Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Meeting Agenda
2nd Meeting, 2024
- Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2024
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Start time: 09:15am
- Published: Friday, January 12, 2024 09:39am
1 Declaration of interests
Sarah Boyack will be invited to declare any relevant interests.
2 Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take item 7 in private.
3 Subordinate legislation
The Committee will take evidence on the Bus Services Improvement Partnerships (Objections) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 [draft] from—
Witnesses
Fiona Hyslop, Minister for Transport, Scottish Government
Liana Waclawski, Lawyer, Scottish Government
Orsolya Keri, Bus Regulatory Policy Manager, Transport Scotland
Bettina Sizeland, Director of Bus, Accessibility and Active Travel, Transport Scotland
Clerk_Paper_1 136KB pdf posted 11/01/2024 (Ref: NZET/S6/24/2/1)
NZET/S6/24/2/2(P) (Private Paper)
4 Subordinate legislation
Fiona Hyslop (Minister for Transport) to move—S6M-11609—That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the Bus Services Improvement Partnerships (Objections) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 [draft] be approved.
5 Environmental governance in Scotland
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Lloyd Austin, Convener, Governance Group, Scottish Environment LINK
Dr Shivali Fifield, Chief Officer, Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland
Professor Sarah Hendry, Dundee Law School, University of Dundee
Bridget Marshall, Chief Officer, Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Professor Simon Parsons, Director of Environment, Planning and Assurance, Scottish Water
Jamie Whittle, Convener, Environmental Law Sub-committee, Law Society of Scotland
Clerk_Paper_3 225KB pdf posted 11/01/2024 (Ref: NZET/S6/24/2/3)
NZET/S6/24/2/4(P) (Private Paper)
6 Subordinate legislation
The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—
Clerk_Paper_5 134KB pdf posted 11/01/2024 (Ref: NZET/S6/24/2/5)
7 Environmental governance in Scotland
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 5.