Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Official Report 653KB pdf

Decision on Taking Business in Private

Good morning, and welcome to the 11th meeting in 2022 of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, which we are conducting in hybrid format. We have received apologies from the convener, Dean Lockhart, and from Mark Ruskell. I am chairing the meeting in Dean Lockhart’s absence and Brian Whittle joins us as a substitute.

Welcome to the committee, Brian. As this is the first time that you have attended as a substitute, I invite you to declare any relevant interests.

I have no relevant interests to declare.

Thank you.

Graham Simpson will join us later. For clarity, Graham will be attending as a non-committee member, which means that he is entitled to attend the public part of the meeting and, at my discretion, to participate in questioning witnesses.

Agenda item 1 is a decision on whether to take items 4 to 7 in private. Items 4 and 5 are consideration of the evidence heard at our two evidence sessions, item 6 is consideration of draft letters on carbon capture, utilisation and storage, and item 7 is consideration of the committee’s work programme. Do members agree to take those items in private?

Members indicated agreement.