Chamber and committees

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

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Meeting Agenda

18th Meeting, 2022

• Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2022
• Session: 6
• Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
• Start time: 09:30am
• Published: Monday, May 23, 2022 02:52pm

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1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 7, 8 and 9 in private.

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2 Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Companies Act 2006 (Scottish public sector companies to be audited by the Auditor General for Scotland) Order 2022 [draft] from—

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Witnesses

Jenny Gilruth, Minister for Transport, Scottish Government

Kevin Gibson, Solicitor, Scottish Government

Bill Reeve, Rail Director, Transport Scotland

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Clerk_Paper_1 posted 19/05/2022 (Ref: NZET/S6/22/18/1, 157KB, pdf)

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3 Subordinate legislation

Jenny Gilruth (Minister for Transport) to move—S6M-04466—That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the Companies Act 2006 (Scottish public sector companies to be audited by the Auditor General for Scotland) Order 2022 [draft] be approved.

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4 High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

The Committee will take evidence on Legislative Consent Memorandum LCM(S6) 15 from—

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Witnesses

Jenny Gilruth, Minister for Transport, Scottish Government

Kevin Gibson, Solicitor, Scottish Government

Bill Reeve, Rail Director, Transport Scotland

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Clerk_Paper_2 posted 19/05/2022 (Ref: NZET/S6/22/18/2, 144KB, pdf)

NZET/S6/22/18/3(P) (Private Paper)

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5 The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland

The Committee will take evidence from—

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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

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Clerk_Paper_4 posted 19/05/2022 (Ref: NZET/S6/22/18/4, 117KB, pdf)

NZET/S6/22/18/5(P) (Private Paper)

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6 The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020

Under the Statutory Instruments Protocol, the Committee will consider a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating using the powers under the Act in relation to the following UK statutory instrument proposals—

The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Exclusions from Market Access Principles) Regulations 2022

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Clerk_Paper_6 posted 19/05/2022 (Ref: NZET/S6/22/18/6, 127KB, pdf)

NZET/S6/22/18/7(P) (Private Paper)

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7 High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 4.

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8 The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 5 and at its 17th meeting on 17 May 2022 under agenda item 2.  

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9 Energy price rises

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard at previous meetings.

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