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Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 - Tue 19 Mar 2024

Mentions:
1: Grahame, Christine (SNP - Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) trapping and capturing of rodents; I am against the use of glue traps. - Speech Link
2: Grahame, Christine (SNP - Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) We strive for the very highest standards of animal welfare in Wales, and the use of snares and glue traps - Speech Link
3: Fairlie, Jim (SNP - Perthshire South and Kinross-shire) , it is an offence to knowingly cause or permit someone to use other types of illegal wildlife traps, - Speech Link
4: Fairlie, Jim (SNP - Perthshire South and Kinross-shire) Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, the use of snares on wild birds is prohibited except for where it - Speech Link
5: Mountain, Edward (Con - Highlands and Islands) Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which completely bans the use of snares for anything but rabbits - Speech Link


Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate

Mar. 12 2024

Source Page: Rural Affairs and Islands Committee on 27 September 2023: EIR release
Document: FOI 202300378332 - Information Released - Doc 1 (PDF)

Found: The project is a proposal for the control of sheep scab through the use of serological test ing to guide


Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)
Environment and Forestry Directorate

Mar. 04 2024

Source Page: Minister for Energy and Environment briefing notes for Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting: EIR release
Document: FOI 202300383426 - Information Released - Briefing (PDF)

Found: Minister for Energy and Environment briefing notes for Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting: EIR


Scottish Parliament Debate - Committee
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2 - Wed 07 Feb 2024

Mentions:
1: Martin, Gillian (SNP - Aberdeenshire East) I am confident that a ban on the use of snares would not prevent anyone from undertaking necessary wildlife - Speech Link
2: Martin, Gillian (SNP - Aberdeenshire East) consisting of a string with a running noose”. - Speech Link
3: Smyth, Colin (Lab - South Scotland) a prohibition on the use of snares for birds under section 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 - Speech Link
4: Burgess, Ariane (Green - Highlands and Islands) A ban on snares would be a mark of the high regard that this country has for its iconic wildlife, so - Speech Link
5: Martin, Gillian (SNP - Aberdeenshire East) or revocation of licences for wildlife trapping or the taking of grouse. - Speech Link


Scottish Parliament Select Committee
This report sets out the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee's consideration of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1.
Stage 1 report on the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill

Report Nov. 20 2023

Committee: Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Found: Stage 1 report on the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill This report sets out the Rural



Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)
Environment and Forestry Directorate

Oct. 31 2023

Source Page: Hunting with Dogs Consultation (November 2021): EIR release
Document: Hunting with Dogs Organisational Responses - 202300345554 (Excel)

Found: There should be efforts made to increase the penalties associated with the illegal hunting of wildlife


Scottish Parliament Debate - Committee
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 - Wed 14 Jun 2023

Mentions:
1: None We know that trapping and snaring is a long-running and controversial issue. - Speech Link
2: Carson, Finlay (Con - Galloway and West Dumfries) Given the grave consequences of the inappropriate or illegal use of traps—again, we are looking at the - Speech Link
3: None of the use of certain wildlife traps?” - Speech Link
4: None Some people are ideologically opposed to use of traps for wildlife management. - Speech Link
5: None However, people are still using illegal snares, such as self-locking snares, which have been banned for - Speech Link


Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill
Jun. 06 2023
View source webpage
A briefing on the background and context to the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill, and an explanation of the changes being made by the Bill.

Found: Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill


Scottish Government Publication (Consultation analysis)
Environment and Forestry Directorate

Apr. 03 2023

Source Page: Wildlife management: consultation analysis
Document: Wildlife Management in Scotland: Analysis of responses to the consultation exercise (PDF)

Found: Wildlife management: consultation analysis