Senior representatives from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) recently visited Westminster to push home their argument for a vibrant Scotland’s red meat industry.

QMS Chair, Kate Rowell and industry strategy and public affairs manager, Lucy Ozanne, met with Ian Murray, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland; John Lamont, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Scotland Office; Wendy Chamberlain, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip and member of the Scottish Affairs Committee; David Duguid, Conservative MP for Banff and Buchan; and the team of Pete Wishart, SNP Defra spokesperson and chair of the Scottish Affairs Committee.

Discussions brought to light the integration of Scotland’s livestock and red meat industry with that of the English, Welsh and Northern Irish counterparts, highlighting that changes in the operation of one country’s supply chain can affect operations in another, and the subsequent need for strong communication and collaboration across borders.