Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee

1. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Carbon Accounting Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 from— Dr Tom Russon, Legislation Team Leader, Decarbonisation Division, and Andrew Mortimer, Statistician, Office of the Chief Economic Adviser, Scottish Government. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— The Carbon Accounting Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019; and The Loch Carron Marine Conservation Order 2019. 3. EU exit and the environment: The Committee will take evidence from- Professor Colin Reid, University of Dundee; and then from— Roseanna Cunningham, Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform; Michael Russell, Cabinet Secretary for Government Business and Constitutional Relations; Katriona Carmichael, Deputy Director, Environment and Land Use Strategy, Don McGillivray, Deputy Director, Environmental Quality and Circular Economy, and Gill Glass, Head of UK Frameworks Unit, Scottish Government. 4. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018: The Committee will consider a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating using the powers under the Act in relation to the following UK statutory instrument proposals— The Environment (Legislative Functions from Directives) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019; and The REACH etc (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019. 5. EU exit and the environment (in private): The Committee will review the evidence taken earlier in the meeting.