Green Freeports Programme Board working groups: EIR release

Information requested

For the following working groups:

A. Green Freeports Programme Board
B. Green Investment Portfolio Project Assessment Panel
C. Hydrogen Industry Forum
D. Improvement Working Group

 

1. What was the date of formation of these groups?
2. Who is a member of these groups?
3. What is the cost to the Scottish Government of operating these group from the date of formation to 4/10/23?
4. Are any members of these group remunerated, if so what for?

Response

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested because an exception under regulation 10(4)(c) (the request is formulated in too general a manner) of the EIRs applies to that information. 

As the information you have requested is 'environmental information' for the purposes of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs), we are required to deal with your request under those Regulations. We are applying the exemption at section 39(2) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA), so that we do not also have to deal with your request under FOISA.

This exemption is subject to the 'public interest test'. Therefore, taking account of all the circumstances of this case, we have considered if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption. We have found that, on balance, the public interest lies in favour of upholding the exemption, because there is no public interest in dealing with the same request under two different regimes. This is essentially a technical point and has no material effect on the outcome of your request.

Response to your request

A. Green Freeports Programme Board

1. The first meeting took place on 14 July 2022.

2. Current members:

Scottish Government

• Gregor Irwin, DG Economy, Co-Chair and Accountable Officer
• Colin Cook, Director of Economic Development (Programme SRO)
• Richard Rollison, Director of International Trade and Investment
• Andrew Scott, Director of Tax and Revenues
• Sean Neil, Director for Local Government and Housing
• Kersti Berge, Director of Energy and Climate Change
• Lewis Hedge, Deputy Director for Economic Strategy and Fair Work
• Alison Irvine, Chief Executive of Transport Scotland

UK Government

• Brendan Threlfall, DG Union & Windsor Framework, Co-Chair
• Carmen Suarez and Jess Blakley, Director (job share), Major Programmes and SRO, DLUHC (shared place on the board)
• Partick Moran, Deputy Director, HM Revenue and Customs and Oliver Hayton, Deputy Director,HM Treasury (shared place on the board)
• Will Davis, Deputy Director, HM Treasury
• Chloe Evenson, Deputy Director, HM Treasury
• Kris Krasnowski Deputy Director, Scotland Office
• Iseabail MacTaggart, Deputy Director, Department for Business and Trade
• Dave Livesey, Deputy Director, Home Office

3. Nil

4. No

B. Green Investment Portfolio Project Assessment Panel

1. The first meeting took place on 19 November 2019.

2. As of October 2023 membership consists of:

• Andrew Hogg - Deputy Director of Investment Finance - Scottish Government
• Team Leader Capital Investment - Scottish Government
• Senior Manager of Capital Investment - Scottish Development International
• Project Manager Capital Investment - Scottish Development International

3. Nil

4. No

C. Hydrogen Industry Forum

1. The first meeting took place on 5 October 2023.

2. Current members:

• Peter Jones - Regional Director of Iberdrola Engineering and Construction UK - Scottish Power
• Greig Mcintosh - Head of Origination Power to X – SSE
• Tim Dumenil - Hydrogen Asset Manager– Storegga
• Matthew Williamson - VP Blue Hydrogen – bp
• Irene Wilson – Projects Director - Fortescue Energy
• Colin Pritchard – Sustainability Director – Ineos
• Louise Cowie - Senior Legal Advisor – Repsol
• Steve Boughton - Hydrogen Development Director – RWE
• Yomogi Kato – Power Division Manager – Marubeni
• Stuart Mitchell – Director of Strategic Business Development for Hydrogen Division - Hydrasun
• Fergus Tickell - System Transformation and Business Development Lead – SGN
• Julian Leslie - Head of Networks - National Grid
• Nigel Holmes - Chief Executive Officer – SHFCA

3. Room hire: £789.32 - invoice date 04/10/2023

4. No

D. Improvement Working Group

We have applied regulation 10(4)(c) (the request is formulated in too general a manner) to this section. Many groups within Scottish Government contain this name. In a new EIR request, please state the full name of this group and/or specify the nature of the group.

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