Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
11th Meeting, 2024
The Committee agreed to take items 5, 6 and 7 in private.
The Committee took evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-42 and supplementary legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-42a from—
Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Liana Waclawski, Lawyer and Jim Wilson, Licensing Team Leader, Scottish Government;
George Henry, National Operations Manager for Road Safety Policy and Education, Transport Scotland.
The Committee took evidence from—
Liz McLeod, Head of Regulatory Analysis, Office of Rail and Road;
Robert Samson, Senior Stakeholder Manager, Transport Focus;
and then from—
Kathryn Darbandi, Managing Director, Caledonian Sleeper Ltd;
Alex Hynes, Managing Director, Scotland's Railway;
Joanne Maguire, Chief Operating Officer, ScotRail Trains Ltd;
Liam Sumpter, Route Director, Network Rail Scotland.
Monica Lennon declared an interest as a Member of Unite the Union, and the RMT Parliamentary Group.
In relation to a question about partnership working in Springburn, Bob Doris declared an interest as a trustee of a local charity.
In relation to a question about accessibility, Monica Lennon declared an interest as a Patron of Disability Equality Scotland.
The Committee considered the following negative instrument—
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2024 (SI 2024/192)
The Committee agreed to make no recommendation in relation to the instrument.
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.
The consideration of evidence for this item was deferred to a future meeting.
The Committee considered correspondence relating to appointments to the Scottish Land Commission.