Meetings

11th Meeting, 2026

11 November 2026

1. Scotland's bus services – evidence
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• Alison Irvine
  Chief Executive Officer
  Transport Scotland
• Mary Docherty
  Director, Bus, Concessionary and Active Travel
  Transport Scotland
• Jamie Ross
  Chief Executive
  Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
• Margaret Roy
  Public Transport Team Leader
  Perth & Kinross Council (representing the Association of Transport Co-ordinating Officers)
• Paul White
  Director
  Confederation of Passenger Transport
• Christopher Cheek
  Managing Director
  2FM Limited
• Alison Chew
  Interim Network Director for Bus
  Transport for Greater Manchester
• Nick Owen
  Head of Bus Performance Delivery
  Transport for London
2. Scotland's bus services – evidence

This is all meetings of Transport Committee held in 2026. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

10th Meeting

04 November

1. Declaration of interests
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny– evidence
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• David Giles
  Chair
  Asphalt Industry Alliance
• Scott Grant
  Vice Chair, Scotland
  Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation Scotland
• Russell Jackson
  Chair
  Railway Engineering Institution
• David Macdonald
  Regional Director
  CECA Scotland
• Lee Pounder
  Chair
  Rail Industry Association Scotland
and then from:
• Joanne Maguire
  Managing Director
  Scotrail
• Liam Sumpter
  Managing Director
  Network Rail Scotland
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny - review of evidence (in private)

9th Meeting

28 October

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny - evidence
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• John Gurr
  Chair
  The Rest and Be Thankful Campaign Group
• Paul Morgan
  Government Relations Executive
  British Motorcyclists Federation (representing the Pothole Partnership)
• Shan Saba
  Director
  Moray Chamber of Commerce
• Alastair Smith
  President
  West Highland Chamber of Commerce
• Jamie Shovelin
  Manager
  Dumfries & Galloway Chamber of Commerce
and then from:
• Allison Cosgrove
  Chair
  Railfuture Scotland
• John Hamilton
  Chief Executive Officer
  Winchburgh Developments Ltd
• Jordan Jack
  General Secretary
  Campaign for North East Rail
• Nigel Mullan
  Volunteer Member
  Newburgh Train Campaign
• Tom Thorburn
  Honorary President
  Rail Action Group, East of Scotland (RAGES)
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny - review of evidence (in private)

8th Meeting

07 October

1. Islands and Regional Air Travel
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• Ronnie Matheson
  Chief Commercial Officer
  Loganair Limited
• Simon McNamara
  Head of Corporate & Government Affairs
  Loganair Limited
and then from:
• Laura Cromarty
  Head of Marine Services and Transportation
  Orkney Islands Council
• Paul James
  Association of Shetland Community Councils
• Martin Joyce
  Chief Executive
  Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
• Lucy Mulvagh
  CEO
  Disability Equality Scotland
• Councillor Uisdean Robertson
  Chair of Transport and Infrastructure
  Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
and then from:
• Alison Irvine
  Chief Executive Officer
  Transport Scotland
• Paul Kelsall
  Chief Executive Officer
  Highlands and Islands Airports Limited
• Darren MacLeod
  Chief Operating Officer
  Highlands and Islands Airports Limited
• Stuart Strachan
  Head of Aviation
  Transport Scotland
2. Islands and Regional Air Travel - review of evidence (in private)

7th Meeting

30 September

1. Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
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• Stephen Flynn
  Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Transport
  Scottish Government
• Terry Shevlin
  Aviation Team
  Transport Scotland
• Ronan Leslie
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
2. Procurement
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• Alison Irvine
  Chief Executive Officer
  Transport Scotland
• John MacIntyre
  Head of Procurement and Contracts
  Transport Scotland
• Lawrence Shackman
  Director, Infrastructure Projects
  Transport Scotland
• Chris Wilcock
  Director of Ferries and Ports
  Transport Scotland
and then from:
• David Macdonald
  Regional Director
  CECA Scotland
3. Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill (UK Parliament legislation) – review of evidence (in private)
4. Procurement - review of evidence (in private)

6th Meeting

23 September

1. Regional Transport Partnerships
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• Bruce Kiloh
  Head of Policy and Planning
  Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT)
• Councillor Moraig Lyall
  Chair
  Shetland Transport Partnership (ZetTrans)
• Mark Speed
  Partnership Director
  Tayside and Central Scotland Transport Partnership (TACTRAN)
• Ewan Wallace
  Chair
  Scottish Collaboration of Transportation Specialists (SCOTS)
2. Regional Transport Partnerships - review of evidence (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

5th Meeting

16 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Scotland's rail services
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• Graeme Cook
  Director of Rail Delivery
  Transport Scotland
• Joanne Maguire
  Managing Director
  Scotrail
• Hannah Ross
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Rail Holdings Ltd
• Liam Sumpter
  Managing Director
  Network Rail Scotland
3. Scotland's rail services – review of evidence (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

4th Meeting

09 September

1. Scottish Government Programme for Government
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• Stephen Flynn
  Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Transport
  Scottish Government
• Fiona Brown
  Director of Strategy, Performance & Analysis
  Transport Scotland
• Mary Docherty
  Director, Bus, Concessionary and Active Travel
  Transport Scotland
• Chris Wilcock
  Director, Ferries
  Transport Scotland
2. Scottish Government Programme for Government – review of evidence (in private)

3rd Meeting

02 September

1. Scotland's bus services
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• Chris Day
  Secretary
  Edinburgh Bus Users Group
• Ellie Harrison
  Co-Founder and Chair
  Get Glasgow Moving
• Colin Howden
  Director
  Transform Scotland
• Greig Mackay
  Director for Scotland
  Bus Users UK
2. Scotland's bus services – review of evidence (in private)

2nd Meeting

24 June

1. Regional Air Travel
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• Gillian McCannon
  Board Chair
  NHS Western Isles
• Gordon Jamieson
  Chief Executive
  NHS Western Isles
• Martin Joyce
  Chief Executive
  Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
• Paul Kelsall
  Chief Executive Officer
  Highlands and Islands Airports Limited
• Maggie Sandison
  Chief Executive
  Shetland Islands Council
and then from:
• Ronnie Matheson
  Chief Commercial Officer
  Loganair Limited
• Simon McNamara
  Head of Corporate & Government Affairs
  Loganair Limited
2. Evidence Session (in private)
3. Evidence Session (in private)

1st Meeting

17 June

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Deputy Convener
3. Decision on taking business in private
4. Work programme