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
Meeting details are not yet available. They will be published here in due course.
Get in touch
If you want to get in touch, you can contact Emma Johnston, the Clerk for the committee.
Tagh raon-ama: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5985 Find out about call charges.
Post-d: rural.committee@parliament.scot
Post-d: @SP_RuralAffairs
If you're appearing as a witness at a committee, take a look at our witness guide for more information.
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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)
Kate Forbes
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch (Constituency)
Rhoda Grant
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Highlands and Islands (Region)
Rachael Hamilton
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Constituency)
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Christine Grahame
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale (Constituency)
Jamie Halcro Johnston
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Highlands and Islands (Region)
Liam McArthur
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for: Orkney Islands (Constituency)
Mercedes Villalba
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: North East Scotland (Region)
Committee work
Official Reports
Official Reports
Meeting date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Subordinate Legislation, Bracken Control
Meeting date: Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, United Kingdom Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Rural Affairs and Islands Remit, Subordinate Legislation, Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, National Islands Plan Annual Report 2022, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Subordinate Legislation, Salmon Farming
Reports
Committee reports
Subordinate legislation considered by the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee on 31 May 2023
This report details the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee's consideration of the Animal By-Products and Animal Health (Miscellaneous Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2023.