Minutes: 08 February 2022

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 4 in private.

2. National Planning Framework (NPF4)

The Committee took evidence  from—

Dr Caroline Brown, Policy Adviser, Transform Scotland;

Chiquita Elvin, Head of Infrastructure and Delivery, Sustrans Scotland;

David Hunter, Member, Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland;

Paul White, Director, Confederation of Passenger Transport;

and then from—

Anna Beswick, Programme Manager, Adaptation Scotland;

Iain Gulland, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Zero Waste Scotland;

Rosie Simpson, Senior Policy Officer, John Muir Trust;

Bruce Wilson, Public Affairs Manager, Scottish Wildlife Trust, and Representative, Scottish Environment LINK.

3. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee took evidence on the Workplace Parking Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/4) from—

Jenny Gilruth MSP, Minister for Transport, Scottish Government;

Heather Cowan, Head of Climate Change and Just Transition for Transport and Elizabeth Hawley, Transport Regulation Policy Officer, Transport Scotland.

4. Evidence Session (in private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda items 2 and 3.