Rural Affairs Committee

1. Decisions on taking business in private The Committee will decide whether to take items 7 and 8 in private. 2. Welfare of Equidae Code of Practice (Revocation) (Scotland) Notice 2026 – evidence The Committee will take evidence on the Welfare of Equidae Code of Practice (Revocation) (Scotland) Notice 2026 (SG/2026/193) from— Jim Fairlie Minister for Agriculture, Marine and the Islands Scottish Government Simon Girling Veterinary Advisor Scottish Government Grant McLarty Solicitor Scottish Government 3. Welfare of Equidae Code of Practice (Revocation) (Scotland) Notice 2026 – motion recommending approval Jim Fairlie, Minister for Agriculture, Marine and the Islands to move— S7M-01087—That the Rural Affairs Committee recommends that the Welfare of Equidae Code of Practice (Revocation) (Scotland) Notice 2026 (SG/2026/193) be approved. 4. Subordinate legislation The Committee will consider the Charges for Residues Surveillance Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/249). 5. Forestry The Committee will take evidence from— Stuart Goodall Chief Executive Confor Paul Lowe Chief Executive Scottish Forestry Simon Ritchie Policy and Advocacy Manager Woodland Trust Scotland Andy Rockall Chief Executive Community Woodlands Association 6. Peatlands The Committee will take evidence from— Professor Roxane Andersen Senior Research Fellow UHI North, West and Hebrides Andy Ford Director of Nature and Climate Change Cairngorms National Park Authority Peter Hutchinson Head of Peatland Programme and Strategy NatureScot Richard Lindsay Senior Research Advisor IUCN UK Peatland Programme 7. Review of evidence The Committee will review the evidence heard under agenda items 5 and 6. 8. Work programme The Committee will consider its work programme.