Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Agenda: 24 May 2022
Tuesday, 24 May 2022
18th Meeting, 2022
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take items 7, 8 and 9 in private.
2. Subordinate legislation
The Committee will take evidence on the Companies Act 2006 (Scottish public sector companies to be audited by the Auditor General for Scotland) Order 2022 [draft] from—
- Jenny Gilruth
Minister for Transport
Scottish Government - Kevin Gibson
Solicitor
Scottish Government - Bill Reeve
Rail Director
Transport Scotland
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Clerk_Paper_1 (157KB, pdf) posted 19 May 2022
3. Subordinate legislation
Jenny Gilruth (Minister for Transport) to move—S6M-04466—That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the Companies Act 2006 (Scottish public sector companies to be audited by the Auditor General for Scotland) Order 2022 [draft] be approved.
4. High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
The Committee will take evidence on Legislative Consent Memorandum LCM(S6) 15 from—
- Jenny Gilruth
Minister for Transport
Scottish Government - Kevin Gibson
Solicitor
Scottish Government - Bill Reeve
Rail Director
Transport Scotland
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Clerk_Paper_2 (144KB, pdf) posted 19 May 2022
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
5. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
The Committee will take evidence from—
- Stephanie Anderson
Head of Regulation
ScottishPower Energy Networks - Randolph Brazier
Director of Innovation and Electricity Systems
Energy Networks Association (ENA) - David Hammond
Head of Sustainability, Corporate Property & Transport
North Ayrshire Council - David Rodger
Chief Executive Officer
Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) - Morag Watson
Director of Policy
Scottish Renewables
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Clerk_Paper_4 (117KB, pdf) posted 19 May 2022
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
6. The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020
Under the Statutory Instruments Protocol, the Committee will consider a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating using the powers under the Act in relation to the following UK statutory instrument proposals—
The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Exclusions from Market Access Principles) Regulations 2022
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Clerk_Paper_6 (127KB, pdf) posted 19 May 2022
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
7. High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 4.
8. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 5 and at its 17th meeting on 17 May 2022 under agenda item 2.
9. Energy price rises
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard at previous meetings.