Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Meeting Minutes
13th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:16
- Meeting closed at: 12:12
- Published: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 11:14am
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 3 and 4 in private.
2 Air quality in Scotland:
The Committee took evidence from—
Mark Roberts, Chief Executive and Jamie McGrandles, Head of Investigations, Standards and Compliance, Environmental Standards Scotland;
and then from—
Màiri McAllan, Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Just Transition and Andrew Taylor, Air Quality Policy Manager, Scottish Government; and
Vincent McInally, Environment and Air Quality Manager, Transport Scotland.
Edward Mountain declared an interest as a Partner in Delfur Farms Farming Partnership, of Moray, a farming business with ancillary residential lettings.
3 Air quality in Scotland (in private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.
The Committee agreed to make a request to the Parliamentary Bureau for a Committee Statement on its forthcoming report on air quality.
4 Work programme (in private):
The Committee considered its work programme.
The Committee agreed—
- To invite the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Just Transition to give evidence at a future meeting on her departmental priorities;
- To invite COSLA to give evidence at a future meeting on the Scottish Government's response to the Committee's report on the role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland;
- To invite the Scottish Government to give evidence at a future meeting on the Deposit Return Scheme;
- To appoint Edward Mountain as Reporter to the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee regarding its future consideration of PE1992: Dual the A9 and improve road safety;
- To write to NatureScot to seek more information regarding a recently signed Memorandum of Understanding with three private investment firms on investment in nature restoration; and
- To support Scottish Parliament attendance at the 2023 Arctic Circle Assembly and to have input into the visiting programme for any Scottish Parliament delegation to the Assembly.