I will comment on the previous point and then, in more detail, on that question. I totally agree that there should be transparency on tariffs. The committee will be aware that, as was discussed in the previous evidence session, heat networks create monopolies, which means that consumers have less choice. In the gas and electricity market, consumers who feel that their bills do not represent a good deal can switch to a better deal. Heat network customers are not afforded that opportunity, so consumers should at least be able to see what operators are charging, in the spirit of transparency.
On the differences between the UK system and a Scottish system, what is being proposed on a UK level is a system of general authorisation, with a special licence if a heat network provider wants specific rights and powers. That throws up some interesting questions for the committee and for the bill. Providers and operators might be more likely to want to operate in the rest of the UK, as opposed to in Scotland, because there are fewer obstacles in the sense that they do not need to get a licence, as they would have to do in Scotland. That does not mean that we do not support the licence, because, again, it is a form of a fit-and-proper-person test.
Another important point is that, when it comes through in the rest of the UK, the heat network market framework will put in place consumer protections, such as pricing and redress. We are a wee bit concerned about the timing, because, if the Heat Networks (Scotland) Bill is enacted and implemented before the market framework is embedded, consumer protections will not have caught up, so consumers will not be protected as the heat network market starts to grow.