Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private. 2. Rural Affairs and Islands remit: The Committee will take evidence from— Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Jim Fairlie, Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, George Burgess, Director of Agriculture and Rural Economy, Donald Henderson, Deputy Director, Nature Division, Iain Wallace, Head of Operations Portfolio, Marine Directorate, and Malcolm Pentland, Deputy Director, Lead for Marine Economy and Communities, Scottish Government. 3. Rural Affairs and Islands remit: The Committee will review the evidence heard.