Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
13th Meeting, 2026
The Committee agreed to take items 7, 8 and 9 in private.
The Committee agreed continued consideration of the draft legacy report should be taken in private at a future meeting.
The Committee took evidence on the Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026 from—
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, supported by Michael Bland, Streamlining and Policy Section Head, Licensing Operations Team and Dr Joanna Dingwall, Head of the Marine Renewables & Law of the Sea Branch, Scottish Government.
Mairi Gougeon (Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands) moved—S6M-20874—That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026 [draft] be approved.
The motion was agreed to. The Committee delegated to the Convener responsibility for finalising the affirmative report for publication.
The Committee considered the following negative instrument— Environmental Protection (Wet Wipes Containing Plastic) (Scotland) Regulations 2026.
The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instrument. The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government regarding the monitoring of the delivery of the SSI and the alignment with the UK-wide approach.
The Committee considered a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating in a devolved area as set out in the following UK statutory instrument proposal—
The Mandatory Water Efficiency Labelling Regulations 2026
The Committee agreed that the provision set out in the notification should be included in the UK statutory instrument. The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government regarding its decision.
The Committee considered a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating in a devolved area as set out in the following UK statutory instrument proposal—
The Green Gas Support Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2026
The Committee agreed that the provision set out in the notification should be included in the UK statutory instrument. The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government regarding its decision.
The Committee considered a draft report on the legislative consent memorandum LCM(S6)69 and supplementary legislative consent memorandum LCM(S6)69a.
Various changes were agreed to. The Committee delegated to the Convener responsibility for finalising the draft report for publication.
The Committee considered a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2025 to 8 April 2026. Various changes were agreed to and the Committee delegated to the Convener responsibility for finalising the draft report for publication.
The Committee considered a draft legacy report. Various changes were agreed to, and the Committee agreed to consider a revised draft at its next meeting.