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Title    : Scottish Parliament: Committees: Rural Development: Minutes:
Meeting 11, 2001
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RURAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 

MINUTES 

11th Meeting, 2001 (Session 1)

Tuesday 24 April 2001

  
 
   
Present:

Fergus Ewing  
Alex Fergusson 
Rhoda Grant 
Cathy Jamieson 
Alex Johnstone (Convener) 
George Lyon 
Richard Lochhead 
Dr Elaine Murray  
Mr Mike Rumbles 
Elaine Smith 
 

  

Also Present: Mr Adam Ingram


Apologies were received from Mrs Margaret Ewing


The meeting opened at 2.02 pm.


1. Committee business: The Committee agreed to take item 7 in public. 


2. Petition 272 calling on the Scottish Parliament to amend the Disease of
Fish (Control) Regulations 1994: The Committee took evidence from- 

Gordon Brown, Dr Ron Stagg and David Cassidy from the Scottish Executive
Rural Affairs Department and John Kinnaird, Professor Ron Roberts and
Richard Clark representing the National Farmers Union of Scotland.

The Committee agreed to note the petition and to write to the Minister
expressing the Committee's concerns on some of the issues raised and to
consider these issues again.


3. Budget Process 2002-03: The Committee agreed various areas of
questioning on the Budget and agreed to invite representatives from the
Committee of the Heads of Agriculture and Biological Organisations of
Scotland and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities to give evidence
on 8 May. 


4. Report on the Inquiry by the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee
into Fuel Prices in Remoter Rural Areas: The Committee welcomed the report
and agreed to consider it again once the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning
Committee had considered a reply from the Executive. 


5. Foot and Mouth Disease: The Committee noted a report by the Executive on
the current situation and agreed to seek further information. 


6. Subordinate Legislation: The Committee considered the following
instruments under the negative procedure- 

The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing
Measures) (Scotland) Order 2001 (SSI 2001/117) 

The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Scotland)
Amendment (No.2) Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/127)

The Committee agreed, being content with these Instruments, to make no
recommendation to the Parliament.


7. Timetabling of Committee Meetings: The Committee considered a
consultation paper and agreed that the Convenor would reply to reflect the
Committee's view that some flexibility should be available for Committee
meetings outwith core Parliamentary time. 


8. Land Reform (in private): The Committee deferred consideration of a
draft report. 

The meeting closed at 5.17 pm.

Richard Davies
Clerk to the Committee


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