The committee will meet at 9:15am at T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room.
1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 8 in private.
2. Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will take evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM(S6)47 from—
- Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Scottish Government
- Bill Reeve, Director of Rail, Transport Scotland
- Fiona Brittle, Senior Rail Policy Manager, Transport Scotland
3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 from—
- Gillian Martin, Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy, Scottish Government
- David McPhee, Deputy Director, Deposit Return Scheme, Scottish Government
- Mark Sweeney, Senior Policy Advisor - Product Stewardship, Scottish Government
- Carolyn Boyd, Lawyer, Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation: Gillian Martin (Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy) to move—S6M-13568—That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 [draft] be approved.
5. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Companies Act 2006 (Scottish public sector companies to be audited by the Auditor General for Scotland) Order 2024 from—
- Gillian Martin, Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy, Scottish Government
- Andrew Mackie, Head of Environment & Forestry Sponsorship Hub, Scottish Government
- David McPhee, Deputy Director, Deposit Return Scheme, Scottish Government
- Carolyn Boyd, Lawyer, Scottish Government
6. Subordinate legislation: Gillian Martin (Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy) to move—S6M-13501—That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the Companies Act 2006 (Scottish public sector companies to be audited by the Auditor General for Scotland) Order 2024 [draft] be approved.
7. UK subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating in a devolved area as set out in the following UK statutory instrument proposal— The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 taking evidence from—
- Gillian Martin, Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy, Scottish Government
- David McPhee, Deputy Director, Deposit Return Scheme, Scottish Government
- Alex Brown, Circular Economy Policy Officer, Scottish Government
- Carolyn Boyd, Lawyer, Scottish Government
8. Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Peter McGrath on 85232 or at [email protected]