1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 6, 7 and 8 in private.

2. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes (Amendment) Order 2024 from—

• Fiona Hyslop
  Cabinet Secretary for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Matthew Eastwood
  Head of EV Infrastructure, Low Carbon Economy Directorate
  Transport Scotland
• Micheila West
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government

3. Subordinate legislation

Fiona Hyslop (Cabinet Secretary for Transport) to move—S6M-14319— That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes (Amendment) Order 2024 [draft] be approved.

4. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—

Local Services Franchises (Traffic Commissioner Notices and Panels) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

Bus Services Improvement Partnerships (Multi-operator Travel Cards) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) (Bus Services Improvement Partnerships Service Standards Decisions) (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

5. Environmental Standards Scotland Investigation – Climate Change Delivery Improvement Report

The Committee will take evidence from—

• Silke Isbrand
  Policy Manager, Environment and Economy Team
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• George Tarvit
  Director
  Sustainable Scotland Network
• Mark Roberts
  Chief Executive Officer
  Environmental Standards Scotland
• Jamie McGrandles
  Head of Investigations, Standards and Compliance
  Environmental Standards Scotland
• Clare Wharmby
  SCIS Programme Director
  Scottish Climate Intelligence Service

and then from -

• Gillian Martin
  Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Philip Raines
  Deputy Director, Domestic Climate Change
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Mortimer
  Statistician (Climate Change Statistics and Modelling)
  Scottish Government

6. Environmental Standards Scotland Investigation – Climate Change Delivery Improvement Report

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

7. Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

The Committee will consider a draft report on legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-47.

8. Adviser on environmental standards and regulation

The Committee will consider the adviser contract.