Chamber and committees

Transport Committee

Agenda: 04 November 2026

Wednesday, 04 November 2026

10th Meeting, 2026

Start time: 09:15am

Location: Committee Room 3

Agenda items:

Declaration of interests
Pre-Budget Scrutiny– evidence
Pre-Budget Scrutiny - review of evidence (in private)

Agenda published: Monday, 02 November 2026 10:21am

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1. Declaration of interests

Amanda Lindsay MSP will be invited to declare any relevant interests.

2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny– evidence

The Committee will take evidence as part of its scrutiny preceding the Scottish Government's Budget 2027-28 from—

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

Papers for this item:

Paper 1 - Clerks cover note (85KB, pdf) posted 02 November 2026

Paper 2 - SPICe public paper (273KB, pdf) posted 02 November 2026

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item

3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny - review of evidence (in private)

The Committee will review the evidence it heard under agenda item 1.

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