The committee will meet at 8:45am at T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.
1. Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee will decide whether to take items 8, 9 and 10 in private.
The Committee will decide whether consideration of the draft report on the draft Climate Change Plan should be taken in private at future meetings.
2. NatureScot (Annual Report and Accounts and future priorities): The Committee will take evidence from—
- Nick Halfhide, Chief Executive Officer and Professor Pete Higgins, Board Member, NatureScot.
3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the National Bus Travel Concession Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) (No2) Order 2026 and the National Bus Travel Concession Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026 from—
- Jim Fairlie, Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity and Kelly Minio-Paluello, Solicitor, Scottish Government.
- Carole Stewart, Head of Bus Strategy and Funding Policy Unit, Gary McIntyre, Economist - Bus, Active Travel & Low Carbon Economics, and Jenn Ruddick, Team Leader - Concessionary Travel, Transport Scotland.
4. Subordinate legislation: Jim Fairlie (Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity) to move—S6M-20454—That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the National Bus Travel Concession Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 2026 [draft] be approved.
5. Subordinate legislation: Jim Fairlie (Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity) to move—S6M-20799—That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the National Bus Travel Concession Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026 [draft] be approved.
6. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Conservation of Habitats and Species (Offshore Wind) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 from—
- Gillian Martin, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, Joel Hankinson, Head of Energy Act Implementation, Offshore Wind Directorate, and David Moffat, Solicitor, Scottish Government.
7. Subordinate legislation: Gillian Martin (Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy) to move—S6M-20459—That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the Conservation of Habitats and Species (Offshore Wind) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.
8. NatureScot (Annual Report and Accounts and future priorities): The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
9. Appointment to the Board of Environmental Standards Scotland: The Committee will consider correspondence from the Scottish Government.
10. Ecocide (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 2.
For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Peter McGrath on 85232 or at [email protected]
