Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Meeting Minutes
3rd Meeting, 2022
- Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: www.scottishparliament.tv
- Meeting opened at: 09:45
- Meeting closed at: 12:50
- Published: Tuesday, January 25, 2022 07:43pm
Also Present
Maurice Golden
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 5 in private.
2 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee took evidence on the Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Amendment Regulations 2022 [draft] from—
Lorna Slater, Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, and Charles Holmes, Head of Producer Responsibility and Deposit Return Scheme team.
3 Subordinate legislation:
Lorna Slater (Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity) moved Motion S6M-02582—That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Amendment Regulations 2022 [draft] be approved.
The motion was agreed to by division (For 4, Against 1, Abstentions 2). The Committee agreed to delegate authority to the convener to approve a draft of the report for publication.
4 The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland:
The Committee took evidence from—
Barry McCulloch, Head of Policy, Federation of Small Businesses Scotland;
Tracy Black, Scotland Director, CBI Scotland;
and then from—
Sandy Begbie CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Financial Enterprise;
Jeremy Lawson, Chief Economist and Head of Climate Scenario Analysis, abrdn;
Tim Lord, Head of Climate Change, Phoenix Group.
5 The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland (in private):
The Committee considered evidence heard earlier in the meeting.