All meetings of the committee

This is all meetings of Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee held in 2025. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

38th Meeting

16 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
3. Work programme
4. Draft Climate Change Plan
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• Lloyd Austin
  Policy Advisor
  Stop Climate Chaos Scotland
• Professor James Curran
  Member
  Climate Emergency Response Group
• Dr Mark Winskel
  Senior Lecturer
  University of Edinburgh
• Jess Pepper
  Founder and Director
  Climate Café
• Professor Kevin Anderson
  Professor of Energy and Climate Change
  Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
and then from:
• Philip Gomm
  Head of External Communications
  RAC Foundation
• Andy Poole
  Head of Environmental Policy
  Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)
• Jarrod Birch
  Head of Policy
  ChargeUK
• Professor Jillian Anable
   Chair in Transport and Energy
  Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds
5. Draft Climate Change Plan

37th Meeting

09 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
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• Fiona Hyslop
  Cabinet Secretary for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Lee Shedden
  Head of Rail Sponsorship & Regulation
  Transport Scotland
• Ninian Christie
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
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• Gillian Martin
  Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Eilidh Macdonald
  Head of Marine Climate & Biodiversity
  Scottish Government
• Dr Joanna Dingwall
  Branch Head Lawyer
  Scottish Government
5. Ecocide (Scotland) Bill
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• Monica Lennon
  Member in Charge of the Bill
  Scottish Parliament
• Roz Thomson
  Principal Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit
  Scottish Parliament
• Ailidh Callander
  Senior Solicitor, Legal Services Office
  Scottish Parliament
6. Ecocide (Scotland) Bill
7. Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
8. Work programme
9. Adviser on climate change and net zero targets

36th Meeting

02 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Ecocide (Scotland) Bill
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• Gillian Martin
  Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Charles Stewart Roper
  Head of Environment Strategy and Governance Unit
  Scottish Government
• David Murdoch
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
3. Ecocide (Scotland) Bill
4. Work programme

35th Meeting

25 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Draft Climate Change Plan
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• Dr Richard Dixon
  Chair
  Environmental Standards Scotland
• Neil Langhorn
  Head of Strategy and Analysis
  Environmental Standards Scotland
• Professor Graeme Roy
  Chair
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Clare Wharmby
  Co-Director
  Scottish Climate Intelligence Service
3. UK subordinate legislation
4. Draft Climate Change Plan
5. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
6. Work programme

34th Meeting

18 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Adapting to the impacts of climate change
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• Richard Millar
  Head of Adaptation
  Climate Change Committee
3. Subordinate legislation
4. UK Subordinate legislation
5. Adapting to the impacts of climate change
6. Work programme

33rd Meeting

11 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Ecocide (Scotland) Bill
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• Dr Clare Frances Moran
  Lecturer and Co-Director
  Aberdeen Centre for Constitutional and Public International Law, University of Aberdeen
• Murdo MacLeod KC
• Rachael Weir
  Head of Policy and Engagement
  Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
• Iain Batho
  Head of the Wildlife and Environmental Crime Unit
  Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
and then from:
• Dr Ricardo Pereira
  Reader in Law
  Cardiff University
• Dr Suwita Hani Randhawa
  Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations
  University of the West of England
• Dr Rachel Killean
  Senior Lecturer
  The University of Sydney Law School
3. Ecocide (Scotland) Bill

32nd Meeting

04 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Ecocide (Scotland) Bill
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• Ross Haggart
  Chief Operating Officer: Regulation, Business and Environment
  Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
• Professor Sarah Hendry
  Chair of Law
  Dundee Law School
• Professor Campbell Gemmell
  Environmental Consultant
  and former CEO of the South Australian Environment Protection Authority and SEPA
• Dr Clive Mitchell
  Head of Terrestrial Science
  NatureScot
• Mark Roberts
  Chief Executive
  Environmental Standards Scotland
3. Ecocide (Scotland) Bill
4. Sustainable Aviation Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
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• Jim Fairlie
  Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity
  Scottish Government
• Chris Bryceland
  Team Leader - Critical Energy Infrastructure
  Scottish Government
• Kirsty Ryan
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Terry Shevlin
  Aviation Statement and Sustainable Aviation
  Transport Scotland
5. Sustainable Aviation Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
6. Work programme

31st Meeting

28 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
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• Simon McNamara
  Head of Government & Corporate Affairs
  Loganair
• Doug McKiernan
  Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer
  Zero
• Ralph Lavery
  Net Zero Applications Engineer
  CATAGEN
3. Subordinate legislation
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• Gillian Martin
  Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Mackie
  Head of Environment & Forestry Sponsorship Hub
  Scottish Government
• Carolyn Boyd
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
• Russell Bain
  Deputy Director, International Futures and Brand Scotland policy
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
7. Work programme

30th Meeting

07 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Update on Scottish Government transport policies and performance
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• Fiona Hyslop
  Cabinet Secretary for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Fiona Brown
  Director of Transport Strategy and Analysis
  Transport Scotland
• Chris Wilcock
  Director of Ferries and Ports
  Transport Scotland
• Bill Reeve
  Director for Rail Reform
  Transport Scotland
3. UK subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Update on Scottish Government transport policies and performance
6. Work programme
7. Ecocide (Scotland) Bill

29th Meeting

30 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
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• Dr Sebastian Eastham
  Associate Professor in Sustainable Aviation
  Imperial College London
• Celeste Hicks
  Policy Manager
  Aviation Environment Federation (AEF)
• Professor Graham Hutchings
  Regius Professor of Chemistry
  Cardiff University
• Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer
  Director UK Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) and Deputy Principal (Global Sustainability)
  Heriot-Watt University
• Mark Morrison
  Senior Consultant
  Optimat
3. Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
4. Appointment to the Board of Environmental Standards Scotland
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Ecocide (Scotland) Bill

28th Meeting

23 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Ecocide (Scotland) Bill
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• Jamie Whittle
  Chair, Environmental Law Sub-committee
  Law Society of Scotland
• Valerie Fogleman
  Professor of Law, Cardiff University School of Law and Politics; Consultant, Stevens & Bolton LLP
• Sue Miller
  Chief Networks Officer
  Stop Ecocide International
• Dr Shivali Fifield
  Chief Officer
  Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland
and then from:
• Catherine McWilliam
  Nations Director - Scotland
  Institute of Directors Scotland
• Professor Simon Parsons
  Director of Environment, Planning and Assurance
  Scottish Water
• Elspeth Macdonald
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Fishermen’s Federation
• Jonnie Hall
  Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Director of Policy
  National Farmers Union Scotland
3. Ecocide (Scotland) Bill
4. Subordinate Legislation

27th Meeting

16 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Public petitions: PE2123
4. Planning and Infrastructure Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
5. Subordinate legislation

26th Meeting

09 September

1. Subordinate legislation
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• Professor Gabi Hegerl
  Professor of Climate System Science
  University of Edinburgh
• Professor Fabrice Renaud
  Professor of Environmental Risk & Community Resilience and Director of the National Centre for Resilience
  University of Glasgow
• Dr Andrew Russell
  Director
  Environmental Change and Communities Research Centre
• Dr Ellie Murtagh
  Post Doctoral researcher
  Maynooth University
and then from:
• Gillian Martin
  Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Philip Raines
  Deputy Director, Domestic Climate Change
  Scottish Government
• Julia Burgham Pearson
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation

25th Meeting

02 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
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• Dr James Richardson
  Chief Analyst
  Climate Change Committee
• Dr Eoin Devane
  Head of Carbon Budgets
  Climate Change Committee
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Work programme

24th Meeting

24 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
3. Planning and Infrastructure Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
4. Ecocide (Scotland) Bill
5. Work programme

23rd Meeting

18 June

1. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

22nd Meeting

17 June

1. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

21st Meeting

10 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
3. Work programme

20th Meeting

03 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
4. Work programme

19th Meeting

27 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Planning and Infrastructure Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
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• Gillian Martin
  Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Alan Brogan
  Head of Operational Delivery, Energy Consents Unit
  Scottish Government
• Robert Martin
  Policy and Administration Team Leader, Energy Consents Unit
  Scottish Government
• Nick Gosling
  Head of Maritime Policy
  Transport Scotland
• Anne Cairns
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
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• Gillian Martin
  Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Giles Hendry
  Policy Officer, Deposit Return Scheme
  Scottish Government
• Ailsa Heine
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Haydn Thomas
  Producer Responsibility Unit Head
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Subordinate legislation
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• Gillian Martin
  Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Alex Brown
  Packaging Senior Policy adviser
  Scottish Government
• Ailsa Heine
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Haydn Thomas
  Producer Responsibility Unit Head
  Scottish Government
7. Subordinate legislation
8. Subordinate legislation
9. Planning and Infrastructure Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

18th Meeting

20 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Plans for future of Grangemouth (Project Willow study)
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• Lewis Elder
  Commercial Operations and Policy Director
  Statera Energy Limited
• Bill Ireland
  Chief Executive Officer
  Logan Energy Limited
• Mark Bradley
  Hydrogen Director
  ScottishPower
• David Amos
  Managing Director
  PlusZero
• Tim Dumenil
  Head of Business Development, Hydrogen
  Storegga
and then from:
• Professor Stuart Haszeldine
  Professor of Carbon Capture and Storage
  School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh
• Nic Braley
  General Manager
  Acorn Project
• Professor Hannah Chalmers
  Personal Chair of Sustainable Energy Systems
  School of Engineering, Institute for Energy Systems, University of Edinburgh
• Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer
  Director UK Industrial Decarbonisation Research an Innovation Centre (IDRIC)
  Heriot-Watt University
3. Plans for future of Grangemouth (Project Willow study)
4. Annual report

17th Meeting

13 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Plans for future of Grangemouth (Project Willow study)
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• John Andresen
  Professor in Energy Systems, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences
  Heriot-Watt University
• Dr Graeme Hawker
  Chancellor's Fellow in Future Energy Systems
  University of Strathclyde
• Dr Nigel Holmes
  Chief Executive Officer
  Hydrogen Scotland
and then from:
• Dr Simon Gill
  Independent Energy Consultant and author of Green hydrogen in Scotland: a report for the Scottish Futures Trust
• Dr Jan Rosenow
  Energy Programme Leader and Jackson Senior Research Fellow, Oriel College, University of Oxford
• Mark Symes
  Professor of Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Technology, School of Chemistry
  University of Glasgow
3. UK subordinate legislation
4. UK subordinate legislation
5. Public petition: PE2123
6. Plans for future of Grangemouth (Project Willow study)

16th Meeting

06 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Zero Waste Scotland
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• Dominic Fry
  Chair
  Zero Waste Scotland
• Iain Gulland
  Chief Executive
  Zero Waste Scotland
• Ciaran McGuigan
  Director of Finance & Corporate Services
  Zero Waste Scotland
• Jane Beasley
  Director of Circular Economy Delivery
  Zero Waste Scotland
3. Zero Waste Scotland

15th Meeting

29 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scotland's train and bus services
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• Paul White
  Director
  Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) Scotland
• David Frenz
  Operations Director
  Stagecoach
• Duncan Cameron
  Managing Director
  First Bus Scotland
• Sarah Boyd
  Managing Director
  Lothian Buses
and then from:
• Joanne Maguire
  Managing Director
  ScotRail Trains Ltd
• Liam Sumpter
  Managing Director, Network Rail Scotland
  representing Scotland’s Railway
• Graham Kelly
  Commercial & Procurement Director
  Caledonian Sleeper Ltd
• Martin Bignell
  Scottish and North of England Representative
  Rail Freight Group (RFG)
3. Scotland's train and bus services
4. Work programme

14th Meeting

22 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Scotland's train and bus services
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• Greig MacKay
  Director for Scotland
  Bus Users UK
• Islay Jackson MSYP
  Deputy Convener of the Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee
  Scottish Youth Parliament
• Robert Samson
  Senior Engagement Manager
  Transport Focus
and then from:
• Stephen Smellie
  Member of UNISON’s National Executive Council and Scottish Committee
  UNISON Scotland
• Jackson Cullinane
  Head of Unite Scotland’s Politics & Campaigns Unit
  UNITE
• Gordon Martin
  RMT Scotland Organiser
  National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT)
• Kevin Lindsay
  District Organiser
  Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
4. Scotland's train and bus services
5. Planning and Infrastructure Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

13th Meeting

01 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Water (Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24)
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• Deirdrie Michie
  Chair
  Scottish Water
• Alex Plant
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Water
• Peter Farrer
  Chief Operating Officer
  Scottish Water
• Professor Simon Parsons
  Director of Environment, Planning and Assurance
  Scottish Water
3. Petition PE2123
4. Scottish Water (Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24)
5. Work programme

12th Meeting

25 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
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• Gillian Martin
  Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Carolyn Boyd
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Gary Gray
  Senior Policy Advisor
  Scottish Government
• Phil Leeks
  Senior Policy Manager
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Environmental Standards Scotland (Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24 and future priorities)
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• Dr Richard Dixon
  Acting Chair
  Environmental Standards Scotland
• Mark Roberts
  Chief Executive
  Environmental Standards Scotland
5. Environmental Standards Scotland (Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24 and future priorities)

11th Meeting

18 March

1. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)

10th Meeting

11 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Work programme
4. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)

9th Meeting

04 March

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private)

8th Meeting

25 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
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• Jim Fairlie
  Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity
  Scottish Government
• Carole Stewart
  Head of Bus Strategy and Funding Policy
  Transport Scotland
• Gary McIntyre
  Economist - Bus, Active Travel & Low Carbon Economics
  Transport Scotland
• Bettina Sizeland
  Director of Bus, Accessibility and Active Travel
  Transport Scotland
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Environmental regulation
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• Lisa Tennant
  Chair
  Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
• Nicole Paterson
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
• Kirsty-Louise Campbell
  Chief Officer, Governance, Performance, and Engagement
  Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
• Alex Flucker
  Chief Operating Officer, Data, Evidence, and Innovation
  Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
• David Harley
  Head of Regulation, Business, and Environment
  Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
5. Environmental regulation
6. Work programme

7th Meeting

19 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Great British Energy Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

6th Meeting

18 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
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• Mairi Gougeon
  Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Proudfoot
  Land Reform Bill Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Keith White
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
• Fiona Leslie
  Agricultural Holdings and Women in Agriculture Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Crawley
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
3. Appointment of the Chair of Environmental Standards Scotland
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• Dr Richard Dixon
  Chair nominee
4. UK subordinate legislation
5. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
6. Appointment of the Chair of Environmental Standards Scotland

5th Meeting

04 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
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• David Fleetwood
  Director of Policy
  John Muir Trust
• Sarah Madden
  Vice Convener, Land Use and Land Reform Group
  Scottish Environment LINK
• Dr Tara Wight
  Scotland Policy and Campaigns Coordinator
  Landworkers’ Alliance
• Max Wiszniewski
  Campaign Manager
  REVIVE coalition
and then from:
• Rob Carlow
  Director of Investment & Operations, Forestry
  Gresham House
• Finlay Clark
  Head of Energy & Climate
  Bidwells
• Sandra Holmes
  Head of Community Assets
  Highlands and Islands Enterprise
3. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
4. Great British Energy Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

4th Meeting

28 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
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• Laura Hamlet
  Chief Executive
  Coigach Community Development Company
• Andrew Howard
  Managing Director
  Moray Estates
• Tim Kirkwood
  Chief Executive
  Wildland
• Megan MacInnes
  Local Development Manager
  Applecross Community Company
• Dannie Onn
  Director and Chair
  Colonsay Community Development Company
• Dennis Overton
  Chair
  Ardtornish Estate
3. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
4. Work programme

3rd Meeting

21 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Budget Scrutiny 2025-26
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• Fiona Hyslop
  Cabinet Secretary for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Alison Irvine
  Chief Executive
  Transport Scotland
• Kerry Twyman
  Director of Finance and Corporate Services
  Transport Scotland
• Bettina Sizeland
  Director of Bus, Accessibility and Active Travel
  Transport Scotland
3. Great British Energy Bill
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• Michael Shanks
  Minister for Energy
  UK Government
4. Budget Scrutiny 2025-26
5. Great British Energy Bill
6. Proposed Environmental Authorisations Scotland (Amendment) Regulations 2025

2nd Meeting

14 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
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• Gillian Martin
  Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Nanjika Nasiiro
  Unit Head for Net Zero Economy and Carbon Markets
  Scottish Government
• Mariana Cover
  Emissions Trading Scheme Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Kenneth MacDermid
  Head of Critical Energy Infrastructure
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Budget Scrutiny 2025-26
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• Gillian Martin
  Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Diarmuid O’Neill
  Interim Director of Environment and Forestry
  Scottish Government
• Catherine Williams
  Deputy Director for the Directorate for Energy and Climate Change
  Scottish Government
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Budget Scrutiny 2025-26

1st Meeting

07 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Ferry Services in Scotland
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• Kevin Hobbs
  Chief Executive Officer
  Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited
• Jim Anderson
  Director of Vessels
  Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited
3. Great British Energy Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
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• Gillian Martin
  Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Emma Shepherd
  Unit Head of Public and Community Energy
  Scottish Government
• Norman Macleod
  Senior Principal Legal Officer
  Scottish Government
• Natalie Hakeem
  Energy Engagement Team Leader
  Scottish Government
4. Ferry Services in Scotland
5. Great British Energy Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

This is all meetings of Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee held in 2024. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

38th Meeting

17 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Proposed Subordinate legislation
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• Lin Bunten
  Chief Operating Officer, Regulation, Business and Environment
  Scottish Environment Protection Agency
• Scott Crawford
  Senior Manager, Compliance and Beyond, Permitting
  Scottish Environment Protection Agency
• Wendy Thornton
  Senior Manager, Compliance and Beyond, Environmental Performance
  Scottish Environment Protection Agency
3. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
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• Hamish Lean
  Partner and Head of Rural Property
  Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
• Martin Hall
  Senior Director
  Davidson & Robertson
• Tom Oates
  Director
  Oates Rural
• Andrew Wood
  Partner, Residential Development
  Bidwells
4. Proposed Subordinate legislation
5. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
6. Work programme

37th Meeting

10 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Environmental Governance
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• Gillian Martin
  Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Tim Ellis
  Deputy Director, Future Environment
  Scottish Government
• Charles Stewart Roper
  Head of Environment Strategy and Governance Unit
  Scottish Government
3. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
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• Donna Smith
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Crofting Federation
• Andrew Thin
  Commissioner
  Crofting Commission
• Gary Campbell
  Chief Executive Officer
  Crofting Commission
4. Environmental Governance
5. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

36th Meeting

03 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
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• Magnus Linklater CBE
  Journalist
• Laurie Macfarlane
  Co-Director of Future Economy Scotland
• Peter Peacock
  Formerly - Leader Highland Council; MSP for Highlands and Islands; Scottish Executive Cabinet Minister; Policy Director Community Land Scotland
• Andy Wightman
  Researcher, "Who Owns Scotland" Project
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

35th Meeting

26 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. MV Glen Sannox (Hull 801) and MV Glen Rosa (Hull 802)
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• John Petticrew
  Interim Chief Executive Officer
  Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd
• Andrew Miller
  Chairman
  Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd
• Simon Cunningham
  Board Member
  Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd
• David Dishon
  Chief Financial Officer
  Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd
3. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
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• Malcolm Combe
  Senior Lecturer in Law
  University of Strathclyde
• Calum MacLeod
  Solicitor
4. MV Glen Sannox (Hull 801) and MV Glen Rosa (Hull 802)
5. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
6. Reappointments to the Board of Environmental Standards Scotland

34th Meeting

19 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
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• Gillian Martin
  Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Mariana Cover
  Senior Policy Advisor
  Scottish Government
• Nanjika Nasiiro
  Head of Just Transition Policy
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
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• Sarah-Jane Laing
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Land and Estates
• Malcolm Mathieson
  Convener
  Crofting Commission
• David Bean
  Parliament and Government Relations Manager
  Countryside Alliance
• Gemma Cooper
  Head of Policy
  National Farmers Union Scotland
5. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

33rd Meeting

12 November

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Kate Forbes
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic
  Scottish Government
• Michael McLeod
  Head of Marine Nature Enhancement Programme and Joint Environmental Accelerator Programme
  Scottish Government
• Stewart Cunningham
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Appointment of the Scottish Land Commissioners and the Tenant Farming Commissioner
Show witnesses
• Dr Lucy Beattie
  Scottish Land Commissioner nominee
• Dr Calum Macleod
  Scottish Land Commissioner nominee
• Robert Black
  Tenant Farming Commissioner nominee
7. Appointment of the Scottish Land Commissioners and the Tenant Farming Commissioner
8. Work programme

32nd Meeting

05 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Dr Josh Doble
  Policy Manager
  Community Land Scotland
• Jon Hollingdale
  Policy Adviser
  Scottish Community Alliance
• Linda Gillespie
  Head of Community Ownership
  Development Trusts Association Scotland
3. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
4. Appointments to the Board of the Scottish Land Commission
5. Work programme
6. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

31st Meeting

29 October

1. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Jim Fairlie
  Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity
  Scottish Government
• Sharon Wood
  Bus Policy Manager
  Transport Scotland
• Kevin Gibson
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Bridget Bryden
  Bus Regulatory Policy Team Leader
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill

30th Meeting

08 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Fiona Hyslop
  Cabinet Secretary for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Matthew Eastwood
  Head of EV Infrastructure, Low Carbon Economy Directorate
  Transport Scotland
• Micheila West
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Environmental Standards Scotland Investigation – Climate Change Delivery Improvement Report
Show witnesses
• Silke Isbrand
  Policy Manager, Environment and Economy Team
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• George Tarvit
  Director
  Sustainable Scotland Network
• Mark Roberts
  Chief Executive Officer
  Environmental Standards Scotland
• Jamie McGrandles
  Head of Investigations, Standards and Compliance
  Environmental Standards Scotland
• Clare Wharmby
  SCIS Programme Director
  Scottish Climate Intelligence Service
and then from:
• Gillian Martin
  Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Philip Raines
  Deputy Director, Domestic Climate Change
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Mortimer
  Statistician (Climate Change Statistics and Modelling)
  Scottish Government
6. Environmental Standards Scotland Investigation – Climate Change Delivery Improvement Report
7. Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
8. Adviser on environmental standards and regulation

29th Meeting

03 October

1. Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

28th Meeting

01 October

1. Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

27th Meeting

24 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Claudia Cowie
  Team Leader - Sustainability and Climate Change
  Aberdeenshire Council
• Cornilius Chikwama
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Jamie Brogan
  Head of Climate Partnerships
  Edinburgh Climate Change Institute
• Alison Leslie
  Team Leader - Climate and Sustainability Policy
  Aberdeen City Council
• Mike Rivington
  Senior Scientist
  The James Hutton Institute
3. Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill

26th Meeting

17 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Deputy Convener
3. Decision on taking business in private
4. Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill
5. Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Dr Alina Averchenkova
  Distinguished Policy Fellow
  Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
• Catherine Higham
  Policy Fellow
  Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
• Dr Thomas Muinzer
  Reader in Energy Transition Law
  University of Aberdeen, School of Law
• Mike Robinson
  Chair
  Stop Climate Chaos Scotland
• Neil Langhorn
  Head of Strategy and Analysis
  Environmental Standards Scotland
and then from:
• Gillian Martin
  Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Philip Raines
  Deputy Director, Domestic Climate Change
  Scottish Government
• Amy Hill
  Climate Change Legislation Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Norman Munro
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
6. Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill

25th Meeting

10 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill
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• Professor Graeme Roy
  Chair
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Professor David Ulph
  Commissioner
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Dr Emily Nurse
  Head of Net Zero
  Climate Change Committee
• David Hawkey
  Senior Research Fellow
  Institute for Public Policy Research Scotland
and then from:
• Rt Hon. Philip Dunne
  former MP (2005-2024) and former Chair of the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (2020-24)
4. Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill

24th Meeting

03 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Show witnesses
• Fiona Hyslop
  Cabinet Secretary for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Bill Reeve
  Director of Rail
  Transport Scotland
• Fiona Brittle
  Senior Rail Policy Manager
  Transport Scotland
• Jan Spy
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
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• Gillian Martin
  Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy
  Scottish Government
• David McPhee
  Deputy Director, Circular Economy
  Scottish Government
• Mark Sweeney
  Senior Policy Advisor - Product Stewardship
  Scottish Government
• Carolyn Boyd
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Gillian Martin
  Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Mackie
  Head of Environment & Forestry Sponsorship Hub
  Scottish Government
• David McPhee
  Deputy Director, Circular Economy
  Scottish Government
• Carolyn Boyd
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
6. Subordinate legislation
7. UK subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Gillian Martin
  Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy
  Scottish Government
• David McPhee
  Deputy Director, Circular Economy
  Scottish Government
• Alex Brown
  Circular Economy Policy Officer
  Scottish Government
• Carolyn Boyd
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
8. Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

23rd Meeting

25 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Gemma Cooper
  Head of Policy
  National Farmers Union Scotland
• Christopher Nicholson
  Chairman
  Scottish Tenant Farmers Association
• Jackie McCreery
  Legal Adviser
  Scottish Land and Estates
• Jeremy Moody
  Secretary and Adviser
  Central Association of Agricultural Valuers Scotland
• Mhairi Robertson
  Land Manager and Chartered Rural Surveyor
  Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
3. UK subordinate legislation
4. UK subordinate legislation
5. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
6. Appointments to the Board of the Scottish Land Commission
7. Appointments to the Board of Environmental Standards Scotland
8. Work programme

22nd Meeting

18 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Gail Watt
  Convener, Property and Land Law Reform Sub-committee
  Law Society of Scotland
• Fergus Colquhoun
  Advocate
  Faculty of Advocates
• Dr Jill Robbie
  Senior Lecturer (School of Law)
  University of Glasgow
• Don Macleod
  Partner
  Turcan Connell
• Grierson Dunlop
  Partner
  Turcan Connell
3. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

21st Meeting

11 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Michael Russell
  Chair
  Scottish Land Commission
• Bob McIntosh
  Tenant Farming Commissioner
  Scottish Land Commission
• Hamish Trench
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Land Commission
• Emma Cooper
  Head of Land Rights & Responsibilities
  Scottish Land Commission
3. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
4. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
5. UK subordinate legislation

20th Meeting

04 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Stocktake of Scottish Government transport policies and performance
Show witnesses
• Fiona Hyslop
  Cabinet Secretary for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Alison Irvine
  Interim Chief Executive
  Transport Scotland
• Kerry Twyman
  Director of Finance and Corporate Services
  Transport Scotland
• Fiona Brown
  Interim Director of Transport Strategy and Analysis
  Transport Scotland
3. Stocktake of Scottish Government transport policies and performance
4. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

19th Meeting

28 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill
3. Scottish Government climate change and environmental governance stocktake
Show witnesses
• Màiri McAllan
  Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Dave Signorini
  Director of Environment & Forestry
  Scottish Government
• Annabel Turpie
  Director of Marine
  Scottish Government
• Alison Gilfillan
  Head of Strategy, Stakeholder Engagement & Skills – Offshore Wind Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Kersti Berge
  Director of Energy & Climate Change
  Scottish Government
4. Annual report
5. Scottish Government climate change and environmental governance stocktake

18th Meeting

21 May

1. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill

17th Meeting

14 May

1. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill

16th Meeting

07 May

1. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill

15th Meeting

30 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Jim Fairlie
  Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity
  Scottish Government
• Bridget Bryden
  Bus Regulatory Policy Team Leader
  Transport Scotland
• Bettina Sizeland
  Director of Bus, Accessibility and Active Travel
  Transport Scotland
• Kevin Gibson
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Work programme

14th Meeting

23 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Climate Change Committee – Progress in reducing emissions in Scotland – 2023 Report to Parliament
Show witnesses
• Chris Stark
  Chief Executive
  Climate Change Committee
• Professor Keith Bell
  Scotland Champion
  Climate Change Committee
3. Climate Change Committee – Progress in reducing emissions in Scotland – 2023 Report to Parliament
4. Work programme

13th Meeting

16 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Resources and Waste Common Framework
3. Net zero - Strengthening the scrutiny process
4. Climate Change People's Panel
Show witnesses
• Scott Cruikshank
  Participant
  People's Panel
• Louise Franklin
  Participant
  People's Panel
• David Harrold
  Participant
  People's Panel
• Elil Jeyakumar
  Participant
  People's Panel
• Kevin Roarty
  Participant
  People's Panel
• Karen Shakespeare
  Participant
  People's Panel
5. Climate Change People's Panel

12th Meeting

26 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Natural capital finance
Show witnesses
• Stuart Greenwood
  Partner, Rural Property and Business
  Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
• Olly Hughes
  Managing Director, Forestry
  Gresham House
• Joel Paterson
  Head of Natural Capital, Scotland
  Strutt & Parker
• Stephen Young
  Director of Policy
  Scottish Land and Estates
and then from:
• Dr Naomi Beingessner
  Social Researcher in Transformative Land Management
  The James Hutton Institute
• Dr Lydia Cole
  Lecturer
  University of St Andrews
• Dr Josh Doble
  Policy Manager
  Community Land Scotland
• Jo Pike
  Deputy Chair, Scottish Forum on Natural Capital and Chief Executive
  Scottish Wildlife Trust
3. UK subordinate legislation
4. Natural capital finance
5. Automated Vehicles Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
6. Proposed national outcomes
7. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

11th Meeting

19 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Automated Vehicles Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Show witnesses
• Fiona Hyslop
  Cabinet Secretary for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Liana Waclawski
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
• Jim Wilson
  Licensing Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Oi Hang Chu
  UK Bill and Legislative Consent Manager
  Transport Scotland
• George Henry
  National Operations Manager for Road Safety Policy and Education
  Transport Scotland
3. Scotland's railways since public ownership
Show witnesses
• Liz McLeod
  Head of Regulatory Analysis
  Office of Rail and Road
• Robert Samson
  Senior Stakeholder Manager
  Transport Focus
and then from:
• Kathryn Darbandi
  Managing Director
  Caledonian Sleeper Ltd
• Alex Hynes
  Managing Director
  Scotland's Railway
• Joanne Maguire
  Chief Operating Officer
  ScotRail Trains Ltd
• Liam Sumpter
  Route Director
  Network Rail Scotland
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Automated Vehicles Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
6. Scotland's railways since public ownership
7. Appointments to the Scottish Land Commission

10th Meeting

12 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Fiona Hyslop
  Cabinet Secretary for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Natalie Milligan
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
• George Beale-Pratt
  Smart Policy Manager
  Transport Scotland
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Climate change governance stocktake
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Rebecca Seidel
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Climate change governance stocktake
7. MV Glen Sannox (Hull 801) and MV Glen Rosa (Hull 802)

9th Meeting

05 March

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Jim Fairlie
  Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity
  Scottish Government
• Dorothy Cohen
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
• Gary McIntyre
  Economic Adviser
  Transport Scotland
• Bettina Sizeland
  Director of Bus, Accessibility and Active Travel
  Transport Scotland
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Environmental governance in Scotland
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• Dr Richard Dixon
  Deputy Chair
  Environmental Standards Scotland
• Mark Roberts
  Chief Executive
  Environmental Standards Scotland
6. Subordinate legislation
7. Environmental governance in Scotland

8th Meeting

27 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Gillian Martin
  Minister for Energy, Just Transition and Fair Work
  Scottish Government
• Karen Dickson
  Energy Markets Policy Officer
  Scottish Government
• Aedan MacRae
  Energy Markets Policy Officer
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. MV Glen Sannox (Hull 801) and MV Glen Rosa (Hull 802)
Show witnesses
• Andrew Miller
  Chairman
  Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd
• Simon Cunningham
  Non-executive Director and Chairman, Audit and Risk Committee
  Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd
• David Tydeman
  Chief Executive Officer
  Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd
5. UK subordinate legislation
6. MV Glen Sannox (Hull 801) and MV Glen Rosa (Hull 802)

7th Meeting

21 February

1. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill (in private)

6th Meeting

20 February

1. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill (in private)

5th Meeting

06 February

1. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill (in private)
2. Scottish Biodiversity Strategy (draft Delivery Plan) (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

4th Meeting

30 January

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
Show witnesses
• Mairi Gougeon
  Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands
  Scottish Government
• Màiri McAllan
  Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Net Zero and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Anna Densham
  Deputy Director, Land Reform, Rural and Islands Policy
  Scottish Government
• Simon Fuller
  Deputy Director, Rural and Environmental Science and Analytical Services
  Scottish Government
• Philip Raines
  Deputy Director, Domestic Climate Change
  Scottish Government
• Brendan Callaghan
  Head of Operational Delivery
  Scottish Forestry
• Kerry Twyman
  Director of Finance and Corporate Services
  Transport Scotland
and then from:
• Màiri McAllan
  Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Net Zero and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Kersti Berge
  Director of Energy & Climate Change
  Scottish Government
• Simon Fuller
  Deputy Director, Rural and Environmental Science and Analytical Services
  Scottish Government
• Philip Raines
  Deputy Director, Domestic Climate Change
  Scottish Government
• Alison Irvine
  Interim Chief Executive
  Transport Scotland
• Kerry Twyman
  Director of Finance and Corporate Services
  Transport Scotland
3. Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
4. Scottish Biodiversity Strategy (draft Delivery Plan)

3rd Meeting

23 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
Show witnesses
• Shona Robison
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Colin Cook
  Director of Economic Development
  Scottish Government
• Philip Raines
  Deputy Director, Domestic Climate Change
  Scottish Government
• Susie Townend
  Deputy Director for Energy Industries
  Scottish Government
• Alison Irvine
  Interim Chief Executive
  Transport Scotland
and then from:
• Colin Cook
  Director of Economic Development
  Scottish Government
• Susie Townend
  Deputy Director for Energy Industries
  Scottish Government
3. Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
4. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill

2nd Meeting

16 January

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Fiona Hyslop
  Cabinet Secretary 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
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Environmental governance in Scotland
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• Lloyd Austin
  Convener of the 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
6. Subordinate legislation
7. Environmental governance in Scotland

1st Meeting

09 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Biodiversity Strategy (draft Delivery Plan)
Show witnesses
• Dr Caroline Brown
  Director of Scotland, Ireland and English Regions
  Royal Town Planning Institute
• Sarah Cowie
  Policy Manager
  National Farmers Union Scotland
• Ailsa Raeburn
  Chair
  Community Land Scotland
• Dr Hannah Rudman
  Co-Lead
  Scottish Nature Finance Pioneers
• Dr Paul Walton
  Head of Habitats and Species
  RSPB Scotland
• Bruce Wilson
  Head of Policy and Advocacy
  Scottish Wildlife Trust
3. Scottish Biodiversity Strategy (draft Delivery Plan)
4. Work programme

This is all meetings of Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee held in 2023. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

37th Meeting

19 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Appointments to the Board of the Scottish Land Commission
3. Work programme (in private)

36th Meeting

12 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Biodiversity Strategy (draft Delivery Plan)
Show witnesses
• Dr Clare Cavers
  Senior Projects Manager
  Fidra
• Calum Duncan
  Head of Conservation, Scotland
  Marine Conservation Society
• Elspeth Macdonald
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Fishermen’s Federation
• Vicki Paxton
  Partnership Manager
  Moray Firth Coastal Partnership
• Tavish Scott
  Chief Executive
  Salmon Scotland
• Phil Taylor
  Head of Policy and Operations
  The Open Seas Trust
3. Scottish Biodiversity Strategy (draft Delivery Plan)
4. Adviser
5. Appointments to the Board of the Scottish Land Commission

35th Meeting

05 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Lorna Slater
  Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity
  Scottish Government
• Ginny Gardner
  Head of Circular Strategy Unit
  Scottish Government
• Gareth Heavisides
  Circular Economy Bill Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Ailsa Heine
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Janet McVea
  Head of Zero Waste Unit
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Lorna Slater
  Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity
  Scottish Government
• Ailsa Heine
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Janet McVea
  Head of Zero Waste Unit
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill

34th Meeting

28 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Jocelyn Blériot
  Executive Lead, International Institutions and Policy
  Ellen MacArthur Foundation
• Line Kikkenborg Christensen
  Partner Advocacy Officer
  Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF)
• Emma Hallett
  Programme Lead, Resource Management Policy
  WRAP Cymru
• Anna Larsson
  Director of Circular Economy Development
  Reloop Platform
• Charis Scott
  Campaigns and Communications Lead
  Wellbeing Economy Alliance Scotland (WEAll Scotland)
and then from:
• Toni Freitas
  Lecturer in Circular Economy and Programme Director, MSc Circular Economy
  University of Edinburgh
• Dr Henry Irving
  Senior Lecturer in Public History
  Leeds Beckett University
• Dr Feja Lesniewska
  Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Transitions and Environmental Law, School of Law, University of Surrey and Honorary Associate Professor, Department for Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering
  University College London
• Dr Melissa Marques-McEwan
  Assistant Professor of Sustainable and Circular Businesses, Edinburgh Business School
  Heriot-Watt University
• Professor Aileen McHarg
  Professor of Public Law and Human Rights
  Durham University
3. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill

33rd Meeting

21 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Màiri McAllan
  Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition
  Scottish Government
• Natalie Milligan
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Morna Cannon
  Interim Director, Low Carbon Economy Directorate
  Transport Scotland
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Cllr Gail Macgregor
  Leader, Dumfries and Galloway Council and Environment and Economy Spokesperson
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Silke Isbrand
  Policy Manager, Environment and Economy Team
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Stephen Freeland
  Policy Advisor
  Scottish Environmental Services Association
• Rhona Gunn
  Portfolio Lead - Waste Management, Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (Solace) and Depute Chief Executive, Economy, Environment and Finance
  Moray Council
• Drew Murdoch
  Chair
  Resources Management Association Scotland
and then from:
• Brydon Gray
  Team Leader, Waste Management
  Shetland Islands Council
• David McCulloch
  Head of Recycling, Streetscene and Waste Management
  Glasgow City Council
• Paul Wolverson
  Service Manager, Environmental and Commercial Services
  Moray Council
5. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill

32nd Meeting

14 November

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Fiona Hyslop
  Minister for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Elise McIntyre
  Principal Legal Officer
  Scottish Government
• Fred O'Hara
  Head of Road Policy
  Transport Scotland
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill
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• Phoebe Cochrane
  Sustainable Economics Officer
  Scottish Environment LINK
• Michael Cook
  Chief Executive Officer
  Circular Communities Scotland
• James Mackenzie
  Circular Economy Advisor
  Action to Protect Rural Scotland
• Kim Pratt
  Circular Economy Campaigner
  Friends of the Earth Scotland
6. UK subordinate legislation
7. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill
8. Work programme

31st Meeting

07 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Patrick Harvie
  Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights
  Scottish Government
• James Hemphill
  Head of Heat Networks Policy Unit
  Scottish Government
• Suzanne Le Miere
  Head of Heat Networks Policy Team
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Water industry in Scotland
Show witnesses
• Emma Ash
  Water Policy Manager
  Consumer Scotland
• Tracey Reilly
  Head of Policy and Markets
  Consumer Scotland
• Fraser Stewart
  Research Manager
  Consumer Scotland
• Alan Sutherland
  Chief Executive
  Water Industry Commission for Scotland
5. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Emma Ash
  Water Policy Manager
  Consumer Scotland
• Tracey Reilly
  Head of Consumer Markets
  Consumer Scotland
• Fraser Stewart
  Research Manager
  Consumer Scotland
6. Pre-budget scrutiny 2024-25
7. Water industry in Scotland
8. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill

30th Meeting

31 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Màiri McAllan
  Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition
  Scottish Government
• Mariana Cover
  Senior Policy Advisor, UK Emissions Trading Scheme
  Scottish Government
• Lucy Geoghegan
  Head of Unit, Net Zero Economy and Carbon Markets
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Scottish Water (Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23)
Show witnesses
• Dame Susan Rice DBE
  Chair
  Scottish Water
• Alex Plant
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Water
• Peter Farrer
  Chief Operating Officer
  Scottish Water
• Johanna Dow
  Chief Executive
  Business Stream
5. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Al Denholm
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish National Investment Bank
• Jimmy Williamson
  Executive Director, Investment Team
  Scottish National Investment Bank
6. Scottish Water (Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23)
7. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill
8. Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009

29th Meeting

24 October

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. MV Glen Sannox (Hull 801) and MV Glen Rosa (Hull 802)
Show witnesses
• Andrew Miller
  Chairman
  Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd
• David Tydeman
  Chief Executive Officer
  Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd
4. Documents subject to Parliamentary control
5. Environmental governance
6. MV Glen Sannox (Hull 801) and MV Glen Rosa (Hull 802)
7. Climate change and net zero
8. Environmental regulation (in private)

28th Meeting

03 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Fiona Hyslop
  Minister for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Kevin Gibson
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Bridget Bryden
  Bus Regulatory Policy Team Leader
  Transport Scotland
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Environmental regulation
Show witnesses
• Nick Halfhide
  Director of Nature and Climate Change
  NatureScot
• David Harley
  Chief Officer, Circular Economy
  Scottish Environment Protection Agency
5. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Iain Gulland
  Chief Executive Officer
  Zero Waste Scotland
• Nick Halfhide
  Director of Nature and Climate Change
  NatureScot
• David Harley
  Chief Officer, Circular Economy
  Scottish Environment Protection Agency
6. UK subordinate legislation
7. Subordinate legislation
8. Environmental regulation
9. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill

27th Meeting

26 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Cat Hay
  Head of Policy
  Food and Drink Federation Scotland
• Ewan MacDonald-Russell
  Deputy Head
  Scottish Retail Consortium
• Colin Smith
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Wholesale Association
3. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Lorna Slater
  Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity
  Scottish Government
• Ailsa Heine
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• David McPhee
  Deputy Director, Deposit Return Scheme
  Scottish Government
• Haydn Thomas
  Head of Deposit Return Scheme Unit
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill
6. Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme
7. Energy Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

26th Meeting

19 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Government priorities relevant to the Committee's remit
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• Mairi Gougeon
  Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands
  Scottish Government
• George Burgess
  Director of Agriculture and Rural Economy
  Scottish Government
• David Signorini
  Interim Director of Environment and Forestry
  Scottish Government
and then from:
• Fiona Hyslop
  Minister for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Alison Irvine
  Interim Chief Executive
  Transport Scotland
• Bill Reeve
  Director of Rail
  Transport Scotland
• Chris Wilcock
  Head of Ferries Branch
  Transport Scotland
3. UK subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Scottish Government priorities relevant to the Committee's remit
6. Work programme

25th Meeting

12 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Government priorities relevant to the Committee's remit
Show witnesses
• Neil Gray
  Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Kersti Berge
  Director of Energy and Climate Change
  Scottish Government
• Vikki Halliday
  Head of Governance and Assurance Unit, Strategic Commercial Assets
  Scottish Government
• Nick Young
  Head of Industrial Decarbonisation and CCUS
  Scottish Government
3. Scottish Government priorities relevant to the Committee's remit
4. Work programme

24th Meeting

05 September

1. Declarations of interests
2. Choice of Deputy Convener
3. Decision on taking business in private
4. Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023
5. Appointments to the Board of the Scottish Land Commission
6. Scotland’s electricity infrastructure: inhibitor or enabler of our energy ambitions? (in private)

23rd Meeting

27 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Government priorities relevant to the Committee's remit
Show witnesses
• Màiri McAllan
  Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition
  Scottish Government
• Phil Raines
  Deputy Director, Domestic Climate Change
  Scottish Government
• David Signorini
  Director, Environment and Forestry
  Scottish Government
• Annabel Turpie
  Director, Marine Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Alison Irvine
  Chief Executive
  Transport Scotland
3. UK subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Màiri McAllan
  Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition
  Scottish Government
• Dan Merckel
  Chemicals Team Leader
  Scottish Government
4. UK subordinate legislation
5. Scottish Government priorities relevant to the Committee's remit
6. Work programme

22nd Meeting

20 June

1. Scotland’s electricity infrastructure: inhibitor or enabler of our energy ambitions? (in private)
2. A modern and sustainable ferry service for Scotland (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

21st Meeting

13 June

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decisions on taking business in private
3. Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme
Show witnesses
• Lorna Slater
  Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity
  Scottish Government
• Ailsa Heine
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• David McPhee
  Deputy Director, Deposit Return Scheme
  Scottish Government
• Euan Page
  Head of UK Frameworks, Constitution and UK Relations Division
  Scottish Government
• Haydn Thomas
  Head of Deposit Return Scheme Policy Unit
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme
7. Appointments to the Board of the Scottish Land Commission

20th Meeting

06 June

1. A modern and sustainable ferry service for Scotland (in private)

19th Meeting

30 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Transfer of operation of ScotRail
Show witnesses
• Mick Hogg
  Regional Organiser and Lead Officer for ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper
  National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT)
• Gary Kelly
  Organiser, Scotland and Ireland
  Transport Salaried Staffs' Association
• Kevin Lindsay
  District Organiser
  Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
• Robert Samson
  Senior Stakeholder Manager
  Transport Focus
and then from:
• Alex Hynes
  Managing Director
  Scotland's Railway
• David Lowrie
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Rail Holdings Ltd
• Joanne Maguire
  Chief Operating Officer
  ScotRail Trains Ltd
• Liam Sumpter
  Route Director
  Network Rail Scotland
3. Transfer of operation of ScotRail
4. A modern and sustainable ferry service for Scotland (in private)

18th Meeting

23 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
Show witnesses
• Cllr Gail Macgregor
  Environment and Economy Spokesperson, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) and Leader
  Dumfries and Galloway Council
• David Hammond
  Representative of Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (Solace) and Head of Sustainability, Corporate Property and Transport
  North Ayrshire Council
• Silke Isbrand
  Policy Manager, Environment and Economy Team
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• George Tarvit
  Director
  Sustainable Scotland Network
3. Subordinate legislation
4. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
5. Annual report

17th Meeting

16 May

1. A modern and sustainable ferry service for Scotland (in private)

16th Meeting

09 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Màiri McAllan
  Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Just Transition
  Scottish Government
• Norman Munro
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Philip Raines
  Deputy Director, Domestic Climate Change
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Scotland’s electricity infrastructure: inhibitor or enabler of our energy ambitions?
Show witnesses
• Neil Gray
  Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Claire Jones
  Head of Onshore Electricity Policy
  Scottish Government
• Ragne Low
  Deputy Director, Onshore Electricity Policy
  Scottish Government
5. Scotland’s electricity infrastructure: inhibitor or enabler of our energy ambitions?
6. Air quality in Scotland

15th Meeting

02 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Kevin Stewart
  Minister for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Natalie Barton
  Solicitor
  Transport Scotland
• George Beale-Pratt
  Smart Policy Manager
  Transport Scotland
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. A modern and sustainable ferry service for Scotland

14th Meeting

27 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scotland’s electricity infrastructure: inhibitor or enabler of our energy ambitions?
Show witnesses
• Andrew Bowie MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Nuclear and Networks), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
  UK Government
• Jeremy Allen
  Director, Energy Portfolio Office, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
  UK Government
3. Scotland’s electricity infrastructure: inhibitor or enabler of our energy ambitions?

13th Meeting

25 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Air quality in Scotland
Show witnesses
• Mark Roberts
  Chief Executive
  Environmental Standards Scotland
• Jamie McGrandles
  Head of Investigations, Standards and Compliance
  Environmental Standards Scotland
and then from:
• Màiri McAllan
  Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Just Transition
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Taylor
  Air Quality Policy Manager
  Scottish Government
• Vincent McInally
  Environment and Air Quality Manager
  Transport Scotland
3. Air quality in Scotland
4. Work programme

12th Meeting

18 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Air quality in Scotland
Show witnesses
• Dr Gary Fuller
  UKRI Clean Air Champion and Senior Lecturer in Air Quality Measurement
  Imperial College London
• Stuart Hay
  Director
  Living Streets Scotland
• Craig McLaren
  Director
  Royal Town Planning Institute Scotland
• Gavin Thomson
  Air Pollution Campaigner
  Friends of the Earth Scotland
• Paul White
  Director
  Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) Scotland
and then from:
• Kenny Bisset
  Lead Officer, Land and Air Quality Team
  Fife Council
• Dom Callaghan
  Assistant Group Manager, Sustainability
  Glasgow City Council
• Shauna Clarke
  Environmental Health Officer
  The City of Edinburgh Council
3. Air quality in Scotland

11th Meeting

28 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. UK subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Màiri McAllan
  Minister for Environment and Land Reform
  Scottish Government
• Ailsa Heine
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
• Dan Merckel
  Chemicals Team Leader
  Scottish Government
3. UK subordinate legislation
4. Scotland’s electricity infrastructure: inhibitor or enabler of our energy ambitions?
Show witnesses
• Steven McMahon
  Deputy Director, Networks and Head of Scotland
  Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)
• Jack Presley Abbott
  Deputy Director, Energy Systems Management and Security
  Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)
5. Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme
Show witnesses
• David Harris
  Chief Executive
  Circularity Scotland
• Simon Jones
  Chief Operating Officer
  Circularity Scotland
• Donald McCalman
  Programme Director
  Circularity Scotland
• Irene Steel
  Chief Finance Officer
  Circularity Scotland
6. Scotland’s electricity infrastructure: inhibitor or enabler of our energy ambitions?
7. Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme

10th Meeting

21 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scotland’s electricity infrastructure: inhibitor or enabler of our energy ambitions?
Show witnesses
• Stuart Haszeldine OBE
  Professor of Carbon Capture and Storage
  University of Edinburgh
• Clare Lavelle
  Director, Energy and Advisory Leader North
  Arup
• Tom Quinn
  Head of Analysis and Insights
  Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult
• Emily Rice
  Scotland Policy Analyst
  Solar Energy UK
and then from:
• Mark Hull
  Chief Technical Officer
  Community Energy Scotland
• Scott Mathieson
  Network Planning and Regulation Director
  ScottishPower Energy Networks
• Aileen McLeod
  Director of Business Planning and Commercial
  SSEN Transmission
• Morag Watson
  Director of Policy
  Scottish Renewables
3. UK subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Scotland’s electricity infrastructure: inhibitor or enabler of our energy ambitions?
6. Appointments to the Board of Environmental Standards Scotland

9th Meeting

14 March

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Outcomes of the 15th UN Conference on Biodiversity (COP15)
Show witnesses
• Lorna Slater
  Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity
  Scottish Government
• Matthew Bird
  Biodiversity Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Lisa McCann
  Head of Biodiversity
  Scottish Government
4. Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme
Show witnesses
• Lorna Slater
  Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity
  Scottish Government
• Euan Page
  Head, UK Frameworks
  Scottish Government
• Kevin Quinlan
  Director, Environment and Forestry
  Scottish Government
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Outcomes of the 15th UN Conference on Biodiversity (COP15)
7. Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme
8. Energy Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

8th Meeting

07 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Outcomes of the 15th UN Conference on Biodiversity (COP15)
Show witnesses
• Dr Daniela Diz
  Associate Professor, International Ocean Governance, The Lyell Centre
  Heriot-Watt University
• Professor Colin Galbraith
  Chair
  Joint Nature Conservation Committee
• Dr Deborah Long
  Chief Officer
  Scottish Environment LINK
• Dr Ruth Mitchell
  Head of the Biodiversity and Ecosystems Group
  The James Hutton Institute
3. Petition PE1866
4. Outcomes of the 15th UN Conference on Biodiversity (COP15)
5. Energy Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
6. Work programme

7th Meeting

28 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Michael Matheson
  Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport
  Scottish Government
• Aedan MacRae
  Energy Policy Officer
  Scottish Government
• Robert Martin
  Team Leader, Electricity Security
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. A modern and sustainable ferry service for Scotland
Show witnesses
• Morag McNeill
  Chair
  Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited
• Kevin Hobbs
  Chief Executive Officer
  Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited
• James Anderson
  Director of Vessels
  Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited
• Ramsay Muirhead
  Director of Port Infrastructure and Planning
  Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited
and then from:
• Jenny Gilruth
  Minister for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Laurence Kenney
  Head of Ferries Policy
  Transport Scotland
• Chris Wilcock
  Head of Ferries Unit
  Transport Scotland
5. Subordinate legislation
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• Jenny Gilruth
  Minister for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Gary McIntyre
  Economic Adviser
  Transport Scotland
• Debbie Walker
  Operations and Business Manager
  Transport Scotland
6. Subordinate legislation
7. A modern and sustainable ferry service for Scotland

6th Meeting

21 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Màiri McAllan
  Minister for Environment and Land Reform
  Scottish Government
• Rebecca Parry
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
• Paul Richardson
  Senior Policy Advisor, Land Reform
  Scottish Government
• Fiona Taylor
  Head of Land Use and Land Reform Unit
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. A modern and sustainable ferry service for Scotland
Show witnesses
• Dag Hole
  Director of Ferry Management
  Norwegian Public Roads Administration
• Harald Høyem
  Transport Analyst
  Asplan Viak AS
and then from:
• Robbie Drummond
  Chief Executive
  CalMac Ferries
• Stuart Garrett
  Managing Director
  NorthLink Ferries
• Kris Bevan
  Freight Manager
  NorthLink Ferries
• Jim Dow
  Commercial Director
  NorthLink Ferries
5. A modern and sustainable ferry service for Scotland
6. Work programme

5th Meeting

07 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Lorna Slater
  Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity
  Scottish Government
• Carolyn Boyd
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Charles Holmes
  Head of Extended Producer Responsibility
  Scottish Government
• Tirion Rees Davies
  Senior Policy Officer, Extended Producer Responsibility
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. A modern and sustainable ferry service for Scotland
Show witnesses
• David Hibbert
  Technical Superintendent, Marine Services
  Orkney Islands Council
• Cllr Moraig Lyall
  Chair, ZetTrans and Chair, Environment and Transport Committee
  Shetland Islands Council
and then from:
• Murray Bain
  Project Manager, Corran Ferry
  The Highland Council
• Russell McCutcheon
  Executive Director, Place
  North Ayrshire Council
• Scott Reid
  Marine Operations Manager
  Argyll and Bute Council
• Cllr Uisdean Robertson
  Chair, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
5. Subordinate legislation
6. A modern and sustainable ferry service for Scotland
7. Work programme

4th Meeting

31 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. A modern and sustainable ferry service for Scotland
Show witnesses
• Dr Alf Baird
  Former Professor of Maritime Business and Director of the Maritime Transport Research Group
  Edinburgh Napier University
• Neil M Kay
  Professor Emeritus, Economics Department
  University of Strathclyde
• Roy Pedersen
  Author and Consultant
and then from:
• Angus Campbell
  Chair
  Ferries Community Board
• Angus D Campbell
  Member, Cumbrae
  Ferries Community Board
• Kirsty MacFarlane
  Member, Isle of Coll
  Ferries Community Board
3. A modern and sustainable ferry service for Scotland

3rd Meeting

24 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Energy Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Show witnesses
• Michael Matheson
  Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport
  Scottish Government
• Ragne Low
  Deputy Director, Onshore Electricity Policy and Strategic Coordination
  Scottish Government
• Dawn Sungu
  Strategic Coordination Team Leader
  Scottish Government
3. Energy Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
4. Work programme

2nd Meeting

17 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
Show witnesses
• Michael Matheson
  Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport
  Scottish Government
• Simon Fuller
  Deputy Director, Rural and Environmental Science and Analytical Services
  Scottish Government
• Jon Rathjen
  Deputy Director for Water Policy & Directorate for Energy and Climate Change Operations
  Scottish Government
• Kerry Twyman
  Director of Finance and Corporate Services
  Transport Scotland
3. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
4. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland (in private)

1st Meeting

10 January

1. Outcomes of the 15th UN Conference on Biodiversity (COP15) (in private)
2. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland (in private)

This is all meetings of Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee held in 2022. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

34th Meeting

20 December

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Climate Change Committee’s Review of Scottish Emissions Targets and Progress Report 2022
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• The Rt Hon. the Lord Deben
  Chairman
  Climate Change Committee
• Professor Keith Bell
  Scotland Champion
  Climate Change Committee
• Marili Boufounou
  Analyst – Devolved Administrations
  Climate Change Committee
• Emily Nurse
  Team Leader – Carbon Budgets
  Climate Change Committee
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Climate Change Committee’s Review of Scottish Emissions Targets and Progress Report 2022
5. Joint Review of Budget as it relates to climate change
6. Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

33rd Meeting

13 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Joint Review of Budget as it relates to climate change
3. Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
4. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland

32nd Meeting

06 December

1. Subordinate legislation
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• Màiri McAllan
  Minister for Environment and Land Reform
  Scottish Government
• Rosemary Greenhill
  Regulatory Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Luigi Pedreschi
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Claire Phelan
  Policy Officer
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation

31st Meeting

22 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Water's Annual Report & Accounts 2021/22
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• Johanna Dow
  Chief Executive
  Business Stream
• Peter Farrer
  Chief Operating Officer
  Scottish Water
• Douglas Millican
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Water
• Dame Susan Rice DBE
  Chair
  Scottish Water
• Alan Sutherland
  Chief Executive
  Water Industry Commission for Scotland
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Scottish Water's Annual Report & Accounts 2021/22
5. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland

30th Meeting

15 November

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. A modern and sustainable ferry service for Scotland
Show witnesses
• Martyn Gray
  Executive Officer
  Nautilus International
• Gordon Martin
  Regional Organiser and Lead Officer for CalMac Ferries
  National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT)
4. A modern and sustainable ferry service for Scotland

29th Meeting

08 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. A modern and sustainable ferry service for Scotland
Show witnesses
• Peter Clark
  Deputy Director, Industry
  Scotch Whisky Association
• Rob Dickson
  Director of Industry and Destination Development
  VisitScotland
• Martin Johnson
  Director of Strategy and Regional Economy
  Highlands and Islands Enterprise
3. A modern and sustainable ferry service for Scotland
4. Environmental Standards Scotland's Strategic Plan
5. Environmental Common Frameworks
6. Work programme

28th Meeting

01 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
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• Jenny Gilruth
  Minister for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Elise McIntyre
  Principle Legal Officer
  Scottish Government
• Donald Morrison
  Head of Asset Management and Procurement
  Transport Scotland
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
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• Michael Matheson
  Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport
  Scottish Government
• Mariana Cover
  Senior Policy Advisor, Carbon Markets and ETS
  Scottish Government
• Lucy Geoghegan
  Head of Carbon Pricing and ETS Unit
  Scottish Government
5. Subordinate legislation
6. A modern and sustainable ferry service for Scotland
Show witnesses
• Helen Inkster
  Managing Director
  Pentland Ferries
• Gordon Ross
  Managing Director
  Western Ferries
7. Subordinate legislation
8. Public petitions
9. A modern and sustainable ferry service for Scotland
10. Pre-budget scrutiny 2023-24

27th Meeting

25 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Environmental regulation
Show witnesses
• Jo Green
  Acting Chief Executive
  Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
• John Kerr
  Operations Manager, Protected Areas, Innovation and Data
  NatureScot
• Mark Roberts
  Chief Executive
  Environmental Standards Scotland
3. Environmental Standards Scotland's Strategic Plan
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• Neil Langhorn
  Head of Strategy and Analysis
  Environmental Standards Scotland
• Jim Martin
  Chair
  Environmental Standards Scotland
• Mark Roberts
  Chief Executive
  Environmental Standards Scotland
4. Environmental regulation
5. Environmental Standards Scotland's Strategic Plan

26th Meeting

04 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Show witnesses
• Lloyd Austin
  Convener, Governance Group
  Scottish Environment LINK
• Robbie Calvert
  Policy, Practice and Research Officer
  Royal Town Planning Institute
• David Melhuish
  Director
  Scottish Property Federation
3. UK subordinate legislation
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• Màiri McAllan
  Minister for Environment and Land Reform
  Scottish Government
• Dan Merckel
  Chemicals Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Luigi Pedreschi
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
4. UK subordinate legislation
5. UK subordinate legislation
6. Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
7. Work programme
8. Advisers

25th Meeting

27 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
3. Programme for Government
4. Scottish Biodiversity Strategy
5. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
6. Programme for Government

24th Meeting

20 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Convener
3. Decision on taking business in private
4. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
Show witnesses
• Andrew Burns
  Member
  Accounts Commission
• Louise Marix Evans
  Director
  Quantum Strategy & Technology
• Stephen Smellie
  Vice Convener
  UNISON Scotland
and then from:
• Councillor Gail MacGregor
  COSLA Spokesperson, Environment and Economy
  Dumfries and Galloway Council
• David Hammond
  Representative of Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (Solace) and Head of Sustainability, Corporate Property & Transport
  North Ayrshire Council
• Silke Isbrand
  Policy Manager, Environment and Economy Team
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• George Tarvit
  Director
  Sustainable Scotland Network
5. Work programme
6. Advisers

23rd Meeting

06 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Biodiversity Strategy
Show witnesses
• Professor Elisa Morgera
  Professor of Global Environmental Law, University of Strathclyde and Director
  One Ocean Hub
• Suzie Saunders
  Policy Advocate
  Woodland Trust Scotland
• Dr Paul Walton
  Head of Habitats and Species
  RSPB Scotland
• Bruce Wilson
  Public Affairs Manager
  Scottish Wildlife Trust
and then from:
• Susan Davies
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Seabird Centre
• Calum Duncan
  Head of Conservation Scotland
  Marine Conservation Society
• Craig Macadam
  Convener, Scottish Environment LINK Freshwater Group and Conservation Director
  Buglife
3. Scottish Biodiversity Strategy
4. Work programme
5. Advisers

22nd Meeting

28 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. A Modern and Sustainable Ferry Service for Scotland
Show witnesses
• Sam Bourne
  Chairman
  Arran Ferry Action Group
• Garry MacLean
  Vice Convenor
  Islay Community Council Ferry Committee
• Margaret Morrison
  Chair
  Harris Transport Forum (HTF)
• Laurence Odie
  Chairman
  Yell Community Council
• Joe Reade
  Chair
  Mull & Iona Ferry Committee
• Paul Riley
  Transport Representative
  Stronsay Community Council
3. Public petitions
4. Energy price rises
5. A Modern and Sustainable Ferry Service for Scotland
6. Work programme
7. High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
8. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland

21st Meeting

21 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
Show witnesses
• Jeremy Gorelick
  Strategic Advisor
  Green Finance Institute
• Emma Harvey
  Programme Director for the Coalition for the Energy Efficiency of Buildings
  Green Finance Institute
• Ben Howarth
  Manager, Climate Change and Open Data Policy
  Association of British Insurers
and then from:
• John Cunningham
  Strategy Manager
  Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
• Nick Halfhide
  Director of Nature and Climate Change
  NatureScot
• David Harley
  Chief Officer Circular Economy
  Scottish Environment Protection Agency
• Professor Simon Parsons
  Director of Strategic Customer Service Planning
  Scottish Water
• Julie Waldron
  Senior Planning Officer (Landscape and Water)
  City of Edinburgh Council
3. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
4. Energy price rises

20th Meeting

14 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
Show witnesses
• Fionna Kell
  Director of Policy
  Homes for Scotland
• Tom Norris
  Managing Director
  Places for People Scotland
• Niall Robertson
  Director, Building Consultancy
  Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)
3. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
4. Ferry services

19th Meeting

31 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
Show witnesses
• Franziska Breyer
  Executive Manager of Climate Neutrality Staff Unit, Environmental Protection Office
  Green City Freiburg
3. Annual report
4. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
5. Ferry services

18th Meeting

24 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Jenny Gilruth
  Minister for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Kevin Gibson
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Bill Reeve
  Rail Director
  Transport Scotland
3. Subordinate legislation
4. High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Show witnesses
• Jenny Gilruth
  Minister for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Kevin Gibson
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Bill Reeve
  Rail Director
  Transport Scotland
5. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
Show witnesses
• Stephanie Anderson
  Head of Regulation
  ScottishPower Energy Networks
• Randolph Brazier
  Director of Innovation and Electricity Systems
  Energy Networks Association (ENA)
• David Hammond
  Head of Sustainability, Corporate Property & Transport
  North Ayrshire Council
• David Rodger
  Chief Executive Officer
  Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG)
• Morag Watson
  Director of Policy
  Scottish Renewables
6. The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020
7. High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
8. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
9. Energy price rises

17th Meeting

17 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
Show witnesses
• Teresa Bray
  Chief Executive, Changeworks, on behalf of the Existing Homes Alliance
• Roger Curtis
  Technical Research Manager
  Historic Environment Scotland
• Elaine Waterson
  Policy Manager, Scotland
  Energy Saving Trust
• Professor Janette Webb
  UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC)
3. Energy price rises
Show witnesses
• Michael Matheson
  Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport
  Scottish Government
• Neil Ritchie
  Head of Unit, Energy Services and Consumer Policy
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
7. Energy price rises

16th Meeting

11 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Energy price rises
Show witnesses
• Rt Hon. Greg Hands MP
  Minister for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change
  UK Government
3. Energy price rises

15th Meeting

10 May

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Energy price rises
Show witnesses
• Neil Kenward
  Director of Strategy and Decarbonisation
  Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)
• Neil Lawrence
  Director of Retail
  Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)
4. Energy price rises

14th Meeting

03 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
Show witnesses
• Steve Gooding
  Director
  RAC Foundation
• Ewan Wallace
  Chair
  Society of Chief Officers of Transportation in Scotland (SCOTS)
• Paul White
  Director
  Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) Scotland
3. Subordinate legislation
4. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
5. Ferry services

13th Meeting

26 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Patrick Harvie
  Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights
  Scottish Government
• Anastasia Charalampidou
  Heat Planning Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Paul Gilbert
  Senior Policy Advisor
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Energy price rises
Show witnesses
• Chris Birt
  Associate Director for Scotland
  Joseph Rowntree Foundation
• Frazer Scott
  Chief Executive Officer
  Energy Action Scotland
• Alastair Wilcox
  Senior Policy Officer
  Citizens Advice Scotland
and then from:
• Dan Alchin
  Director of Regulation
  Energy UK
• Keith Anderson
  Chief Executive Officer
  ScottishPower
• Ross Dornan
  Market Intelligence Manager
  Offshore Energies UK (OEUK)
5. Energy price rises
6. Work programme

12th Meeting

19 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Energy price rises
Show witnesses
• Dr Matthew Hannon
  Reader in Sustainable Energy Policy and Business Models, Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship
  University of Strathclyde
• Tim Lord
  Head of Climate Change, Phoenix Group and Associate Senior Fellow for Net Zero
  Institute for Global Change
• Dr Richard Lowes
  Senior Associate
  The Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
3. Energy price rises
4. Work programme

11th Meeting

29 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Inquiry into the role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
Show witnesses
• Ian Hill
  Industry Insight Manager
  Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)
• Ian Hughes
  Engagement Director, Scotland
  Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)
• Gordon Nelson
  Scotland Director
  Federation of Master Builders
• Martyn Raine
  Technical and Skills Manager
  Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF)
• Grant Tierney
  LABSS Chair
  Local Authority Building Standards Scotland (LABSS)
3. P&O Ferries
Show witnesses
• Peter Hebblethwaite
  Chief Executive Officer
  P&O Ferries
4. Inquiry into the role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
5. P&O Ferries
6. Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage
7. Work programme

10th Meeting

22 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Inquiry into the role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
Show witnesses
• Robbie Calvert
  Policy, Practice and Research Officer
  Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)
• Pam Ewen
  Chair
  Heads of Planning Scotland
• Jane Tennant
  Chair
  Scottish Young Planners' Network, Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)
and then from:
• Chris Brodie
  Director of Regional Skills Planning and Sector Development
  Skills Development Scotland
• Jamie Brogan
  Head of Climate Partnerships
  Edinburgh Climate Change Institute
• Simon Hewitt
  Principal, Dundee and Angus College, Lead Principal for Climate Emergency
  Colleges Scotland
3. Inquiry into the role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
4. Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage
5. P&O Ferries Ltd

9th Meeting

15 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Transfer of operation of ScotRail
Show witnesses
• Jenny Gilruth
  Minister for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Jan Spy
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Sarah Aitken
  Commercial Programme Manager
  Transport Scotland
• Bill Reeve
  Rail Director
  Transport Scotland
• Alan Wardlaw
  Franchise Manager, Service Quality and Passenger Satisfaction
  Transport Scotland
3. Public petitions
4. Transfer of operation of ScotRail
5. Work programme

8th Meeting

08 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Jenny Gilruth
  Minister for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Heather Auld
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Tom Davy
  Head of Bus Strategy and Concessions Policy
  Transport Scotland
• Debbie Walker
  Business and Operations Manager
  Transport Scotland
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Transfer of operation of ScotRail
Show witnesses
• Michael Clark
  Programme Director, Strategy and Transformation
  Great British Railways Transition Team
• Mick Hogg
  Regional Organiser
  RMT (The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers)
• Robert Samson
  Senior Stakeholder Manager
  Transport Focus
5. Transfer of operation of ScotRail
6. Work programme

7th Meeting

01 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scotland’s Climate Assembly
Show witnesses
• Ellie Clarke
  Member
  Scotland’s Climate Assembly
• Lewis Elliott
  Member
  Scotland’s Climate Assembly
• Joan Lawson
  Member
  Scotland’s Climate Assembly
• Susie Townend
  Secretariat
  Scotland’s Climate Assembly
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Scotland’s Climate Assembly
5. National Planning Framework 4

6th Meeting

22 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Jenny Gilruth MSP
  Minister for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Heather Cowan
  Head of Climate Change and Just Transition for Transport
  Transport Scotland
• Elizabeth Hawley
  Transport Regulation Policy Officer
  Transport Scotland
• Elise McIntyre
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Work programme

5th Meeting

08 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Planning Framework (NPF4)
Show witnesses
• Dr Caroline Brown
  Policy Adviser
  Transform Scotland
• Chiquita Elvin
  Head of Infrastructure and Delivery
  Sustrans Scotland
• David Hunter
  Member
  Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland
• Paul White
  Director
  Confederation of Passenger Transport
and then from:
• Anna Beswick
  Programme Manager
  Adaptation Scotland
• Iain Gulland
  Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
  Zero Waste Scotland
• Rosie Simpson
  Senior Policy Officer
  John Muir Trust
• Bruce Wilson
  Public Affairs Manager, Scottish Wildlife Trust, and Representative
  Scottish Environment LINK
3. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Jenny Gilruth MSP
  Minister for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Heather Cowan
  Head of Climate Change and Just Transition for Transport
  Transport Scotland
• Elizabeth Hawley
  Transport Regulation Policy Officer
  Transport Scotland
• Sandy McNeil
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
4. Evidence Session

4th Meeting

01 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Michael Matheson
  Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport
  Scottish Government
• Matthew Costello
  Head of Carbon Markets and ETS
  Scottish Government
• Mariana Cover
  Policy Officer, Domestic Climate Change Division, Energy and Climate Change Directorate
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Scottish Budget 2022-23
Show witnesses
• Michael Matheson
  Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport
  Scottish Government
• Kerry Twyman
  Director of Finance and Corporate Services
  Transport Scotland
• Ian Freeman
  Team Leader Global Climate Emergency Strategy, Climate Change Division
  Scottish Government
• Simon Fuller
  Deputy Director, Rural and Environmental Science and Analytical Services
  Scottish Government
• Ross Miller
  Head of Operations, Energy and Climate Change
  Scottish Government
5. National Planning Framework (NPF4) - Energy
Show witnesses
• Morag Watson
  Director of Policy
  Scottish Renewables
• Elizabeth Leighton
  Secretariat
  Climate Emergency Response Group
• Dr Niall Kerr
  Research Fellow, Energy Policy
  University of Edinburgh
• Kirstanne Land
  Senior External Relations Manager
  SSEN Transmission
6. Subordinate legislation
7. Evidence Session
8. Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage

3rd Meeting

25 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Lorna Slater
  Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity
  Scottish Government
• Ginny Gardner
  Head of Circular Economy Unit, Environmental Quality & Circular Economy Division
  Scottish Government
• Charles Holmes
  Head of Producer Responsibility and Deposit Return Scheme team
  Scottish Government
• Ailsa Heine
  Solicitor, Environmental Protection Branch
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
Show witnesses
• Tracy Black
  Scotland Director
  CBI Scotland
• Barry McCulloch
  Head of Policy
  Federation of Small Businesses Scotland
and then from:
• Sandy Begbie CBE
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Financial Enterprise
• Jeremy Lawson
  Chief Economist and Head of Climate Scenario Analysis
  abrdn
• Tim Lord
  Head of Climate Change
  Phoenix Group
5. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland

2nd Meeting

18 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Màiri McAllan
  Minister for Environment and Land Reform
  Scottish Government
• Kirsten Beddows
  Head of Agriculture Transformation for Environment and Climate Change
  Scottish Government
• Dr Tom Russon
  Head of Climate Change Legislation
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
Show witnesses
• George Tarvit
  Director
  Sustainable Scotland Network
• John Wincott
  Chair
  Sustainable Scotland Network
• Mark Williams
  Vice Chair
  Sustainable Scotland Network
• Lorna Jarvie
  Steering Group Member
  Sustainable Scotland Network
and then from:
• Philip Revell
  Chair
  Scottish Communities Climate Action Network
• Ailsa Raeburn
  Chair
  Community Land Scotland
• Mark McRitchie
  Interim Chief Executive
  Development Trusts Association Scotland
5. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
6. Work programme

1st Meeting

11 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
Show witnesses
• Councillor Susan Aitken
  Council Leader
  Glasgow City Council
• Councillor Jenny Laing
  Council Leader
  Aberdeen City Council
• Councillor Adam McVey
  Council Leader
  City of Edinburgh Council
and then from:
• Councillor Margaret Davidson
  Council Leader, Highland Council
• Simon Fieldhouse
  Environment Manager
  Dumfries and Galloway Council
3. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
4. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
5. Work programme

This is all meetings of Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee held in 2021. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

15th Meeting

21 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Climate Change Committee – Annual Progress Report
Show witnesses
• Chris Stark
  Chief Executive
  Climate Change Committee
• Professor Keith Bell
  Scottish Member
  Climate Change Committee
3. Climate Change Committee – Annual Progress Report
4. Work programme

14th Meeting

14 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage
Show witnesses
• Erik Dalhuijsen
  Director
  Ocean valley Ltd
• Professor Stuart Haszeldine
  Professor of Carbon Capture and Storage, School of Geosciences
  University of Edinburgh
and then from:
• Colin Pritchard
  Energy Business Manager
  INEOS
• Alan James
  Chief Technology Officer
  Storegga
• Mike Tholen
  Director of Sustainability
  Oil & Gas UK
4. Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage
5. Work programme

13th Meeting

07 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Iain Gulland
  Chief Executive
  Zero Waste Scotland
• Jim Fox
  Associate Director, Public Affairs
  Food & Drink Federation Scotland
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation (single use plastic)
5. Work programme

12th Meeting

30 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Fuel poverty strategy
Show witnesses
• Michael Matheson
  Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport
  Scottish Government
• Naeem Bhatti
  Head of Fuel Poverty and Housing Standards Unit
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Lorna Slater
  Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity
  Scottish Government
• Ailsa Heine
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Janet McVea
  Head of the Zero Waste Unit
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Forsyth
  Team Leader Zero Waste Unit
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Màiri McAllan
  Minister for Environment and Land Reform
  Scottish Government
• Kirsty Slee
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Anna Leslie
  Land Reform Policy Unit
  Scottish Government
• Fiona Taylor
  Land Reform Policy Unit
  Scottish Government
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Public petitions
7. Fuel poverty strategy
8. Subordinate legislation (single-use plastic)

11th Meeting

23 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. COP26 outcomes
Show witnesses
• Professor Dave Reay
  Executive Director
  Edinburgh Climate Change Institute
• Mike Robinson
  Chief Executive
  Royal Scottish Geographical Society
and then from:
• Teresa Anderson
  Climate Policy Coordinator
  ActionAid International
• Mary Church
  Head of campaigns
  Friends of the Earth Scotland
• Jess Pepper
   founding director of the Climate Café
3. COP26 outcomes

10th Meeting

16 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. COP26 outcomes
Show witnesses
• Professor Jim Skea
  Chair
  Just Transition Commission
• Malini Mehra
  Secretariat CEO, Non-Executive Board Member, India
  GLOBE International
3. Subordinate legislation
4. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
5. Scottish Land Commission – Reappointment of Commissioners
6. Work programme

9th Meeting

26 October

1. Work programme (in private)
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny (in private)

8th Meeting

05 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Determination of Committee priorities for this Session
Show witnesses
• Jonathan Brearley
  Chief Executive
  Ofgem
• Harriet Harmon
  Head of Transmission Charging Policy
  Ofgem
• Anna Rossington
  Deputy Director, Retail Transition
  Ofgem
• Steve McMahon
  Deputy Director, Electricity Distribution Networks & Cross Sector Policy
  Ofgem
and then from:
• Brendan Callaghan
  Interim Chief Executive Officer
  Environmental Standards Scotland
• Tony Rose
  former Director
  Infrastructure Commission for Scotland
• Professor Iain Docherty
  former Commissioner
  Infrastructure Commission for Scotland
• Professor Karen Turner
  Director of the Centre for Energy Policy
  University of Strathclyde
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Determination of Committee priorities for this Session

7th Meeting

28 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Graeme Dey
  Minister for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Tom Davy
  Head of Bus Strategy and Concessions Policy
  Scottish Government
• Debbie Walker
  Operations and Business Manager, Transport Scotland
  Scottish Government
• Dorothy Cohen
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Determination of Committee priorities for this Session
Show witnesses
• Susie Townsend
  Head of Secretariat
  Scotland’s Climate Assembly
• Jocelyn Richard
   Assembly Member
  Scotland’s Climate Assembly
• Katie Reid
  Children's Voices Programme Manager
  Scotland’s Climate Assembly
• Mollie McGoran
  Scottish Youth Parliament’s Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee
• Liam Fowley
  Scottish Youth Parliament’s Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee
and then from:
• Terry A'Hearn
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Environment Protection Agency
• Iain Gulland
  Chief Executive
  Zero Waste Scotland
• Nick Halfhide
  Director of Nature and Climate Change
  NatureScot
5. Determination of Committee priorities for this Session
6. Environment Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

6th Meeting

21 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Determination of Committee priorities for this Session
Show witnesses
• Willie Watt
  Chair
  Scottish National Investment Bank
• Eilidh Mactaggart
  Chief Executive
  Scottish National Investment Bank
and then from:
• Audrey MacIver
  Director of Energy and Low Carbon
  Highlands and Islands Enterprise
• Martin Valenti
  Director of Net Zero
  South of Scotland Enterprise
• Claire Renton
  Head of Area Operations
  South of Scotland Enterprise
• Andy McDonald
  Head of Low Carbon Transition
  Scottish Enterprise
• Ewan Mearns
  Team Leader, Strategy
  Scottish Enterprise
3. Determination of Committee priorities for this Session

5th Meeting

16 September

1. COP26 - Evidence session with UK Government
Show witnesses
• The Right Honourable Alok Sharma
  COP26 President- Designate
  UK Government
• Lee McDonough
  Director General for Net Zero Strategy and International
  UK Government
• Wasim Mir
  COP26 Chief Operating Officer
  UK Government
• Peter Hill
  COP26 Chief Executive Officer
  UK Government

4th Meeting

14 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Determination of Committee priorities for this Session
Show witnesses
• Michael Matheson
  Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport
  Scottish Government
•  Kersti Berge
  Director of Energy and Climate Change
  Scottish Government
• Sarah Hart
  Head of Strategy and Governance, Climate Change Division
  Scottish Government
• Sue Kearns
  Deputy Director, Heat in Buildings
  Scottish Government
• Alison Irvine
  Director, Transport Strategy and Analysis
  Scottish Government
• Katriona Carmichael
  Deputy Director, Future Environment Division
  Scottish Government
3. Environment Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
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• Michael Matheson
  Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport
  Scottish Government
• Charles Stewart Roper
  Head of Environmental Governance and Strategy Unit, Future Environment Division
  Scottish Government
• Sophie Humphries
  Head of Environmental Principles and Governance Team, Future Environment Division
  Scottish Government
4. Determination of Committee priorities for this Session
5. Environment Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

3rd Meeting

07 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Determination of Committee priorities for the session
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• Professor Jim Skea
  Former Chair of the Just Transition Commission and Professor of Sustainable Energy
  Centre for Environmental Policy
• Dave Moxham
  Former Member of the Just Transition Commission and Deputy General Secretary
  Scottish Trades Union Congress
4. Determination of Committee priorities
5. Environment Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

2nd Meeting

31 August

1. Decision on taking business in private (in private)
2. Determination of Committee priorities for this Session
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• The Right Hon Lord Deben
  Chairman
  Climate Change Committee
• Chris Stark
  Chief Executive
  Climate Change Committee
• Professor Keith Bell
  Scottish Representative
  Climate Change Committee
3. Evidence Session

1st Meeting

22 June