Chamber and committees

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

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Meeting Agenda

30th Meeting, 2024

• Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
• Session: 6
• Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
• Start time: 09:00am
• Published: Thursday, October 3, 2024 05:11pm

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1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 6, 7 and 8 in private.

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2 Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes (Amendment) Order 2024 from—

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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

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Clerk_Paper_1 posted 03/10/2024 (Ref: NZET/S6/24/30/1, 183KB, pdf)

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3 Subordinate legislation

Fiona Hyslop (Cabinet Secretary for Transport) to move—S6M-14319— That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes (Amendment) Order 2024 [draft] be approved.

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4 Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—

Local Services Franchises (Traffic Commissioner Notices and Panels) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

Bus Services Improvement Partnerships (Multi-operator Travel Cards) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) (Bus Services Improvement Partnerships Service Standards Decisions) (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

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Clerk_Paper_2 posted 03/10/2024 (Ref: NZET/S6/24/30/2, 157KB, pdf)

Clerk_Paper_3 posted 03/10/2024 (Ref: NZET/S6/24/30/3, 139KB, pdf)

Clerk_Paper_4 posted 03/10/2024 (Ref: NZET/S6/24/30/4, 195KB, pdf)

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5 Environmental Standards Scotland Investigation – Climate Change Delivery Improvement Report

The Committee will take evidence from—

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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

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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

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Clerk_Paper_5 posted 03/10/2024 (Ref: NZET/S6/24/30/5, 153KB, pdf)

NZET/S6/24/30/6(P) (Private Paper)

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6 Environmental Standards Scotland Investigation – Climate Change Delivery Improvement Report

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

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7 Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

The Committee will consider a draft report on legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-47.

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Clerk_Paper_7 posted 03/10/2024 (Ref: NZET/S6/24/30/7, 108KB, pdf)

NZET/S6/24/30/8(P) (Private Paper)

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8 Adviser on environmental standards and regulation

The Committee will consider the adviser contract.

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NZET/S6/24/30/9(P) (Private Paper)

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