Chamber and committees

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Meeting Agenda

29th Meeting, 2023

Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Session: 6
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Start time: 09:15am
Published: Friday, October 20, 2023 02:31pm

1 Declaration of interests

Jim Fairlie will be invited to declare any relevant interests.

2 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 5, 6 and 7 in private.

3 MV Glen Sannox (Hull 801) and MV Glen Rosa (Hull 802)

The Committee will take evidence from—

Witnesses

Andrew Miller, Chairman, Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd

David Tydeman, Chief Executive Officer, Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd

Clerk_Paper_1 posted 20/10/2023 (Ref: NZET/S6/23/29/1, 583KB, pdf)

NZET/S6/23/29/2(P) (Private Paper)

4 Documents subject to Parliamentary control

The Committee will consider the following—

Scotland’s Guiding Principles on the Environment (SG 2023/162)

Clerk_Paper_3 posted 20/10/2023 (Ref: NZET/S6/23/29/3, 144KB, pdf)

5 Environmental governance

The Committee will consider the responses it received from stakeholders regarding their views on Scotland’s Guiding Principles on the Environment: Statutory Guidance (SG 2023/162) and the Scottish Government's recent report on the Effectiveness of Environmental Governance Arrangements.

NZET/S6/23/29/4(P) (Private Paper)

6 MV Glen Sannox (Hull 801) and MV Glen Rosa (Hull 802)

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

7 Climate change and net zero

The Committee will consider whether to seek approval for the appointment of an adviser on climate change and net zero issues.

NZET/S6/23/29/5(P) (Private Paper)

8 Environmental regulation (in private)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard at its meeting on 3 October 2023 under agenda item 4.