Recommendation 2

Noting the Cabinet Secretary’s confirmation that the rural support plan will be published before dissolution, the Committee expects the final CCP to set out further details of how any policies set out in the rural support plan will assist with reducing emissions in the sector. The Committee also recommends its successor committee gives detailed scrutiny to the linkages between the rural support plan, the wider agricultural reform programme and the final CCP to determine whether these show sufficient leadership and ambition for the agriculture sector.