Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Plant Health (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 and the consent notification for the Official Controls (Plant Health) (Frequency of Checks) Regulations 2022 from— Lorna Slater, Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Rachel Coutts, Lawyer, and Caspian Richards, Head of Policy and Pesticide Survey Unit, Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate, Scottish Government. 3. UK subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating using the powers under the Act in relation to the following UK statutory instrument proposal— Official Controls (Plant Health) (Frequency of Checks) Regulations 2022 4. Subordinate legislation: Lorna Slater (Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity) to move—S6M-04876— that the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee recommends that the Plant Health (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 [draft] be approved. 5. Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Kirsty Jenkins, Policy Officer, OneKind; Chief Superintendent Mike Flynn, Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; Robbie Marsland, Director of Scotland and Northern Ireland, League Against Cruel Sports; Libby Anderson, Member, Scottish Animal Welfare Commission; and then from— Rt Hon. Lord Bonomy. 6. Impact of EU exit on the rural affairs and islands remit: The Committee will consider a list of candidates for the post of fisheries policy adviser.