Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Meeting Agenda
12th Meeting, 2021
- Date: Tuesday, November 30, 2021
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Start time: 10:00am
- Published: Monday, November 29, 2021 11:12am
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee will decide whether to take items 7 and 8 in private.
2 Fuel poverty strategy:
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Michael Matheson, Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport, Scottish Government
Naeem Bhatti, Head of Fuel Poverty and Housing Standards Unit, Scottish Government
NZET/S6/21/12/2(P) (Private Paper)
Clerks Paper Fuel poverty strategy 2MB pdf posted 25/11/2021 (Ref: NZET/S6/21/12/1)
3 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee will take evidence on the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 from—
Witnesses
Lorna Slater, Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Scottish Government
Ailsa Heine, Solicitor, Scottish Government
Janet McVea, Head of the Zero Waste Unit, Scottish Government
Andrew Forsyth, Team Leader Zero Waste Unit, Scottish Government
Clerks paper Single use plastic 124KB pdf posted 25/11/2021 (Ref: NZET/S6/21/12/3)
NZET/S6/21/12/4(P) (Private Paper)
4 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee will take evidence on the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land) Amendment Regulations 2021 from—
Witnesses
Màiri McAllan, Minister for Environment and Land Reform, Scottish Government
Kirsty Slee, Solicitor, Scottish Government
Anna Leslie, Land Reform Policy Unit, Scottish Government
Fiona Taylor, Land Reform Policy Unit, Scottish Government
5 Subordinate legislation:
Màiri McAllan, Minister for Environment and Land Reform to move—S6M-02176—That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land) Amendment Regulations 2021 be approved.
Clerks paper SSI Land Reform 123KB pdf posted 25/11/2021 (Ref: NZET/S6/21/12/5)
6 Public petitions:
The Committee will consider the following petitions—
- [PE01872] Improve the reliability of island ferry services
- [PE01815] Translocate protected beavers to reduce licensed killing
Clerks paper Ferries Petition 814KB pdf posted 25/11/2021 (Ref: NZET/S6/21/12/6)
Clerks paper beaver petition 892KB pdf posted 25/11/2021 (Ref: NZET/S6/21/12/7)
7 Fuel poverty strategy:
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.
8 Subordinate legislation (single-use plastic):
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.