Public Audit Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Official Report 461KB pdf

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Section 23 Report

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“Reducing Scottish greenhouse gas emissions”

Item 4 is consideration of correspondence relating to a section 23 report, “Reducing Scottish greenhouse gas emissions”. The committee will recollect that, having received correspondence from the Scottish Government, we wrote again, asking a specific question about when the next report on proposals and policies would be published. The reply received from Graeme Dickson at the Scottish Government, which has been circulated, says:

“We plan to lay the draft Report in Parliament following the 2012 summer recess. This draft report is subject to a 60-day period for Parliamentary consideration under the terms of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.”

I invite comments from members, although that seems to be a straightforward answer to the question that we asked. I suggest that we simply note the answer.

Members indicated agreement.

11:56 Meeting continued in private until 12:16.