The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 [draft] were laid before the Parliament on 6 October 2017 and referred to the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee.

The Regulations are subject to affirmative procedure (Rule 10.6). It is for the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee to recommend to the Parliament whether the Regulations should be approved.

At its meeting on the 21 November 2017, the Committee took evidence on the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 [draft] from—

• Roseanna Cunningham, Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform

• Andrew Taylor, Air Quality Policy Manager, Scottish Government

Following the evidence session, Roseanna Cunningham moved motion S5M-08384—

That the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee recommends that the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 [draft] be approved.

The motion was agreed to.

The evidence taken and debate held at that meeting on this instrument can be found in the Official Report (available from 6 pm on Thursday 23 November) at the following link:

Official Reports Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee