1. Declaration of interests: Sarah Boyack will be invited to declare any relevant interests.
2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 7 in private.
3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Bus Services Improvement Partnerships (Objections) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 [draft] from—
Fiona Hyslop, Minister for Transport, and Liana Waclawski, Lawyer, Scottish Government;
Orsolya Keri, Bus Regulatory Policy Manager, and Bettina Sizeland, Director of Bus, Accessibility and Active Travel, Transport Scotland.
4. Subordinate legislation: Fiona Hyslop (Minister for Transport) to move—S6M-11609—That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the Bus Services Improvement Partnerships (Objections) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 [draft] be approved.
5. Environmental governance in Scotland: The Committee will take evidence from—
Lloyd Austin, Convener, Governance Group, Scottish Environment LINK;
Dr Shivali Fifield, Chief Officer, Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland;
Professor Sarah Hendry, Dundee Law School, University of Dundee;
Bridget Marshall, Chief Officer, Scottish Environment Protection Agency;
Professor Simon Parsons, Director of Environment, Planning and Assurance, Scottish Water;
Jamie Whittle, Convener, Environmental Law Sub-committee, Law Society of Scotland.
6. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—
Bus Services Improvement Partnerships and Local Services Franchises (Provision of Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (2023/368)
7. Environmental governance in Scotland: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 5.