Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Meeting Minutes
29th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:15
- Meeting closed at: 11:29
- Published: Wednesday, October 25, 2023 10:34am
Also Present
Graham Simpson
1 Declaration of interests:
The Convener welcomed Jim Fairlie, attending as a substitute for Jackie Dunbar, and invited him to declare any relevant interests.
Jim Fairlie indicated that he is a former member of the National Farmers Union Scotland.
2 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 5, 6 and 7 in private.
3 MV Glen Sannox (Hull 801) and MV Glen Rosa (Hull 802):
The Committee took evidence from—
David Tydeman, Chief Executive Officer and Andrew Miller, Chairman, Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd.
4 Documents subject to Parliamentary control:
The Committee considered the following—
Scotland’s Guiding Principles on the Environment (SG 2023/162)
The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the document.
5 Environmental governance (in private):
The Committee considered the responses it received from stakeholders regarding their views on Scotland’s Guiding Principles on the Environment: Statutory Guidance (SG 2023/162) and the Scottish Government's recent report on the Effectiveness of Environmental Governance Arrangements.
The Committee agreed—
- to write to the Scottish Government about implementation of the Guiding Principles;
- to write to Parliamentary committees to inform them of the Guiding Principles coming into force;
- to write to the Scottish Government about environmental governance arrangements; and
- to invite the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition and other witnesses to give evidence in relation to environmental governance arrangements.
6 MV Glen Sannox (Hull 801) and MV Glen Rosa (Hull 802) (in private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3 and agreed to write to Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd., the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the Scottish Government.
7 Climate change and net zero (in private):
The Committee agreed to seek approval from the Parliamentary Bureau for the appointment of an adviser on climate change and net zero.
8 Environmental regulation (in private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard at its meeting on 3 October 2023 under agenda item 4.