Chamber and committees

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

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Meeting Agenda

12th Meeting, 2021

• Date: Tuesday, November 30, 2021
• Session: 6
• Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
• Start time: 10:00am
• Published: Monday, November 29, 2021 11:12am

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1 Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee will decide whether to take items 7 and 8 in private.

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2 Fuel poverty strategy:

The Committee will take evidence from—

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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

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NZET/S6/21/12/2(P) (Private Paper)

Clerks Paper Fuel poverty strategy posted 25/11/2021 (Ref: NZET/S6/21/12/1, 2MB, pdf)

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3 Subordinate legislation:

The Committee will take evidence on the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 from—

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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

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Clerks paper Single use plastic posted 25/11/2021 (Ref: NZET/S6/21/12/3, 124KB, pdf)

NZET/S6/21/12/4(P) (Private Paper)

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4 Subordinate legislation:

The Committee will take evidence on the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land) Amendment Regulations 2021 from—

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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

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5 Subordinate legislation:

Màiri McAllan, Minister for Environment and Land Reform to move—S6M-02176—That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land) Amendment Regulations 2021 be approved.

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Clerks paper SSI Land Reform posted 25/11/2021 (Ref: NZET/S6/21/12/5, 123KB, pdf)

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6 Public petitions:

The Committee will consider the following petitions—

• [PE01872] Improve the reliability of island ferry services
• [PE01815] Translocate protected beavers to reduce licensed killing
  

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Clerks paper Ferries Petition posted 25/11/2021 (Ref: NZET/S6/21/12/6, 814KB, pdf)

Clerks paper beaver petition posted 25/11/2021 (Ref: NZET/S6/21/12/7, 892KB, pdf)

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7 Fuel poverty strategy:

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.

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8 Subordinate legislation (single-use plastic):

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.

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