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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 15 July 2025
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Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 31 May 2023

Finlay Carson

I have a point of clarification about something that Norman Munro said. Is it the case that there is no need for the regulator to be satisfied that a crime has been committed in order to revoke a licence鈥攖hat there only needs to be a police investigation for a licence to be revoked? That is what the bill suggests. Is that correct, or does the regulator need to be satisfied that a crime has been committed?

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 31 May 2023

Finlay Carson

My concern is that, if there was a vexatious claim on 12 August, when an estate had bookings, and if the estate then had to go through a process of appealing to the sheriff, that could, in effect, bring that estate鈥檚 income to an end for a year.

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 31 May 2023

Finlay Carson

Okay. Thank you.

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

National Islands Plan Annual Report 2022

Meeting date: 24 May 2023

Finlay Carson

I will continue in that vein. Indicators for each strategic objective are very important. We are two and a half years into the plan. The indicators were supposed to be formed with Government agencies, local authorities and island communities, and they were going to be SMART鈥攕pecific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time bound. We knew certain things before we started. We knew that some of the islands had only 60 or 70 residents and that privacy would be important, but surely we should be far further down the road on fulfilling the obligation to have SMART indicators when we are more than halfway through the plan. Why are those indicators not in place?

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

National Islands Plan Annual Report 2022

Meeting date: 24 May 2023

Finlay Carson

We have two and a half years until the end of the current plan. In relation to digital connectivity, are you confident that we will get superfast broadband to everybody in island communities, along with the R100 programme and project gigabit?

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

National Islands Plan Annual Report 2022

Meeting date: 24 May 2023

Finlay Carson

Three members want to ask supplementary questions. I ask them to be brief. I will then bring Erica Clarkson back in.

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

National Islands Plan Annual Report 2022

Meeting date: 24 May 2023

Finlay Carson

On that point, have any projects been identified through the islands plan that should be paused while we wait for the outcome of the blanket proposals for HPMAs to cover 10 per cent of Scotland鈥檚 seas? The proposals would mean that some harbour improvements or investment in fishing boats and so on might come to nothing because those island communities would not be able to fish the areas around the islands in two years. Has there been consideration of projects being paused while we wait for the outcome of the consultation?

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

National Islands Plan Annual Report 2022

Meeting date: 24 May 2023

Finlay Carson

We have very little time.

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

National Islands Plan Annual Report 2022

Meeting date: 24 May 2023

Finlay Carson

That concludes our questions. Although 90 minutes seems long for a session, as always, we probably could have gone on for another 90 minutes.

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: 24 May 2023

Finlay Carson

Under item 3, we will consider a Scottish statutory instrument. Members will recall that we deferred our consideration of this negative instrument in order to seek further clarification and information on a number of points.

Does any member wish to make a recommendation on the instrument?