Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee
8th Meeting, 2026
The Committee agreed to take item 6 in private.
The Committee took evidence from—
Stephen Gethins, Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Energy, supported by Craig Egner, Head of Programme & Supply Chain Unit and Matthew Lourie, Policy Manager, Energy Markets and Strategy, Scottish Government.
Stephen Gethins (Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Energy) moved— S7M-01559—That the Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee recommends that the Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2026 [draft] be approved.
The motion was agreed to.
The Committee agreed to delegate to the Convener finalisation of a report on the instrument.
The Committee took evidence as part of its scrutiny preceding the Scottish Government’s Budget 2027-28 from—
Mike Thornton OBE, Chief Executive, Energy Saving Trust;
Ross Armstrong, Chief Executive, Warmworks;
Cassandra Dove, Member, Scottish Government's Heat in Buildings Strategic Advisory Group and Policy Lead, Scottish Federation of Housing Associations;
and then from—
Vicki Miller, Chief Executive and Jamie Manson, Director of Corporate Services, VisitScotland.
Gary Bouse declared an interest as an elected member of Falkirk Council and Kristopher Leask declared an interest as an elected member of Orkney Islands Council.
The Committee considered its approach to scrutiny of supplementary legislative consent memorandum LCM-S7-1c. The Committee agreed to recommend to the Parliament that it agree to the Scottish Government's draft motion giving consent. The Committee also agreed to delegate to the Convener finalisation of a report on LCM-S7-1c.
The Committee considered the evidence heard under agenda item 4.