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Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

The Committee focuses on areas including:

  • rural land use, including forestry, farming and crofting
  • food and drink supply chain
  • animal welfare and wildlife crime
  • fisheries and aquaculture
  • issues relevant to the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 

The Committee's name changed from Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee to Rural Affairs and Islands Committee on 1 February 2023. 

Next meeting of the committee

Details of the next meeting are not available yet.

Dates for future meetings

The Rural Affairs and Islands Committee usually meets weekly on Wednesdays.

Previous meetings of the committee

See all meetings of the committee

Work of the Committee

Work of the Committee: Facal-luirg

Work of the Committee: Facal-luirg

Work of the Committee: Correspondence

Correspondence

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Publication of the fish farm consenting pre-application pilots evaluation report

15 July 2025

Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, 10 July 2025

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill

14 July 2025

Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, 14 July 2025

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill

8 July 2025

Letter from Scottish Land and Estates, 8 July 2025

Work of the Committee: Official Reports of meetings

Official Reports of meetings

Meeting date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Subordinate Legislation, European Union-United Kingdom Co-operation Agreement

Meeting date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Galloway and Ayrshire National Park Proposal

Meeting date: Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Subordinate Legislation, Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Interests, Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill:Stage 1

Work of the Committee: Reports

Committee reports

02 July 2025

Stage 1 report on the Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill

This report sets out the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee's consideration of the Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1.

03 June 2025

Subordinate legislation considered by the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee on 28 May 2025

This report details the Rural Affairs and Island Committee's consideration of the draft Town and Country Planning (Marine Fish Farming) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025.

29 May 2025

Annual report of the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee 2024-25

The annual report of the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2024 to 12 May 2025.

Facal-luirg

A photo of Finlay Carson MSP

Finlay Carson

Convener
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
A photo of Beatrice Wishart MSP

Beatrice Wishart

Deputy Convener
Scottish Liberal Democrats
A photo of Alasdair Allan MSP

Alasdair Allan

Member
Scottish National Party
A photo of Tim Eagle MSP

Tim Eagle

Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
A photo of Rhoda Grant MSP

Rhoda Grant

Member
Scottish Labour
A photo of Emma Harper MSP

Emma Harper

Member
Scottish National Party
A photo of Emma Roddick MSP

Emma Roddick

Member
Scottish National Party
A photo of Mark Ruskell MSP

Mark Ruskell

Member
Scottish Green Party
A photo of Evelyn Tweed MSP

Evelyn Tweed

Member
Scottish National Party

Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members

Call for views

When a committee launches an inquiry, or starts looking at a bill, they ask the public to submit their views. This is called a ‘call for views’.

Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill

Closing date: 05 September 2025

Bile na Croitearachd agus Cùirt an Fhearainn

Closing date: 05 September 2025

Get in touch

If you want to get in touch, you can contact Emma Johnston, the Clerk for the committee.