Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

1. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Wine (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 from— Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Kevin Matheson, Policy Manager, Food and Drink Industry Growth Team, and Judith Brown, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 2. Subordinate legislation: Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands to move—S6M-11343—That the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee recommends that the Wine (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 be approved. 3. Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Tim Bailey, Chief Executive, Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society; Jonnie Hall, Director of Policy, National Farmers Union Scotland; Joe Hind, Policy Manager, Scotland Food & Drink; Professor Jennie Macdiarmid, Director, Interdisciplinary Centre for Health, Wellbeing and Nutrition, Rowett Institute; Sarah Millar, Chief Executive , Quality Meat Scotland; Lesley Mitchell, Policy Director, Sustainable Food Trust; Pete Ritchie, Director, Nourish Scotland; David Thomson, Chief Executive, Food and Drink Federation Scotland.