law. Is the issue that it is not really possible to deliver the minimum core obligation without making that part of legislation?

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Minimum Core Obligations

Meeting date: 21 February 2023

Rachael Hamilton

My final question is about comparisons with other countries where the minimum core obligations system is working. The Netherlands has been mentioned, but its health system is quite different from ours. Can you give us an overview of how the system is working in reality anywhere?

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Scottish Youth Parliament Equalities and Human Rights Committee

Meeting date: 21 February 2023

Rachael Hamilton

Okay. I will bring Zainab in. Nice to see you again. Do you want to add anything on the engagement that you have been doing, as MSYPs, with young people, particularly regarding their culture and heritage? I asked a question about young people coming from Ukraine. How do you think that they have been able to participate, particularly in learning the English language?

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Minimum Core Obligations

Meeting date: 21 February 2023

Rachael Hamilton

Okay. I have jumped on to question 10. Deputy convener, do you want me to finish this part?