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Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Wednesday 21 May 2025 9:00 AM

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1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private. 2. Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence from— Jacqueline Cook , Planning and Development Committee Vice Chair, Scottish Property Federation; Sarah Cowie, Senior Policy Manager Climate, Land and Business, National Farmers Union Scotland; Emily Johns, Nature Strategy Manager, SSEN Transmission; Stuart Goodall, Chief Executive, Confor; Elspeth Macdonald, Chief Executive, Scottish Fishermen’s Federation; Dr Caroline McParland, Vice President for Scotland, Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management; Jenny Munro, Policy and Practice Officer, Royal Town Planning Institute; Stephen Young, Director of Policy, Scottish Land and Estates. 3. Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Maurice Golden, Member in Charge of the Bill, Ezgi Denli, Solicitor, Legal Services, and Neil Stewart, Senior Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit, Scottish Parliament. 4. Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting. 5. Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting. 6. Annual report: The Committee will consider a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2024 to 12 May 2025.

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