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.
If you want to get in touch, you can contact Emma Johnston, the Clerk for the committee.
Tagh raon-ama:
Post-d: rural.committee@parliament.scot
Post-d: @SP_RuralAffairs
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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)
Alasdair Allan
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Constituency)
Ariane Burgess
Member
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)
Rachael Hamilton
Member
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)
Mercedes Villalba
Member
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
Official Reports
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Petition
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Future Agriculture Policy
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Subordinate Legislation, Future Agriculture Policy
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Future Agriculture Policy
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Future Agriculture Policy, United Kingdom Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Future Agriculture Policy
Meeting date: Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee
Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Shark Fins Bill, Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill, Subordinate Legislation
Reports
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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.
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.
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.