1. Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

• Dr Liz Barron-Majerik
  Scotland Director
  Lantra Scotland
• Dr Lorna Cole
  Senior Consultant
  Scotland’s Rural College
• Professor Cathy Dwyer
  Chair
  Scottish Animal Welfare Commission
• Dr Vera Eory
  Researcher
  Scotland’s Rural College
• Kirsty Jenkins
  Policy Officer
  OneKind
• Donald MacKinnon
  Chair
  Scottish Crofting Federation
• David McKay
  Head of Policy Scotland
  Soil Association
• Nigel Miller
  Co-Chair
  Farming for 1.5
• Ross Paton
  Chair
  Scottish Organic Stakeholders Group
• Dr Tara Wight
  Scotland Policy and Campaigns Coordinator
  Landworkers’ Alliance

2. UK subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating in a devolved area as set out in the following UK statutory instrument proposal—

Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

3. Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill (in private)

The Committee will consider the written evidence received.