Cross-Party Group on Sustainable Transport 18:00-19:30, Wednesday 11 June 2025 Minute Present MSPs Graham Simpson MSP (Convener, chairing) Mark Ruskell MSP (Deputy Convener) Fiona Hyslop MSP (Cabinet Secretary for Transport) Invited guests Guest speaker: Dr Margaret Douglas (Public Health Scotland) Guest speaker: Heather Williams (Scottish Women’s Budget Group) Guest speaker: Lyn Pornaro (Disability Equality Scotland) Guest speaker: David McGilp (Scottish Youth Parliament) Non-MSP Group Members In-person Aaron McHale (individual) Abigail Fletcher (Graham Simpson MSP office) Chris Day (Edinburgh Bus Users Group) Colin Howden (Transform Scotland) David Jackson (Consumer Scotland) David McGilp (Scottish Youth Parliament) Debbie Hammell (Scottish Youth Parliament) Donald Stirling (Transform Scotland) Ellie Harrison (Get Glasgow Moving) Iain MacDonald (Light Rail UK) Jack Orson (Scottish Canals) James Harkins (Light Rail UK) John Lauder (Scotland’s Railway) Kate Lesenger (Sustrans Scotland) Laura Hyde-White (Transform Scotland) Patrick Miner (individual) Robert MacBean (Sustrans Scotland) 1 Rosiaina Browning (Transform Scotland) Rosie Leslie (Transport Scotland) Online Andrea Thompson (SPT) Craig Laws (Enterprise) Dave du Feu (Spokes) Emily Davie (Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park) Ewan Tait (Scotrail) Gaynor Marshall (Lothian Buses) Greig Hawke (Lanarkshire Climate Action Hub) Iona Brown (Mark Ruskell MSP office) Keith Irving (Cycling Scotland) Ken Haig (Levenmouth Rail Campaign) Mike Harrison (Midlothian Disabled Access Panel) Rosie Brown (Community Energy Scotland) Apologies John Mason MSP Sarah Boyack MSP Islay Jackson (Scottish Youth Parliament) Lawrence Marshall (CRAG) Olivia Carson (ScotRail) Douglas Bryce (Disability Equality Scotland) Kevin Hobbs (CMAL) Robert Samson (Transport Focus) Karen O'Hare (individual) Allison Cosgrove (Railfuture Scotland) Agenda item 1: Welcome and introductions Graham Simpson MSP, Convener of the CPG, opened the meeting at 18:10.