Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Alcoholic Beverages, Fruit and Vegetables (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 from— Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, Kevin Matheson, Policy Manager, Food and Drink Industry Growth Team, and James Hamilton, Lawyer, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, to move—S6M-07704—That the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee recommends that the Alcoholic Beverages, Fruit and Vegetables (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 be approved. 4. Future agriculture policy: The Committee will take evidence from— Ross Lilley, Head of Natural Resource Management, and Professor Des Thompson, Principal Adviser on Biodiversity and Science, NatureScot. 5. Petition PE1951: End greyhound racing in Scotland The Committee will consider an approach paper. 6. Future agriculture policy (in private): The Committee will consider evidence it heard earlier in the meeting.