Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 7 in private. 2. Rural Affairs and Islands remit: The Committee will take evidence from— Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, George Burgess, Director of Agriculture and Rural Economy, and Annabel Turpie, Director of Marine Scotland, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Animal By-Products and Animal Health (Miscellaneous Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 from— Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Alastair Douglas, Head of Disease Control branch, Animal Health and Welfare Division, and Keith White, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 4. Subordinate legislation: Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands to move—S6M-08906—That the Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands Committee recommends that the Animal By-Products and Animal Health (Miscellaneous Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 be approved. 5. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— Animal Health (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment and Revocation) (Scotland) Order 2023 6. Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Hugh Dignon, Head of Wildlife Management Unit, Leia Fitzgerald, Team Leader, Wildlife Legislation Team, Norman Munro, Solicitor, and Sam Turner, Team Leader, Wildlife Management Team, Scottish Government. 7. Rural Affairs and Islands remit: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting. 8. Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting.