Minutes: 21 January 2025

Tuesday, 21 January 2025

3rd Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:00am

End time: 12:28pm

Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room

Published: Wednesday, 22 January 2025

Also present:

Professor Colin Reid (adviser)

Minutes

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private.

2. Budget Scrutiny 2025-26:

The Committee took evidence on the Scottish Government's Budget 2025-26 from—

Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Scottish Government;

Alison Irvine, Chief Executive, Kerry Twyman, Director of Finance and Corporate Services and Bettina Sizeland, Director of Bus, Accessibility and Active Travel, Transport Scotland.

3. Great British Energy Bill:

The Committee took evidence from—

Michael Shanks, Minister for Energy, UK Government.

4. Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (In Private):

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

5. Great British Energy Bill (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3 and agreed to write to the Scottish Government.

6. Proposed Environmental Authorisations Scotland (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (In Private):

The Committee considered the written evidence received. The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Scottish Government.