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The Convener (Finlay Carson)
Good morning, and welcome to the fifth meeting in 2024 of the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee.?I ask anyone who is using electronic devices to switch them to ...
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The Convener
I think that that is a boast rather than a declaration of interests. [Laughter
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The Convener
Our second agenda item is our final evidence session on the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill. I welcome to the meeting Mairi Gougeon, the Cabinet...
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The Convener
Okay. Thank you very much.
As you know, we...
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The Convener
As we know, the objectives are very high level. As a result, people’s understanding of what they mean differs quite broadly. We heard from your officials at a previous evidence session that ...
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The Convener
I was referring to the terms in the objectives. Take the objective on regenerative and sustainable agriculture for example. How might that be defined?
The Convener
We will talk about the code of practice later.
There is a general unde...
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The Convener
Yes.
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The Convener
I am sure that we will come on to talk about flexibility when we discuss other sections of the bill.
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The Convener
You will be aware that there are concerns about there being only four objectives in the bill. Will you consider adding to the list of objectives?
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