Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee Gillian Martin MSP Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy Scottish Government 24 November 2025 Dear Gillian, The Control of Mercury (Amendment) Regulations 2025 At its meeting on 18 November, the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee considered the Scottish Government’s consent notification for the following UK statutory instrument– Control of Mercury (Amendment) Regulations 2025 Further to our scrutiny of this notification, the Committee agreed that it is content for the Scottish Government to give consent to UK Ministers making regulations in a devolved area in relation to this SI.