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Chamber and committees

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee


Agenda: 24 May 2022

Tuesday, 24 May 2022

18th Meeting, 2022

Start time: 09:30am
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Subordinate legislation
  3. Subordinate legislation
  4. High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
  5. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
  6. The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020
  7. High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
  8. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland
  9. Energy price rises

Agenda published: Monday, 23 May 2022 02:52pm

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:


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:

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:

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:

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.