Ground-breaking Brexit farm policy link-up put on hold

When the move was announced late last year, some thought it a masterstroke allowing one of the experts in Scottish agricultural policy to influence Scottish Government thinking.
By The Newsroom
Published 27th Jun 2017, 09:49 BST
Updated 12th Sep 2017, 11:57 BST

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NFU Scotland said that Jonnie Hall's 'skills and knowledge were not being fully utilised'. Picture: Andrew Cowan/Scottish ParliamentNFU Scotland said that Jonnie Hall's 'skills and knowledge were not being fully utilised'. Picture: Andrew Cowan/Scottish Parliament
NFU Scotland said that Jonnie Hall's 'skills and knowledge were not being fully utilised'. Picture: Andrew Cowan/Scottish Parliament

Others of a more cautious nature worried that the embedding of Jonnie Hall, head of policy at NFU Scotland, within the civil service sorting out agricultural policy post-Brexit might compromise any future union stance.

As it has turned out, his part-time secondment has been terminated with a view that the Scottish Government was not yet in a position to utilise Hall’s experience.

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NFU Scotland chief executive Scott Walker said: “Jonnie Hall’s secondment was a new approach for both sides to help formulate the right agricultural policy for Scotland in a post-Brexit future.