Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 6, 7 and 8 in private. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes (Amendment) Order 2024 from— Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Scottish Government; Matthew Eastwood, Head of EV Infrastructure, Low Carbon Economy Directorate, Transport Scotland; Micheila West, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Fiona Hyslop (Cabinet Secretary for Transport) to move—S6M-14319— That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes (Amendment) Order 2024 [draft] be approved. 4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Local Services Franchises (Traffic Commissioner Notices and Panels) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 Bus Services Improvement Partnerships (Multi-operator Travel Cards) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) (Bus Services Improvement Partnerships Service Standards Decisions) (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 5. Environmental Standards Scotland Investigation – Climate Change Delivery Improvement Report: The Committee will take evidence from— Silke Isbrand, Policy Manager, Environment and Economy Team, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA); George Tarvit, Director, Sustainable Scotland Network; Mark Roberts, Chief Executive Officer, and Jamie McGrandles, Head of Investigations, Standards and Compliance, Environmental Standards Scotland; Clare Wharmby, SCIS Programme Director, Scottish Climate Intelligence Service; and then from— Gillian Martin, Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy, Philip Raines, Deputy Director, Domestic Climate Change, and Andrew Mortimer, Statistician (Climate Change Statistics and Modelling), Scottish Government. 6. Environmental Standards Scotland Investigation – Climate Change Delivery Improvement Report: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting. 7. Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider a draft report on legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-47. 8. Adviser on environmental standards and regulation: The Committee will consider the adviser contract.