Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
Meeting Minutes
5th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 08:33
- Meeting closed at: 12:47
- Published: Monday, February 21, 2022 03:18pm
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 6 in private. The Committee also agreed to consider a draft letter on the draft National Planning Framework 4 in private at its next meeting.
2 Draft National Planning Framework 4:
The Committee took evidence from—
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands;
Tom Arthur, Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth;
Jill Barber, Head of Aquaculture Development; Cara Davidson, Branch Head: Environment and Natural Resources; Andy Kinnaird, Head of Planning Transformation; Philip Raines, Head of Rural Economy and Communities Division; and Fiona Simpson, Chief Planner, Scottish Government.
3 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee took evidence on the Aquaculture and Fisheries etc. (Scheme for Financial Assistance) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 from—
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands;
Caroline Cowan, Interim Deputy Director Funding and Strategy, Marine Scotland; Ian Hepburn, Future Marine Funding Strategy Team Lead, Marine Scotland; and Emma Phillips, Scottish Government Legal Directorate, Scottish Government.
4 Subordinate legislation:
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands moved—
S6M-02734 — That the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee recommends that the Aquaculture and Fisheries etc. (Scheme for Financial Assistance) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 [draft] be approved.
The Committee agreed (by division: For 7, Against 1, Abstentions 1).
5 Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Jayne Jones, National Chair of ASSIST FM Food and Drink, Argyll & Bute Council;
Mark Hunter, Strategic Lead Food and Facilities Support, East Ayrshire Council;
Mike Callaghan, COSLA Policy Manager, COSLA.
6 Draft National Planning Framework 4 (In Private):
The Committee reviewed the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
7 Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill (In Private):
The Committee reviewed the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.