The Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport is a position in the
Scottish Government Cabinet
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. The Cabinet Secretary has responsibilities for
infrastructure,
transport
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and
energy
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. The Cabinet Secretary is assisted by the
Minister for Transport,
Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform and
Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work.
The current Cabinet Secretary is
Michael Matheson, who was appointed in June 2018.
Overview
Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport include:
*Transport and public transport
*Infrastructure investment policy
*Cities & City Deals
*Town centres
*Energy and energy consents
*Renewable energy industries
*Connectivity, including 100% broadband
*Cross government co-ordination on islands.
Public bodies
The following public bodies report to the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport:
*
Transport Scotland
Transport Scotland ( gd, Còmhdhail Alba) is the national transport agency of Scotland. It was established by the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005, and began operating on 1 January 2006 as an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government.
Organisa ...
List of office holders
References
External links
The Scottish Cabinet
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Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity
Transport in Scotland
Infrastructure in the United Kingdom
2018 establishments in Scotland