Question reference: S6W-25982
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 5 March 2024
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Current status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 7 March 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the impact in Scotland of the energy price cap.
Answer
I meet regularly with the UK Minister for Energy Consumers and Affordability to discuss the pressures facing Scottish energy consumers and the need for urgent action to address these. During our last meeting, in January, I stressed the importance of working collaboratively to reduce the pressures facing consumers, calling again upon the UK Government to use its reserved powers to introduce a social energy tariff.
I believe that a social energy mechanism, supported by many consumer organisations, could be funded by the excess profits of energy producers, protecting those most vulnerable against future price spikes. I have also met with the chair and CEO of Ofgem to discuss these and other related matters”.