Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
24th Meeting, 2024
The Committee agreed to take item 8 in private.
The Committee took evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM(S6)47 from—
Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Jan Spy, Lawyer, Scottish Government;
Bill Reeve, Director of Rail, Transport Scotland.
Monica Lennon declared an interest as a member of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Parliamentary Group.
The Committee took evidence on the Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 from—
Gillian Martin, Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy, David McPhee, Deputy Director, Circular Economy, Mark Sweeney, Senior Policy Advisor - Product Stewardship and Carolyn Boyd, Lawyer, Scottish Government.
Gillian Martin (Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy) moved—S6M-13568—That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 [draft] be approved. The motion was agreed to. The Committee delegated to the Convener responsibility for finalising the draft report for publication.
The Committee took 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.
Gillian Martin (Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy) moved—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. The motion was agreed to. The Committee delegated to the Convener responsibility for finalising the draft report for publication.
The Committee considered 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
The Committee took evidence from—
Gillian Martin, Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy, David McPhee, Deputy Director, Circular Economy, Scottish Government.
The Committee agreed that the provision set out in the notification should be included in the UK statutory instrument. The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government about its decision.
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.