Minutes: 03 February 2026

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take items 8 and 9 in private.

2. Draft Climate Change Plan:

The Committee took evidence from—

Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, supported by Philip Raines, Deputy Director for Domestic Climate Change, Scottish Government, Morna Cannon, Director of Environment, Climate and Sustainability and Heather Cowan, Head of Climate Change and Just Transition for Transport, Transport Scotland.

3. Budget Scrutiny 2026-27:

The Committee took evidence on the Scottish Government's Budget 2026-27 from—

Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, supported by Alison Irvine, Chief Executive, Catherine Jess-Gibson, Director of Finance and Corporate Services and Lawrence Shackman, Director of Infrastructure Projects, Transport Scotland.

In relation to questions about concessionary bus travel Edward Mountain indicated he is eligible for concessionary travel.

4. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee took evidence on the Digital Waste Tracking (Scotland) Regulations 2026 from—

Gillian Martin, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, supported by Haydn Thomas, Producer Responsibility Unit Head and Ailsa Heine, Solicitor, Scottish Government.

5. Subordinate legislation:

Gillian Martin (Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy) moved—S6M-20458—That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the Digital Waste Tracking (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.

The motion was agreed to.

6. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee took evidence on the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 from—

Gillian Martin, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, supported by Kay White, Team Lead, Lauchlan Hall, Senior Policy Adviser and Julia Burgham Pearson, Lawyer, Scottish Government.

7. Subordinate legislation:

Gillian Martin (Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy) moved—S6M-20456—That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 [draft] be approved.

The motion was agreed to.

8. Draft Climate Change Plan (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting. The Committee agreed to invite the Climate Change Committee to give evidence on the draft Climate Change Plan on 3 March.

9. Budget Scrutiny 2026-27 (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.