Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, November 17, 2020

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Subordinate Legislation

Water and Sewerage Services Undertaking (Borrowing) (Scotland) Order 2020 ) (SSI 2020/341)

Item 4 is consideration of a negative instrument. Do members want to comment or make any recommendations on the instrument?

I welcome the instrument and the increased flexibility that Business Stream will have as a result. However, I suggest that, the next time that Scottish Water is in front of the committee, it might be worth asking it to report on the use of those borrowing powers in relation to the business aspect of the group. It would be useful for us to get a greater understanding of how the state utility is working with the privatised element of its group and how the borrowing power is working.

We will note that suggestion for the next time that Scottish Water is in front of the committee.

I see that there are no further comments from members on the instruments.

That concludes the public part of our meeting. At our next meeting, on 24 November, we will consider amendments at stage 2 of the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill.

Meeting continued in private until 10:47.