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Official Report: search what was said in Parliament

The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 13 August 2025
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Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee [Draft]

Scottish Water Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24

Meeting date: 1 April 2025

Douglas Lumsden

Okay. I move on to the accounts. Under pay and benefits, a commendation allowance of £29,000 was paid to Alex Plant, along with a contribution of £42,000 towards land and buildings transaction tax. Is that benefit available for other employees?

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee [Draft]

Petition

Meeting date: 1 April 2025

Douglas Lumsden

I was going to agree with the deputy convener. It would be good to hear what the Government is doing before we go to the next steps, so I am fully supportive of his view.

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee [Draft]

Scottish Water Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24

Meeting date: 1 April 2025

Douglas Lumsden

Looking at the Aberdour overflow, I see that it has been in that state for about a week now, but I do not think that there has been heavy rain in that time.

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee [Draft]

Scottish Water Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24

Meeting date: 1 April 2025

Douglas Lumsden

Is there a way that the public can see whether that is actually causing pollution at this time, or not?

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee [Draft]

Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: 25 March 2025

Douglas Lumsden

I totally welcome that flexibility, but this feels like retrospective regulation. I am concerned that businesses have made decisions on the basis of existing regulations and, as those change, they might have to retrofit and spend more.

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee [Draft]

Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: 25 March 2025

Douglas Lumsden

Thank you.

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee [Draft]

Environmental Standards Scotland (Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24 and Future Priorities)

Meeting date: 25 March 2025

Douglas Lumsden

ESS received some criticisms last year in the “Report on ERCS’s first 11 representations to Environmental Standards Scotland” by the Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland. They include criticisms that you are taking too long following representations to decide whether to investigate and that you are relying exclusively on using informal resolution rather than exercising enforcement powers such as issuing compliance notices. What is your reaction to that criticism?

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee [Draft]

Environmental Standards Scotland (Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24 and Future Priorities)

Meeting date: 25 March 2025

Douglas Lumsden

Would you like that work to go faster? Are you taking into consideration what SEPA went through and the resources that it has?

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee [Draft]

Environmental Standards Scotland (Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24 and Future Priorities)

Meeting date: 25 March 2025

Douglas Lumsden

I guess that resolving issues informally rather than going through compliance is a success story, rather than a criticism.

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee [Draft]

Environmental Standards Scotland (Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24 and Future Priorities)

Meeting date: 25 March 2025

Douglas Lumsden

One of the examples that the ERCS used was the amount of time that SEPA was given to comply with its legal duties regarding the public register. Will you provide more detail on that?