Chamber and committees

I understand that the bill that we are scrutinising is framework legislation and that further details will come in secondary legislation. However, would you change any specific aspects of reporting and monitoring?

That is helpful.

The deputy convener was exploring the theme of the information that the climate change plan would have. Would it be helpful for there to be as much transparency as possible on the amount of money that we would expect to be able to leverage in from, say, the private sector, and the amount of money that we would expect to leverage from local authorities, other public bodies and the Scottish Government?

There could be slippage on those amounts for whatever reason, whether because of UK Government capital cuts or because the market is not leveraging in as much cash as possible. Should the financial plan be an iterative process, so that it is regularly updated with as much transparency as possible? In year 1, we have financial assumptions, but we all know that those things are a moveable feast—we plan for the long term, but there are short-term fluctuations. What information on that would Audit Scotland find useful?

That is helpful; I note that there were a lot of witnesses’ heads nodding in agreement.

I flip back to my first question; Alison Leslie may want to pick up on this one. The committee wants to check whether the bill has any implications for climate justice and the just transition principles. As you know, each climate change plan must include a statement on both those aspects. Will moving from the annual targets to the five-year carbon budgets have any implications for that?

That is reasonable. Jamie Brogan wants to come in.

I thank members for stepping into the deliberate trap that I set for them. That being the case, consider yourselves suitably chastised.

Rather, the question is, that section 2, as amended, be agreed to.

Section 2, as amended, agreed to.

After section 2

I am glad that I was so persuasive from the chair, Mr Balfour.

Amendments 109 to 111 moved—[Jeremy Balfour]—and agreed to.

Amendments 112 to 115 not moved.

Section 7, as amended, agreed to.

Section 8—Appeal to First-tier Tribunal against process decisions

That takes us to a fresh group, but I intend to end the first day’s stage 2 consideration there. I thank the cabinet secretary and her team for joining us.

That concludes our public business for today. We will return for the conclusion of stage 2 consideration on Thursday 26 September.

There is no provision for a point of order, Mr Balfour.

Group 8 is on discretionary housing payments: military compensation. Amendment 8, in the name of Jeremy Balfour, is the only amendment in the group.

The next group is on carer support payment. Amendment 3, in the name of Jeremy Balfour, is grouped with amendment 4.