1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 7, 8 and 9 in private.

2. 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 2022 [draft] from—

• Jenny Gilruth
  Minister for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Kevin Gibson
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Bill Reeve
  Rail Director
  Transport Scotland

3. Subordinate legislation

Jenny Gilruth (Minister for Transport) to move—S6M-04466—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 2022 [draft] be approved.

4. High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

The Committee will take evidence on Legislative Consent Memorandum LCM(S6) 15 from—

• Jenny Gilruth
  Minister for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Kevin Gibson
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Bill Reeve
  Rail Director
  Transport Scotland

5. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland

The Committee will take evidence from—

• Stephanie Anderson
  Head of Regulation
  ScottishPower Energy Networks
• Randolph Brazier
  Director of Innovation and Electricity Systems
  Energy Networks Association (ENA)
• David Hammond
  Head of Sustainability, Corporate Property & Transport
  North Ayrshire Council
• David Rodger
  Chief Executive Officer
  Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG)
• Morag Watson
  Director of Policy
  Scottish Renewables

6. The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020

Under the Statutory Instruments Protocol, the Committee will consider a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating using the powers under the Act in relation to the following UK statutory instrument proposals—

The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Exclusions from Market Access Principles) Regulations 2022

7. High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 4.

8. The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 5 and at its 17th meeting on 17 May 2022 under agenda item 2.  

9. Energy price rises

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard at previous meetings.