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Seòmar agus comataidhean

Rural Affairs Committee

The Committee was established in June 2026. It focuses on issues relating to:

  • natural resources including peatland and forestry
  • agriculture and crofting
  • animal welfare and wildlife
  • marine operations, fisheries and aquaculture
  • land reform and land use
  • botanical gardens and national parks

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Next meeting of the committee

Details of the next meeting are not available yet.

Dates for future meetings

The Rural Affairs Committee usually meets on Wednesday.

Previous meetings of the committee

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Work of the Committee

Work of the Committee: Facal-luirg

Rural Support Plan

Work of the Committee: Correspondence

Correspondence

Rural Affairs Committee

Environmental Standards Scotland: analytical report on protecting Scotland’s seafloor: an assessment of Scottish Ministers’ implementation of the Marine Strategy Regulations 2010

23 June 2026

Letter from Environmental Standards Scotland, 23 June 2026

Rural Affairs Committee

Scottish Greenhouse Gas Statistics 2024

10 June 2026

Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Rural Affairs, 10 June 2026

See all of this committee's correspondence

Work of the Committee: Committee Remit

To consider and report on matters within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Rural Affairs, with the exception of climate action

Call for views

The Rural Affairs Committee is not currently seeking views on any of its current inquiries

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Get in touch

If you want to get in touch, you can contact the Clerk for the committee.