Minutes: 05 October 2021

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 4 in private. The Committee also agreed to take in private at a future meeting (a) discussion of its first work programme and (b) consideration of a draft letter on the Scottish Government’s 2022-23 budget.

2. Determination of Committee priorities for this Session:

The Committee took evidence from—

Jonathan Brearley, Chief Executive, Harriet Harmon, Head of Transmission Charging Policy, Anna Rossington, Deputy Director, Retail Transition and Steve McMahon, Deputy Director, Electricity Distribution Networks & Cross Sector Policy, Ofgem ;

and then from—

Brendan Callaghan, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Environmental Standards Scotland;

Professor Karen Turner, Director of the Centre for Energy Policy, University of Strathclyde;

Tony Rose, former Director and Professor Iain Docherty, former Commissioner, Infrastructure Commission for Scotland .

3. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee considered the following negative instrument— Carbon Accounting Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021

The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instrument.

4. Determination of Committee priorities for this Session (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.