1. Declaration of interests

Sarah Boyack will be invited to declare any relevant interests.

2. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 7 in private.

3. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Bus Services Improvement Partnerships (Objections) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 [draft] from—

• Fiona Hyslop
  Minister for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Liana Waclawski
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
• Orsolya Keri
  Bus Regulatory Policy Manager
  Transport Scotland
• Bettina Sizeland
  Director of Bus, Accessibility and Active Travel
  Transport Scotland

4. Subordinate legislation

Fiona Hyslop (Minister for Transport) to move—S6M-11609—That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the Bus Services Improvement Partnerships (Objections) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 [draft] be approved.

5. Environmental governance in Scotland

The Committee will take evidence from—

• Lloyd Austin
  Convener, Governance Group
  Scottish Environment LINK
• Dr Shivali Fifield
  Chief Officer
  Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland
• Professor Sarah Hendry
  Dundee Law School
  University of Dundee
• Bridget Marshall
  Chief Officer
  Scottish Environment Protection Agency
• Professor Simon Parsons
  Director of Environment, Planning and Assurance
  Scottish Water
• Jamie Whittle
  Convener, Environmental Law Sub-committee
  Law Society of Scotland

6. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—

Bus Services Improvement Partnerships and Local Services Franchises (Provision of Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (2023/368)

7. Environmental governance in Scotland

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 5.