Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

The Scottish Parliament is now in recess for the summer and @SP_RuralAffairs will next meet in September. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to our scrutiny, for helping us hold @scotgov to account on areas spanning fisheries, forestry & farming & many others in between!

The Festival of Politics returns to @ScotParl this August. For stakeholders with an interest in crofting, check out 'Croft creation' - an event being held in partnership with the Cross-Party Group on Crofting. Find out more & book tickets 👉 ow.ly/RZy850Wn3w1

Scotland needs legislation that supports the sustainability of crofting & crofting communities. Will the proposals set out in this Bill achieve this? Don't forget to share your views on the Crofting & Scottish Land Court Bill with us by Friday 5 Sept 👉 ow.ly/z74x50Wl7oH

📢NEW REPORT 📢 We support the general principles of the Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill but say that more work is needed if it is to proceed to the next step of the legislative process. Read the news release👉ow.ly/U1Fg50WjyPS The report👉ow.ly/8hhv50WjxZr

A cross-committee call for views to support @ScotParl's forthcoming scrutiny of the draft Climate Change Plan has launched. News release👉ow.ly/MYBt50WhjzF Share your views by 19 September👉 ow.ly/gNcn50WhjAq Here's @1edmountain, @SP_NetZero's Convener with more👇

This week, we thanked @ElenaWhitham for her contribution to the work of our committee. And we welcomed @alasdairallan, who was previously a member from 2021 to 2024. Welcome back Alasdair!

Is it important that we retain flexibility through the Trade & Co-operation Agreement, to address environmental and climate change challenges? Listen in as @buchanjimmy of @SeafoodScottish fills us in👇 Catching up?👉ow.ly/NWCJ50WcqwE

This week, @fincarson asked @elspethmac_fss of @sff_uk for her reaction to the Trade & Co-operation Agreement on fisheries access & quota shares to 2038. "The agreement...was devastatingly bad for our sector and far worse than we had anticipated."👇 👉ow.ly/7qRV50Wcq99

Overall, stakeholders at this week's roundtable discussion were positive about the Sanitary & Phytosanitary EU-UK agreement, but detail and a place @ the negotiating table, is needed. Here's what David Thomson of @FDFScotland had to say👇 Catching up?👉ow.ly/gXiv50WcpII

We’ll welcome @SeafoodScottish @NFUStweets @FSScot @saos_agri_coops @agindustriesUK @sff_uk @ScotlandSalmon @FDFScotland @MeatSamw @gb_potatoes @SeafoodScotland

We're holding a roundtable to discuss the potential impact of the EU-UK co-operation agreement with representatives from fisheries, seafood, farming and food processing industry sectors. Join us live tomorrow @ 9am👉ow.ly/WTg650WaAnQ

Tha Alba feumach air reachdas airson seasmhachd na croitearachd, nan croitearan is nan coimhearsnachdan croitearachd. An dèan molaidhean Bile nan Croitearachd is Cùirt an Fhearainn seo? Ceann-là: 5/09/25👉ow.ly/ZQtg50W8SFg Naidheachd👉ow.ly/Ajpx50W8SCZ

Scotland needs legislation that supports the sustainability of crofting & crofting communities. Will the proposals set out in the Crofting & Scottish Land Court Bill achieve this? Share your views by Friday 5 Sept👉ow.ly/eES250W8SBu Release👉ow.ly/buRi50W8SBq

This week, @RhodaGrant asked @MairiGougeon whether she believed that Scotland's national parks had been delivering up until now👇 Playing catch-up? 👉ow.ly/knEY50W8nzA

This week, @scotgov ruled out creating a new national park for Scotland ahead of next May's Holyrood elections. Listen in as @MairiGougeon responds to @markruskell's ? on whether Tay Forest could now be considered👇 Missed yesterday's session? 👉ow.ly/e3y150W8nsq

Tomorrow, we discuss @scotgov's decision not to progress with a Galloway National Park. And we conclude scrutiny of the Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill hearing from @MairiGougeon about proposals on the management of national parks in Scotland. 9am👉ow.ly/JkCJ50W6mY0

Non-Governmental Organisations think the powers offered in the Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill to modify Scottish EIA legislation & Habitats Regulations are 'a sledgehammer to crack a nut'. Acting Cab Sec @GillianMSP gives her view 👇 Catching up?👉ow.ly/WWue50W4GE1

Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill Tomorrow, we complete our Stage 1 evidence hearing from @GillianMSP, Acting Cab Sec for Net Zero & Energy; @JimFairlieLogie, Minister for Agriculture & Connectivity, & supporting officials. Join us live at 9am👉ow.ly/pOwf50W38H2

How will @EnvStanScot's proposed function as the Independent Review Body of the Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill interact with its existing role as environmental watchdog? Neil Langhorn of @EnvStanScot shares his view 👇 Playing catch up?👉ow.ly/kf5T50W08Qc

Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill Today @markruskell asked Dr Chris Tuckett of @JNCC_UK if and how the Bill should reflect Global Biodiversity targets 👇 Missed today's session?👉ow.ly/vvCM50W08q7