Minutes: 30 April 2024

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 4 in private.

2. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee took evidence on the Transport Partnerships (Transfer of Functions) (Scotland) Order 2024 [draft] from—

Jim Fairlie, Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity and Kevin Gibson, Lawyer, Scottish Government;

Bridget Bryden, Bus Regulatory Policy Team Leader and Bettina Sizeland, Director of Bus, Accessibility and Active Travel, Transport Scotland.

3. Subordinate legislation:

Jim Fairlie (Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity) moved—S6M-12678—That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the Transport Partnerships (Transfer of Functions) (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.

4. Work programme (In Private):

The Committee considered its work programme. The Committee agreed its approach to scrutiny of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1, including witnesses for initial evidence sessions and an approach to its engagement.

Edward Mountain declared he is a partner in Delfur Farms Farming Partnership, of Moray, a farming business with ancillary residential lettings.