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Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

The Committee focuses on areas including:

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

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

Meeting details are not yet available. They will be published here in due course.

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

Tagh raon-ama:

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Tagh raon-ama Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

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Finlay Carson

Convener

Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for: Galloway and West Dumfries (Constituency)

Beatrice Wishart

Deputy Convener

Party: Scottish Liberal Democrats

MSP for: Shetland Islands (Constituency)

Karen Adam

Member

Party: Scottish National Party

MSP for: Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Constituency)

Party: Scottish National Party

MSP for: Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Constituency)

Party: Scottish Green Party

MSP for: Highlands and Islands (Region)

Jim Fairlie

Member

Party: Scottish National Party

MSP for: Perthshire South and Kinross-shire (Constituency)

Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for: Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Constituency)

Jenni Minto

Member

Party: Scottish National Party

MSP for: Argyll and Bute (Constituency)

Party: Scottish Labour

MSP for: North East Scotland (Region)

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Emma Harper

Substitute Member

Party: Scottish National Party

MSP for: South Scotland (Region)

Liam McArthur

Substitute Member

Party: Scottish Liberal Democrats

MSP for: Orkney Islands (Constituency)

Edward Mountain

Substitute Member

Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for: Highlands and Islands (Region)

Colin Smyth

Substitute Member

Party: Scottish Labour

MSP for: South Scotland (Region)

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Official Reports

Reports

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16 March 2023

Subordinate legislation considered by the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee on 15 March 2023

This report details the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee's consideration of the Alcoholic Beverages, Fruit and Vegetables (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023.

03 February 2023

Legislative consent memorandum: Shark Fins Bill

This report details the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee's consideration of the legislative consent memorandum on the Shark Fins Bill.

25 January 2023

Legislative consent memorandum: The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill

This report details the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee's consideration of the legislative consent memorandum on the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill.